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This function checks if shape files for Germany are available in the folder `%TEMP%/R_kwb.dwd/gadm40_DEU_shp`. If not, the shape files are downloaded from https://gadm.org (URL to zip-file: https://geodata.ucdavis.edu/gadm/gadm4.0/shp/gadm40_DEU_shp.zip) and unpacked into that folder.

Usage

check_or_download_shapes_germany(quiet = FALSE)

Arguments

quiet

passed if TRUE status messages are suppressed

Value

path to folder containing shape files