[R] ESRI shape file import and time-space models

[ripley@stats.ox.ac.uk]

On Thu, 13 Feb 2003 david.whiting at ncl.ac.uk wrote:

> On Thu, Feb 13, 2003 at 12:36:51PM +0100, Ekkehardt.Altpeter at bag.admin.ch wrote:

> > I am running R under Windows 2000.
> > 
> > I am looking for a routine for importing
> > 
> > -        shape files (ESRI) into R
> > 
> > -        dbase files (FOXPRO) into R
> 
> I assume that as you say dbase (Foxpro) you mean Foxpro version < 3.0,
> e.g. 2.x.  I don't know of a way of opening dbase/foxpro files from
> within R (I think I saw once that RODBC can connect with dbase files,
> and if it does I'm sure you'll hear from someone else who knows more
> about it than me). 

It does read dBase files, easily, including the column (aka field) names.
Also for FoxPro files.  You don't need either program installed.

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