8.4.0.1

.Rbuildignore

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md
 ^cran-comments\.md$
 ^fasterRaster.png
 ^.*\.Rproj$
-^\articles$
+^articles$
 ^\.Rproj\.user$
 ^\.github
 ^\.vscode

DESCRIPTION

@@ -1,18 +1,19 @@
 Package: fasterRaster
 Type: Package
 Title: Faster Raster and Spatial Vector Processing Using 'GRASS GIS'
-Version: 8.4.0.0
-Date: 2024-11-20
+Version: 8.4.0.1
+Date: 2024-12-03
 Authors@R: 
 	c(
 		person(
 			given = c('Adam', 'B.'),
 			family = 'Smith',
-			role = c('aut', 'cre'),
+			role = c('cre', 'aut'),
 			email = '[email protected]',
 			comment = c(ORCID = '0000-0002-6420-1659')
 		)
 	)
+Maintainer: Adam B. Smith <[email protected]>
 Description: Processing of large-in-memory/large-on disk rasters and spatial
 	vectors using 'GRASS GIS'. Most functions in the 'terra' package are
 	recreated. Processing of medium-sized and smaller spatial objects will

NEWS.md

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ o `mow()` can delete a single `GRaster` or `GVector`, a list of rasters and/or v
 o `centroids()` locates the center of `GVector`s.  
 o `coordRef()` returns information about an object's coordinate reference system.  
 o `project()` is now much faster when projecting a `GRaster` using the `terra` or `fallback` values for `res`.  
+o `spatSample()` is faster.  
 o Support for **GRASS** addons and methods based on them!!!  
 
 ### Bug and issue fixes

R/addons.r

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #' Test if addons directory exists and if an addon is installed
 #'
-#' @description This function tests to see if the "addons" directory specified using [faster()] actually exists, and if a particular **GRASS** `addons module is available. The `addons` folder and module must exists for methods that rely on particular **GRASS** `addons` to work.
+#' @description This function tests to see if the "addons" directory specified using [faster()] actually exists, and if a particular **GRASS** `addons module is available. The `addons` folder and module must exists for methods that rely on particular **GRASS** `addons` to work. See `vignette("addons", package = "fasterRaster")`.
 #'
 #' @param x Either `NULL` or a character specifying the name of a **GRASS** addons module. If `NULL`, the existence of the `addonsDir` (see [faster()]) will be tested. If the module name is provided, the existence of the folder and module will be tested.
 #'
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 #'
 #' @returns Logical.
 #'
-#' @seealso `vignette("fasterRaster_addons", package = "fasterRaster")`
+#' @seealso `vignette("addons", package = "fasterRaster")`
 #'
 #' @example man/examples/ex_addons.r
 #'

R/centroids.r

@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 #' Centroid(s) of a vector
 #'
-#' @description This function locates the centroid of each geometry of a `GVector`. **To use this function, you must a) have correctly specified the `addonsDir` option using [faster()], and b) installed the **GRASS** addon `v.centerpoint`.** See [addons()] and `vignette("fasterRaster_addons", package = "fasterRaster")`.
+#' @description This function locates the centroid of each geometry of a `GVector`.
+#' 
+#' **To use this function**, you must a) have correctly specified the `addonsDir` option using [faster()], and b) installed the **GRASS** addon `v.centerpoint`. See [addons()] and `vignette("addons", package = "fasterRaster")`.
 #'
 #' @param x A `GVector`.
 #' @param method Character or `NULL` (default): Method used for calculating centroids. The method of calculation depends on whether the input is a `points`, `lines`, or `polygons` `GVector`. If the value is `NULL`, then the default method will be chosen, depending on the geometry type of the `GVector`:

R/extract.r

@@ -745,7 +745,7 @@ methods::setMethod(
 
         vals <- strsplit(vals, split = "\\|")
         vals <- do.call(rbind, vals)
-        vals <- vals[ , 4:ncol(vals)]
+        vals <- vals[ , 4L:ncol(vals)]
         vals <- data.table::as.data.table(vals)
         names(vals) <- xNames[index]
 

R/fastData.r

@@ -12,17 +12,17 @@
 #'
 #' Rasters (objects of class `SpatRaster` from the **terra** package, saved as GeoTIFF files):
 #' * [madChelsa]: Bioclimatic variables
-#' * [madCover]: Land cover (also see `madCoverCats`)
-#' * [madElev]: Elevation
+#' * [madCover]: Land cover
+#' * [`madElev`][madElev]: Elevation
 #' * [madForest2000]: Forest cover in year 2000
 #' * [madForest2014]: Forest cover in year 2014
 #' * [madLANDSAT]: Surface reflectance in 2023
 #' * [madPpt], [madTmin], [madTmax]: Rasters of mean monthly precipitation, and minimum and maximum temperature.
 #'
 #' Data frames
-#' * [appFunsTable]: Table of functions usable by [app()].
-#' * [madCoverCats]: Land cover values and categories.
-#' * [vegIndices]: Vegetation indices that can be calculated with [vegIndex()].
+#' * [appFunsTable]: Table of functions usable by [app()]
+#' * [madCoverCats]: Land cover values and categories for [madCover]
+#' * [vegIndices]: Vegetation indices that can be calculated with [vegIndex()]
 #'
 #' @return A `SpatRaster`, `sf` spatial vector, or a `data.frame`.
 #'

