[R-sig-Geo] Shapefile Compatibility

[Michael Sumner]

As it stands, this is not reproducible code. Can you please replace
the file.choose() calls with the path to the actual .shp file, then we
could download the file and do the same. Also include full details of
exactly which file you download.

In case your R or packages are not up to date, please check that as
well and provide us with your sessionInfo() details.


Cheers, Mike.

On Mon, Jul 25, 2011 at 12:17 PM, Wang, Kevin (SYD)
<kevinwang at kpmg.com.au> wrote:
> Hi all,
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> It's probably a [silly] question that's more to do with "Shapefiles"
> than R.
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> I was just trying to read in a shape file from
> http://www.abs.gov.au/AUSSTATS/abs@.nsf/DetailsPage/1270.0.55.003July%20
> 2011?OpenDocument
>
>> Suburb10aAust.shp <- readShapePoly(file.choose(),
> proj4string=CRS("+proj=longlat"))
>
> Shapefile type: PolygonM (25), # of Shapes: 8529
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>
>
> Error in read.shape(filen = fn, verbose = verbose, repair = repair) :
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>  Shapefile type not (yet) handled by this function
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> I've also tried:
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>> Suburb10aAust.shp <- readShapeSpatial(file.choose(),
> proj4string=CRS("+proj=longlat"))
>
> Error in readShapeSpatial(file.choose(), proj4string =
> CRS("+proj=longlat")) :
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>  File type cannot be read
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> Does this mean that the source file isn't a proper shapefile?
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> Kind regards
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Michael Sumner
Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania
Hobart, Australia
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