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tiff_metadata: Read GDAL_METADATA from a GeoTIFF

Description

Returns the GDAL_METADATA XML string (TIFF tag 42112) embedded in a GeoTIFF file. Returns NA if the tag is not present.

Usage

tiff_metadata(path)

Value

A single character string containing the XML, or NA_character_.

Arguments

path

Path to a GeoTIFF file.

Examples

Run this code
# \donttest{
f <- tempfile(fileext = ".tif")
df <- data.frame(x = 1:4, y = rep(1:2, each = 2), band1 = as.double(1:4))
write_tiff(df, f, metadata = "")
tiff_metadata(f)
unlink(f)
# }

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