From 948517ad2d86370010660d368ccec0bfaef75f10 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Andrew Gene Brown Date: Mon, 4 Nov 2024 12:28:47 -0800 Subject: [PATCH] Update NEWS --- NEWS.md | 16 +++++++++++----- 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md index 49141127..ca1f8552 100644 --- a/NEWS.md +++ b/NEWS.md @@ -1,7 +1,14 @@ -# soilDB 2.8.5 (development) - - `fetchLDM()` add support for `area_type` with local database connections (`dsn` argument) - - updated SCAN, CSCAN, SNOTEL, SNOWLITE station metadata (#61) via @jskovlin - - timezone support for hourly data requested by `fetchSCAN()` (#184) thanks to new WCIS API +# soilDB 2.8.5 (2024-11-04) + - `fetchLDM()` add support for `area_type` argument with local database connections (`dsn` argument) + - `fetchSCAN()` updates: + - Improved SCAN, CSCAN, SNOTEL, SNOWLITE station metadata (#61) via @jskovlin + - Timezone support for hourly data requested by `fetchSCAN()` (#184) + - All above-ground sensors are now returned, instead of just the first of each type (#359) + - Added new help file on NASIS database sources; see `?NASISLocalDatabase` (#360) + - `get_SDA_*()` function updates related to consistent parameters for miscellaneous areas and minor components (#361) + - `fetchSOLUS()`: New function for downloading data from Soil Landscapes of the United States 100-meter (SOLUS100) soil property maps project repository (#362) + - `fetchNASIS()` more consistent QC messages and output for multiple site observations and lab samples + - Updated SoilProfileCollection data sets (`loafercreek`, `gopheridge`, `mineralKing`) for aqp 2.1.x object definition and recent changes to `fetchNASIS()` (#363) # soilDB 2.8.4 (2024-08-17) - `createSSURGO()` bug fixes following changes in 2.8.3 @@ -25,7 +32,6 @@ - `fetchSCAN()`: fix header format; thanks to @dschlaep for reporting and providing a fix # 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