The rgdal package in R was once
a cornerstone for handling spatial data. However, it has been
retired (end of 2023) and is no longer
maintained.
This post explains why rgdal was
discontinued and discusses alternatives for spatial
data analysis in R.
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The rgdal package in R was a widely used tool for
reading and writing spatial data formats. However, it has been retired
and is no longer maintained.
rgdal provided bindings to the Geospatial Data
Abstraction Library (GDAL) for R.
✍️ authors → Roger Bivand, Tim Keitt, Barry Rowlingson
📘 about → R-Spatial
With the retirement of rgdal, users are encouraged to
transition to more modern packages, especially sf.
sf is a powerful package for working with vector data in R. It provides a simple and consistent interface for reading, writing, and manipulating spatial data.
If you want to learn more about spatial data packages in R, check out the following posts.
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