Load spatial datasets

Source: R/loadSpatialData.R

Load datasets found in the directory previously set with setSpatialDataDir(). Only files matching pattern will be loaded. By default, all .rda files are matched.

Core datastes available for the package include:

  • TMWorldBorders -- high resolution country polygons (higher resolution than SimpleCountries)

  • NaturalEarthAdm1 -- state/province polygons throughout the world

  • USCensusCounties -- county polygons in the United States

  • WorldTimezones -- high resolution timezone polygons (higher resolution than SimpleTimezones)

These can be installed with installSpatialData().

loadSpatialData(pattern = "*\\.rda")

Arguments

pattern

Regular expression used to match file names.

Value

Invisibly returns a vector of spatial dataset names loaded into the global environment.

See also

setSpatialDataDir

installSpatialData