Package index • giscoR

GISCO API

These functions return sf objects

Administrative units

On using administrative data for statistical purposes, administrative units are the units for which administrative data are recorded. These units may or may not be the same as those required for the statistical purposes (referred to as statistical units). See copyright information.

gisco_get_countries(): Country data
gisco_get_communes() gisco_get_lau(): Get GISCO urban areas sf polygons, points and lines
gisco_get_postalcodes(): Postal codes

Statistical units

A statistical unit is the unit of observation or measurement for which data are collected or derived. See copyright information.

gisco_get_census(): Census data
gisco_get_coastallines(): Get GISCO coastlines sf polygons
gisco_get_nuts(): Get GISCO NUTS sf polygons, points and lines

Political

These functions return sf objects with political boundaries

gisco_bulk_download(): Bulk download from GISCO API
gisco_get_urban_audit(): Get GISCO greater cities and metropolitan areas sf objects

Infrastructures

These functions return sf objects with man-made features

gisco_get_airports() gisco_get_ports(): Get location of airports and ports from GISCO API
gisco_get_education(): Get locations of education services in Europe
gisco_get_healthcare(): Get locations of healthcare services in Europe

Tools

Access to other GISCO tools

gisco_addressapi_search() gisco_addressapi_reverse() gisco_addressapi_bbox() gisco_addressapi_countries() gisco_addressapi_provinces() gisco_addressapi_cities() gisco_addressapi_roads() gisco_addressapi_housenumbers() gisco_addressapi_postcodes() gisco_addressapi_copyright(): GISCO Address API

Databases

Get information about the current and most up-to-date database.

Misc

These functions return other sf objects

gisco_get_grid(): Get grid cells covering covering Europe for various resolutions
gisco_get_metadata(): Get metadata

Cache management

gisco_clear_cache(): Clear your giscoR cache dir
gisco_set_cache_dir() gisco_detect_cache_dir(): Set your giscoR cache dir

Helpers

A collection of helper functions

gisco_attributions(): Attribution when publishing GISCO data
gisco_check_access(): Check access to GISCO API

Datasets

Datasets included with giscoR

gisco_coastallines: World coastal lines POLYGON object
gisco_countries: World countries POLYGON sf object
gisco_countries_2024: World countries POLYGON sf object 2024
gisco_countrycode: Data frame with different country code schemes and world regions
gisco_nuts: All NUTS POLYGON object

About the package

giscoR giscoR-package: giscoR: Download Map Data from GISCO API - Eurostat