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@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@
    - `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
 
 # soilDB 2.8.1 (2024-01-09)