soilDB 2.8.5

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)

What's Changed

• fetchSCAN: return all above-ground sensors by @brownag in #359
• Scan metadata updates by @dylanbeaudette in #357
• Add helpfile on NASIS Local Database sources by @brownag in #360
• get_SDA_*() function updates by @brownag in #361
• Update SoilProfileCollection datasets for aqp 2.1.x by @brownag in #363
• Add fetchSOLUS() by @brownag in #362

Full Changelog: 2.8.4...2.8.5