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SWMPrExtension (version 2.2.5.1)

load_shp_file: Load and format shapefile for reserve level map

Description

Load and format shapefile for use with res_local_map. If polygons are dissolved, the only attribute returned will be a count of the number of grouped polygons, otherwise, all attributes are retained.

Usage

load_shp_file(path, dissolve_boundaries = TRUE)

Value

Returns a sf object

Arguments

path

path to shapefile and name

dissolve_boundaries

logical, should reserve boundaries be dissolved? Defaults to TRUE

Author

Julie Padilla, Dave Eslinger

Details

This function is intended for internal use with the NERRS reserve level reporting scripts. It loads a NERRS boundary shp file and dissolves unnecessary reserve boundaries. The resulting sf object is then used with res_sk_map and res_local_map