R/fasterRaster.r

@@ -6,12 +6,12 @@
 #' * The quick-start guide to getting started with **fasterRaster**: `vignette("fasterRaster", package = "fasterRaster")`: 
 #' * Types of `GRaster`s: `vignette("GRasters", package = "fasterRaster")`
 #' * How to speed up **fasterRaster**: `vignette("faster_fasterRaster", package = "fasterRaster")`
-#' * Using functions that depend on **GRASS** addons: `vignette("fasterRaster_addons", package = "fasterRaster")`
+#' * Using functions that depend on **GRASS** addons: `vignette("addons", package = "fasterRaster")`
 #' * [faster()]: Set the directory where **GRASS** is installed on your system, and set or get other package-wide options. This function must be run once before using most **fasterRaster** functions.
 #' * [fast()]: Convert a `SpatRaster`, `SpatVector`, or `sf` vector to **fasterRaster**'s raster format (`GRaster`s) or vector format (`GVector`s), or load one from a file
 #' * [rast()], [vect()], and [st_as_sf()]: Convert `GRaster`s and `GVector`s to `SpatRaster`s, `SpatVector`s, or `sf` vectors
 #' * [writeRaster()] and [writeVector()]: Save `GRaster`s or `GVector`s to disk
-#' * [addons()]: Test to see if the `addons` directory is correct and if a particular addon **GRASS** module is installed.
+#' * [addons()]: Test if the `addons` directory is correct and if a particular addon **GRASS** module is installed.
 #'
 #' ## Properties of `GRasters`
 #' * [crs()]: Coordinate reference system
@@ -37,8 +37,8 @@
 #' * [nrow()]: Number of rows
 #' * [nlevels()]: Number of categories
 #' * [res()], [res3d()], [xres()], [yres()], and [zres()]: Spatial resolution
-#' * [sources()]: Name of the `GRaster` in **GRASS**
-#' * [topology()]: Dimensionality (2D or 3D)
+#' * [sources()]: Name of the raster file in the **GRASS** cache
+#' * [`topology()`][topology]: Dimensionally (2D or 3D)
 #' * [zext()]: Vertical extent
 #' * [zres()]: Vertical resolution
 #' 
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@
 #' * [flow()]: Identify watershed basins and direction and accumulation of flow
 #' * [flowPath()]: Path of water flow across a landscape
 #' * [geomorphons()]: Identify terrain feature types
-#' * [`hillshade()`][shade]: Create a hillshade `GRaster`
+#' * [`hillshade()`][hillshade]: Create a hillshade `GRaster`
 #' * [horizonHeight()]: Horizon height
 #' * [sun()]: Solar radiance and irradiance
 #' * [ruggedness()]: Terrain Ruggedness Index
@@ -194,9 +194,9 @@
 #' * [ncol()]: Number of fields
 #' * [ngeom()]: Number of geometries (points, lines, polygons)
 #' * [nrow()]: Number of rows in a vector data table
-#' * [nsubgeom()]: Number of subgeometries (points, lines, polygons that make up single- and multipart geometries)
-#' * [sources()]: Name of the vector in **GRASS**
-#' * [topology()]: Dimensionality (2D or 3D)
+#' * [nsubgeom()]: Number of sub-geometries (points, lines, polygons that make up single- and multipart geometries)
+#' * [`sources()`][sources]: Name of the vector file in the **GRASS** cache
+#' * [`topology()`][topology]: Dimensionally (2D or 3D)
 #' * [zext()]: Vertical extent
 #'
 #' ## Subsetting and assigning geometries or rows and columns of `GVector`s
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@
 #' * [intersect()] or `*`: Intersection of two `GVectors`
 #' * [kernel()]: Kernel density estimator of points
 #' * [missing.cases()]: Find rows of a `GVector`'s data table that have at least `NA` in them
-#' \code{\link[fasterRaster]{names<-}}: Assign names to columns of a `GVector`s data table
+#' * \code{\link[fasterRaster]{names<-}}: Assign names to columns of a `GVector`s data table
 #' * [project()]: Change coordinate reference system
 #' * [rasterize()]: Convert a `GVector` to a `GRaster`
 #' * [rbind()]: Combine `GVectors`

R/hillshade.r

@@ -12,8 +12,6 @@
 #'
 #' @returns A `GRaster`.
 #'
-#' @seealso [terra::shade()]
-#' 
 #' @example man/examples/ex_terrain.r
 #' 
 #' @aliases hillshade