geobr (version 1.5)

read_semiarid: Download official data of Brazilian Semiarid as an sf object.

Description

This data set covers the whole of Brazilian Semiarid as defined in the resolution in 23/11/2017). The original data comes from the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) and can be found at https://www.ibge.gov.br/geociencias/cartas-e-mapas/mapas-regionais/15974-semiarido-brasileiro.html?=&t=downloads

Usage

read_semiarid(year = 2017, simplified = TRUE, showProgress = TRUE)

Arguments

year

A date number in YYYY format (defaults to 2017)

simplified

Logic FALSE or TRUE, indicating whether the function returns the data set with 'original' resolution or a data set with 'simplified' borders (Defaults to TRUE). For spatial analysis and statistics users should set simplified = FALSE. Borders have been simplified by removing vertices of borders using st_simplifysf preserving topology with a dTolerance of 100.

showProgress

Logical. Defaults to (TRUE) display progress bar

See Also

Other general area functions: read_amazon(), read_biomes(), read_census_tract(), read_conservation_units(), read_country(), read_health_region(), read_immediate_region(), read_intermediate_region(), read_meso_region(), read_micro_region(), read_municipality(), read_neighborhood(), read_region(), read_state(), read_statistical_grid(), read_weighting_area()

Examples

# NOT RUN {
library(geobr)

# Read Brazilian semiarid
  a <- read_semiarid(year=2017)
# }
# NOT RUN {
# }