soilDB 2.8.2

soilDB 2.8.2 (2024-04-22)

• SoilWeb Web Coverage Service MUKEY grid data source (used for mukey.wcs()) and metadata have been updated for FY2024
  • Note that ISSR800 WCS (ISSR800.wcs() source) is still using FY2023/FY2022 data
• get_SDA_coecoclass() default data returned for methods "Dominant Component", "Dominant Condition" and "None" now include localphase column
• get_soilseries_from_NASIS() and get_competing_soilseries_from_NASIS(): add SS argument for parity with all other NASIS "get" methods
  • default to FALSE for backward compatibility/common use cases
• get_site_data_from_NASIS_db() gains Frost Free Days, MAP, REAP, MAAT, MAST, MSAT, MSST, MWAT, MWST, and Parent Material Group Name; thanks to Zach Van Abbema for suggestion
• Changes in column names related to Area table / "areasymbol" (#272); thanks to Zach Van Abbema for suggestion
  • get_site_data_from_NASIS_db(): Add state, county, and MLRA areasymbol references ("site_state", "site_county", "site_mlra")
  • get_mapunit_from_NASIS_db(): Add dominant MLRA areasymbol reference column "lmapunit_mlra"
  • get_soilseries_from_NASIS(): replace areasymbol column to use relationship-style name "soilseries_typelocst" (minor breaking change)
• fetchSDA_spatial(): Add support for querying mapunit point ("mupoint"), mapunit line ("muline"), special feature point ("featpoint"), special feature line ("featline") by mukey or featkey, geometry type selectable via geom.src argument
• SDA_spatialQuery(): Add support for querying mapunit point ("mupoint"), mapunit line ("muline"), special feature point ("featpoint"), special feature line ("featline") for a spatial extent, geometry type selectable via what argument
• simplifyFragmentData() / simplifyArtifactData() efficiency improvement when all records are missing data

What's Changed

• Update and refactor SDA_spatialQuery() by @brownag in #344
• fetchSDA_spatial: Implement geom.src "mupoint", "muline", "featpoint" and "featline" support by @brownag in #345
• SDA_spatialQuery: implement what 'mupoint', 'muline', 'featpoint', 'featline' by @brownag in #346

Full Changelog: 2.8.1...2.8.2