sf (version 0.1-1)

read.sf: read simple features from file or database

Description

read simple features from file or database

Usage

read.sf(dsn, layer, ...)

Arguments

dsn

data source name (interpretation varies by driver - for some drivers, dsn is a file name, but may also be a folder)

layer

layer name (varies by driver, may be a file name without extension)

...

parameter(s) passed on to ST_as.sf

Examples

if (Sys.getenv("USER") == "edzer") {
 (s = read.sf("PG:dbname=test", "test"))
 summary(s)
}
(s = read.sf(system.file("shapes/", package="maptools"), "sids"))[1:10,]
summary(s)