[R-sig-Geo] Accurate spatial database for country administrative boundaries

[Diego Hernangómez Herrero]

My two cent: 'giscoR’ package  can also be an option. The source of the
file is Eurostat and you can get the data on 5 different resolution levels:

https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/gisco/geodata/reference-data/administrative-units-statistical-units/countries


El El mar, 1 dic 2020 a las 17:19, Manuel Spínola <mspinola10 using gmail.com>
escribió:

> Thank you very much Edzer.
>
> I will take a look at it.
>
> Manuel
>
> El mar, 1 dic 2020 a las 10:16, Edzer Pebesma (<
> edzer.pebesma using uni-muenster.de>) escribió:
>
> > Have you looked at package rnaturalearth? There's a web site for the
> > dataset it interfaces: https://www.naturalearthdata.com/ - it looks like
> > there's more information about its origins and processing that went on
> > than behind GADM.
> >
> > On 12/1/20 4:26 PM, Manuel Spínola wrote:
> > > Dear list members,
> > >
> > > I am looking for a global accurate spatial database for countries'
> > > administrative boundaries.
> > >
> > > I tried the raster package, using the getData function and the GADM
> > > database and rgeoboundaries for the geoboundaries database, but I get
> > > differences between them.
> > >
> > > Is there any other spatial database for administrative boundaries
> > > accessible from R, so I can compare and decide which one is the most
> > > accurate of the open access spatial database for the countries I am
> > > interested?
> > >
> > > Thank you very much in advance.
> > >
> > > Manuel
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
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> > Phone: +49 251 8333081
> >
>
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