NEWS

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bfsMaps 1.99.4 (2025-07-23)

NEW FUNCTIONS

• GeoCode() yields coordinates for an address using the GeoAdmin API

bfsMaps 1.99.3 (2023-06-30)

UPDATED FUNCTIONS

• All functions have been rewritten to use recommended sf package instead of rgdal, rgeos and maptools.
• Updated to current maps version "Kartengeometrien ThemaKart - Set 2023"
• d.bfsrg has "Gemeindestand 1.1.2023"

DEPRECATED

• RemoveHoles() seems not to be needed anymore with the package based on sf. (If not so, refer to the previous version)

bfsMaps 0.9.9

NEW FUNCTIONS ADDED

• PlotPremReg() can be used to plot Swiss premium regions.

bfsMaps 0.9.8 (2022-10-09)

BUGFIXES

• UTF-8 Encoding for d.bfsrg still had not been set correctly.

bfsMaps 0.9.7 (2022-09-25)

UPDATED FUNCTIONS

• BfsStamp() uses the option "bfsMaps.year" to define the year.
• Some changes due to changes on the side of BfS.
• Change to UTF-8 due to CRAN requirements.

bfsMaps 0.9.6 (2020-12-17)

UPDATED FUNCTIONS

• Swisslocator() will store the results in the variable tkart$found.

BUGFIXES

• Encoding for d.bfsrg had not been set correctly.
• Encoding for the map@data has been fixed.

bfsMaps 0.9.5 (2020-12-09)

NEW FUNCTIONS ADDED

• RemoveHoles() would remove polygons within others.
• DownloadBfSMaps() is a new helperfunction to install the map data on the user system.

UPDATED FUNCTIONS

• rgeos is now suggested for convenience.

BUGFIXES

• par must not be reset in PlotMapDot()
• Swisslocator() had a problem with proj4string.

bfsMaps 0.9.4 (2020-04-17)

NEW FUNCTIONS ADDED

• AddWaters() is a simpler wrapper for adding rivers and lakes.

UPDATED FUNCTIONS

• Some extensions in helpfiles.
• Use R.rsp for building static vignette.

BUGFIXES

• Loadmap will now look also in /bfsMaps/extdata for the maps.csv info file.
• Swisslocator() will also return multiple clicks on the same spatial unit.

bfsMaps 0.9.3 (2020-03-26)

• first version published on CRAN - 25.03.2020