save spatial output to GeoPKG, SQLite, CSV

ncss-tech / soilReports

An R package that assists with the setup and operation of a collection of soil data summary, comparison, and evaluation reports. These reports are primarily used by USDA-NRCS soil scientists in both initial and update mapping.

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save spatial output to GeoPKG, SQLite, CSV #99

Open dylanbeaudette opened 5 years ago

dylanbeaudette commented 5 years ago

There is no reason to store data as SHP + CSV any longer. CSV output is helpful for inspection outside of R / GIS, however, it is difficult to actually use in ESRI tools.

GeoPKG works well for storing spatial data:

sample locations
polygons with QA/QC metrics already attached

Also, we would not be limited to 10 characters in field names. Be sure to remove reserved characters like "." from field names.

Notes here.

brownag commented 5 years ago

No reason except for the fact that they are very commonly used formats still.

I like GeoPKG... but I am not really convinced we can make them work with ESRI tools consistently. Has there been some improvements on this I am not aware of?