Get EU 1km population grid

Source: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/gisco/geodata/reference-data/population-distribution-demography/geostat More details: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php/Population_grids

Usage

ll_get_population_grid(
  year = 2018,
  match_sf = NULL,
  match_name = NULL,
  match_country = NULL,
  join = sf::st_intersects,
  silent = FALSE,
  population_grid_sf = NULL
)

Arguments

year

Defaults to 2018. Currently, the EU population grid is available only for the year 2006, 2011, and 2018.

match_sf

An sf object to be matched with the population grid. If not given, full grid is returned.

match_name

A name to be used for local caching. It is the responsibility of the user to keept it consistent. If not given, data are not cached locally.

match_country

Defaults to NULL. If given, used to speed up processing.

join

The function to use for filtering. Defaults to sf::st_intersects. Alternative includes the likes of sf::st_within, sf::st_touches, etc.

silent

Defaults to FALSE. If TRUE, hides copyright notice. Useful e.g. when using this in reports or in loops. The copyright notice must still be shown where the final output is used.

population_grid_sf

Defaults to NULL. If given, it uses this one as population grid of reference. Useful to bulk process items, as it removes the need for re-loading the grid from local storage at each iteration.

Value

An sf object with the population grid.