Spatial data
Shapefiles and their associated files can be kept in a single grouping using *.zip (or another similar format). To extract metadata, simply run:
library(sf)
pid <- "pid of a zipped shapefile on the ADC"
spatial_obj <- arcticdatautils::read_zip_shapefile(adc, pid)
st_geometry(spatial_obj)
This will return the shapefile as an sf
style data.frame
so that you can examine the attributes, and print the projection and geometry information. Note that the column geometry
should not be considered an attribute for documentation purposes. This information is represented in the spatialVector$geometry
element.