Fetch BOM radar imagery from
ftp://ftp.bom.gov.au/anon/gen/radar/ and return a
SpatRaster layer object. Files available are the most
recent radar snapshot which are updated approximately every 6 to 10 minutes.
Suggested to check file availability first by using
get_available_radar.
Character. BOM product ID to download and import
as a magick object. Value is required.
path
Character. A character string with the name where the downloaded
file is saved. If not provided, the default value NULL is used which
saves the file in an R session temp directory.
download_only
Logical. Whether the radar image is loaded into the
environment as a magick object or just downloaded.
Value
A magick object of the most recent radar image snapshot
published by the BOM. If download_only = TRUE there will be
a NULL return value with the download path printed in the console as a
message.
Details
Valid BOM Radar Product IDs for radar imagery
can be obtained from get_available_radar.