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Download and process Harmonized World Soil Database v2.0

Source: R/soil.R
soil.Rd

This function downloads, processes, and extracts variables from the Harmonized World Soil Database v2.0 (HWSD v2.0). The variable corresponds to a global raster file at 1 km resolution representing soil types.

Usage

soil(x, vars = NULL, ...)

Arguments

x

The output from `par_set()` defining the area or locations for extraction, the reference system, and the buffer. Leave this empty and use `par_set()` to define parameters for download.

vars

Character vector of one or more variables to download and process. Defaults to "hwsd" if left empty.

...

Additional arguments (currently unused).

Value

If `par_set()` contained a raster/polygon/points with buffer: a `SpatRaster` stack of processed variables. If `par_set()` contained spatial points or data.frame of points without buffer: a `data.frame` of x, y, and extracted values.

Details

Available variables (working synonyms in parentheses):

Soil Data

  • 1 - "hwsd" ("soil", "type", "soiltype", "soil type")

Citation:
FAO, IIASA (2023). "Harmonized World Soil Database v2.0." Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Rome and International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, Laxenburg, Austria. https://www.fao.org/soils-portal/data-hub/soil-maps-and-databases/harmonized-world-soil-database-v20/en/

Examples

# \donttest{
processed <- par_set(country= "Italy", crs=3035) %>% 
soil(vars=c("soil"))
  # }