Process ecoregion data — process

The process_ecoregion function imports and cleans raw ecoregion data, returning a SpatVector object.

Usage

process_ecoregion(path = NULL, extent = NULL, ...)

Arguments

path: character(1). Path to Ecoregion Shapefiles
extent: numeric(4) or SpatExtent giving the extent of the raster if NULL (default), the entire raster is loaded
...: Placeholders.

Value

a SpatVector object

Note

The function will fix Tukey's bridge in Portland, ME. This fix will ensure that the EPA air quality monitoring sites will be located within the ecoregion.

Author

Insang Song

Examples

## NOTE: Example is wrapped in `\dontrun{}` as function requires a large
##       amount of data which is not included in the package.
if (FALSE) { # \dontrun{
ecoregion <- process_ecoregion(
  path = "./data/epa_ecoregion.gpkg"
)
} # }