soilDB 2.7.8

soilDB 2.7.8 (2023-08-29)

• Added new SoilWeb "Web Coverage Service" vignette (https://ncss-tech.github.io/soilDB/articles/wcs-ssurgo.html) related to creating thematic maps using grids of mapunit keys from SoilWeb with aggregated tabular data from Soil Data Access.

• get_SDA_*() functions now all return mukey values in first column

• mukey.wcs() gains a 30m gridded version of Hawaii and Puerto Rico SSURGO data via db="HI_SSURGO" and db="PR_SSURGO", respectively.

• get_vegplot_data_from_NASIS_db(): now uses LEFT join to plant table so that empty records can be diagnosed; thanks to @natearoe for suggestion

• Added new NASIS query functions for vegetation transect point and quadrat details: get_vegplot_prodquadrats_from_NASIS_db() and get_vegplot_transpoints_from_NASIS_db(); thanks to Zach Van Abbema for suggestion

Bug Fixes

• get_SDA_property(method="Dominant Component (Numeric)") now includes minors by default, fixing issues with STATSGO mapunits that have no major components flagged. (@dylanbeaudette)

• get_component_data_from_NASIS_db(): removed duplicated hydricrating column, also now includes climate columns with standard names. This is a continuation of the idea that custom aliases for standard NASIS columns are deprecated (#242)

• .pickBestEcosite() now considers record_when_last_updated in lieu of correlation date; this stabilizes sort order from SQLite snapshot v.s. NASIS local database sources (#295)

• get_component_from_GDB(): fixes for batching over component geomorphic description and parent material group @smroecker

• get_mapunit_from_SDA(): handle possibility of mapunit-level SDA query failure

What's Changed

• Add vegetation transect point and quadrat details by @brownag in #285
• fetchVegdata: LEFT join to plant table by @brownag in #287
• Use LEFT join for component parent material and geomorph by @brownag in #289
• Testing fix for #292 by @brownag in #293
• Add draft WCS vignette by @brownag in #290
• .soilDB_curl_get_JSON: suppress messages properly by @brownag in #297
• Fix some SDA-related errors by @brownag in #298
• Remove {scales} from Suggests by @brownag in #288

Full Changelog: 2.7.7...2.7.8