Package index • giscoR

GISCO geodata distribution

Download geospatial datasets from the GISCO geodata distribution. These functions return sf objects.

Administrative units

When administrative data are used for statistical purposes, administrative units are the units for which those data are recorded. These units may or may not match the statistical units required for analysis. See copyright information.

gisco_get_communes(): Communes dataset
gisco_get_countries(): Countries dataset
gisco_get_postal_codes(): Postal codes dataset

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 dataset
gisco_get_coastal_lines(): Coastal lines dataset
gisco_get_lau(): Local Administrative Units (LAU) dataset
gisco_get_nuts(): NUTS statistical units dataset
gisco_get_urban_audit(): Urban Audit dataset

Grids

These datasets contain grid cells covering the European land territory at resolutions from 1 km to 100 km. Base statistics such as population figures are provided for these cells.

gisco_get_grid(): Grid dataset

Transport networks

Download transport network data such as airports and ports.

gisco_get_airports(): Airports dataset
gisco_get_ports(): Ports dataset

Basic service locations

Download basic service locations, such as education and healthcare services.

gisco_get_education(): Education services in Europe
gisco_get_healthcare(): Healthcare services in Europe

Single-unit and additional downloads

Download single-unit datasets and other GISCO resources.

gisco_bulk_download(): GISCO geodata bulk download
gisco_get_unit_country() gisco_get_unit_nuts() gisco_get_unit_urban_audit(): GISCO geodata single-unit download

giscoR database

Get the cached GISCO database used by the package and its corresponding metadata.

gisco_db: Cached GISCO database
gisco_get_cached_db(): Retrieve and update the GISCO database used by giscoR
gisco_get_metadata(): Get metadata

Miscellaneous

Helpers for attribution and other package utilities.

gisco_attributions(): Attribution for administrative and statistical GISCO data

GISCO API tools

Query additional GISCO APIs and tools, including the GISCO Address API and the GISCO ID service API.

gisco_address_api_search() gisco_address_api_reverse() gisco_address_api_bbox() gisco_address_api_countries() gisco_address_api_provinces() gisco_address_api_cities() gisco_address_api_roads() gisco_address_api_housenumbers() gisco_address_api_postcodes() gisco_address_api_copyright(): GISCO Address API
gisco_id_api_geonames() gisco_id_api_nuts() gisco_id_api_lau() gisco_id_api_country() gisco_id_api_river_basin() gisco_id_api_biogeo_region() gisco_id_api_census_grid(): GISCO ID service API

Cache management

Configure, inspect and clear the local GISCO cache.

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

Datasets

Datasets included in giscoR.

gisco_coastal_lines: Coastal lines 2016 sf object
gisco_countries_2024: Countries 2024 sf object
gisco_countrycode: Database with different country code schemes and world regions
gisco_db: Cached GISCO database
gisco_nuts_2024: NUTS 2024 sf object

About the package

giscoR giscoR-package: giscoR: Download 'Eurostat' 'GISCO' Spatial Data