[R-sig-Geo] rgrass7 to be removed by Oct 2023, consider moving to rgrass instead

[Veronica Andreo]

Dear GRASS and R users,

[ the text below was contributed by Roger Bivand and it is published online
at: https://grass.osgeo.org/news/2023_06_05_retirement_of_rgrass7/ ]

The R package rgrass7 interfacing R and GRASS GIS will be removed from
active availability on the Comprehensive R Archive Network (CRAN) during
October 2023; it will be archived on CRAN. This is because the successor
rgrass package has been available since mid-2022, and because the rgdal
package on which rgrass7 depends for exchanging files between R and GRASS
GIS will also be archived in October 2023, as described in R-spatial
evolution project [0] reports [1].

The main change between rgrass7 and rgrass is that terra is used in place
of rgdal for file transfer between R and GRASS. rgrass7 functions have been
marked asdeprecated for almost a year now, and maintainers of packages
using rgrass7 have been notified. Please also refer to
https://rsbivand.github.io/foss4g_2022/modernizing_220822.html for more
details.

A special thanks to Roger for your commitment and contributions!!

Vero

[0]
https://www.r-consortium.org/all-projects/awarded-projects/2021-group-2#Preparing%20CRAN%20for%20the%20Retirement%20of%20rgdal,%20rgeos%20and%20maptools
[1] https://r-spatial.org/r/2023/05/15/evolution4.html

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Dra. Verónica Andreo
Investigadora Asistente de CONICET
Instituto Gulich (CONAE - UNC)
Centro Espacial Teófilo Tabanera (CETT)
Falda del Cañete - Córdoba, Argentina
+54 3547 400000 int. 1153
https://veroandreo.gitlab.io/

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