| getGADM {ecochange} | R Documentation |
Get Geographic Adminitrative Unit
Description
This function is a wrapper of gadm that helps users
to retrieve Geographic Administrative Data Maps (GADM).
Usage
getGADM(unit.nm = NULL,
level = 2, country = "COL",
path = tempdir())
Arguments
unit.nm |
character or NULL. Name of
Geographic Administrative Data Map (e.g.,
municipality), or the name of such an unit plus
its corresponding higher-level unit (e.g.,
department/state). If NULL then a list of
administrative subdivisions is printed.
|
level |
numeric. A number between zero and two,
indicating any of the levels of administrative
subdivisions (0=country,
1=first administrative subdivision, and 2=second administrative subdivision).
|
country |
character. ISO code specifying
a country. Default 'COL'
|
path |
character. Path name indicating where
the unit will be stored. Default stores the
data in a temporary directory.
|
Value
SpatialPolygonsDataFrame or character vector of
GADM units..
Author(s)
Wilson Lara Henao <wilarhen@gmail.com> [aut, cre], Victor Gutierrez-Velez [aut], Ivan Gonzalez [ctb], Maria C. Londono [ctb]
References
https://gadm.org/
Examples
## Printing municipalities of Colombia:
muni <- getGADM(NA)
head(muni)
[Package
ecochange version 2.9.3.1
Index]