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wfmackey / absmapsdata

Use ABS ASGS data easily in R
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this package is too big #44

Closed wfmackey closed 3 years ago

wfmackey commented 3 years ago

it is worth exploring an alternative (additional) package that has similar functionality but downloads data from absmapsdata on demand.

Maybe in strayr?

wfmackey commented 3 years ago

Options now exist in the strayr package to download absmapsdata sf objects on demand:

d <- strayr::read_absmap("sa42016")

or

d <- strayr::read_absmap(area = "sa4", year = 2016)

The absmapsdata package will continue to be big, and will grow as more features are added. If users are finding the package cumbersome, or are using maps on remotes (eg Github Actions), then strayr::read_absmap() may be the better alternative.