Helper function to read vector layers from PostGIS database

Helper function to easily read vector layers from PostGIS.

Usage

db_read_vect(con, dsn, return_format = c("sf", "terra")[1])

Arguments

con

Connection to PostGIS.

dsn

[character(1)]
Name of the layer in the PostGIS database. It might contain the name of the schema and the table, in the format "schema_name.table_name".

return_format

[character="sf"]{"sf", "terra"}
Format for the vector object retrieved. Either "sf" (default) or "terra" for a SpatVector object.

Value

If return_format = "sf" (default), a sf vector object. If return_format = "terra", a SpatVector object.