okresy {RCzechia}

Districts (okresy)

Description

Function returning data frame of LAU1 administrative units for the Czech Republic as sf polygons. It takes a single parameter resolution - high res (default) or low res polygons.

Usage

okresy(resolution = "high")

Arguments

resolution

Should the function return high or low resolution shapefile? Allowed values are "high" (default) and "low". This parameter affects only the geometry column, all other fields remain the same.

Details

Due to package size constraints the data are stored externally (and a working internet connection is required to use the package).

The dataset is based on RUIAN data by the Czech cadastral office. If necessary you can download the most up to date raw dataset in VFR format (a special case of XML which is understood by GDAL) on https://vdp.cuzk.cz/vdp/ruian/vymennyformat (in Czech only).

The data is current to June 2024. Downloaded size of high resolution shapefile 2.1 MB; low resolution object is internal.

Value

sf data frame with 77 rows of 6 variables + geometry

KOD_OKRES

Code of the district (okres).

KOD_LAU1

Code of the district as LAU1 unit (okres).

NAZ_LAU1

Name of the district as LAU1 unit (okres).

KOD_KRAJ

Code of the region.

KOD_CZNUTS3

Code of the region as NUTS3 (kraj).

NAZ_CZNUTS3

Name of the region (kraj).

Source

© ČÚZK, 2021 https://vdp.cuzk.cz/

Examples

library(sf)

hranice <- okresy()
plot(st_geometry(hranice), col = "white")

object.size(okresy("low"))
object.size(okresy("high"))