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Object representing the main roads of Spain.

Usage

esp_get_roads(
  year = Sys.Date(),
  epsg = "4258",
  cache = TRUE,
  update_cache = FALSE,
  cache_dir = NULL,
  verbose = FALSE,
  moveCAN = TRUE
)

Source

CartoBase ANE provided by Instituto Geografico Nacional (IGN), http://www.ign.es/web/ign/portal. Years available are 2005 up to today.

Copyright: https://centrodedescargas.cnig.es/CentroDescargas/cartobase-ane

It's necessary to always acknowledge authorship using the following formulas:

  1. When the original digital product is not modified or altered, it can be expressed in one of the following ways:

    • CartoBase ANE 2006-2024 CC-BY 4.0 ign.es

    • CartoBase ANE 2006-2024 CC-BY 4.0 Instituto Geográfico Nacional

  2. When a new product is generated:

  • Obra derivada de CartoBase ANE 2006-2024 CC-BY 4.0 ign.es

Data distributed via a custom CDN, see https://github.com/rOpenSpain/mapSpain/tree/sianedata.

Arguments

year

Ignored.

epsg

character string or number. Projection of the map: 4-digit EPSG code. One of:

cache

logical. Whether to do caching. Default is TRUE. See Caching strategies section in esp_set_cache_dir().

update_cache

logical. Should the cached file be refreshed? Default is FALSE. When set to TRUE, it will force a new download.

cache_dir

character string. A path to a cache directory. See Caching strategies section in esp_set_cache_dir().

verbose

logical. If TRUE displays informational messages.

moveCAN

A logical TRUE/FALSE or a vector of coordinates c(lat, lon). It places the Canary Islands close to Spain's mainland. Initial position can be adjusted using the vector of coordinates. See Displacing the Canary Islands in esp_move_can().

Value

A sf object.

See also

Other man-made infrastructures: esp_get_railway()

Examples

# \donttest{

country <- esp_get_spain()
roads <- esp_get_roads()

library(ggplot2)

ggplot(country) +
  geom_sf(fill = "grey90") +
  geom_sf(data = roads, aes(color = t_ctra_desc), show.legend = "line") +
  scale_color_manual(
    values = c("#003399", "#003399", "#ff0000", "#ffff00")
  ) +
  guides(color = guide_legend(direction = "vertical")) +
  theme_minimal() +
  labs(color = "Road type") +
  theme(legend.position = "bottom")

# }