R Observatory: Metrics for KMLtoSHAPE version 0.1.0

Balamuta, James Joseph

doi:10.5281/zenodo.21843040

KMLtoSHAPE

0.1.0Package record

Preserving Attribute Values: Converting KML to Shapefile

0packages depend

2.2Kdownloads / year

–test coverage

13/13flavors OK

Overview

About

Maintained by Nobin Chandra PaulCRAN page ↗

The developed function is designed to facilitate the seamless conversion of KML (Keyhole Markup Language) files to Shapefiles while preserving attribute values. It provides a straightforward interface for users to effortlessly import KML data, extract relevant attributes, and export them into the widely compatible Shapefile format. The package ensures accurate representation of spatial data while maintaining the integrity of associated attribute information. For details see, Flores, G. (2021). DOI:10.1007/978-3-030-63665-4_15. Whether for spatial analysis, visualization, or data interoperability, it simplifies the conversion process and empowers users to seamlessly work with geospatial datasets.

Install

R (CRAN)Ubuntu (r2u)Fedora (COPR)openSUSE (OBS)

install.packages("KMLtoSHAPE", repos = "https://cloud.r-project.org/")

Installs the current CRAN release. Prebuilt binaries on Windows and macOS.

Release

# enable cranapt (r2u) if it is not already set up, then install
grep -rqs r2u.stat.illinois.edu /etc/apt/sources.list /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ \
  || curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/eddelbuettel/r2u/master/inst/scripts/add_cranapt_noble.sh | sudo bash
sudo apt install -y r-cran-kmltoshape

Fast Ubuntu binaries via r2u (no compilation). The cranapt setup runs once and is skipped when it is already enabled. We list this channel from recorded r2u download activity rather than from a live index of the repository, so treat it as last known rather than guaranteed.

bspm (used by r2u) also needs make: sudo apt install make

# enable the iucar/cran COPR if it is not already present, then install
ls /etc/yum.repos.d/*iucar*cran*.repo >/dev/null 2>&1 \
  || sudo dnf copr enable -y iucar/cran
sudo dnf install -y R-CRAN-KMLtoSHAPE

RPMs from the iucar/cran COPR, rebuilt from CRAN.

For install.packages() integration in R, also: sudo dnf install R-CoprManager

# add the autoCRAN OBS repo (Tumbleweed) if it is missing, then install
zypper -q lr | grep -qi autoCRAN \
  || sudo zypper addrepo https://download.opensuse.org/repositories/devel:/languages:/R:/autoCRAN/openSUSE_Tumbleweed/devel:languages:R:autoCRAN.repo
sudo zypper install -y R-KMLtoSHAPE

RPMs auto-built from CRAN on openSUSE OBS (Tumbleweed). We list this channel from recorded autoCRAN download activity rather than from a live index of the repository, so treat it as last known rather than guaranteed.

Health

CRAN checks

13OK

Additional issues

donttest

CRAN check page ↗

Slowest check: 5.8 min · r-oldrel-windows-x86_64

Status changes

OK13 OK2026-08-05
NOTE12 OK, 1 NOTE2026-08-01
OK14 OK2026-03-10

Advisories

none known

How this is measured·How advisories are found

Documentation

In release 0.1.0

READMENoVignettesNoNEWSNoCitation fileNoWebsitenot declared in DESCRIPTION

Help pages: 2
Examples that run: 0%2 only when donttest examples are enabled (R CMD check --as-cran)
Exported functions with examples: 100%
Documented parameters: 100%
Return-value docs: 100%
Help pages citing references: 100%

How these are measured

Downloads

2.2K

CRAN downloads in the past year

Rank #21,366 · ~6/day · ~185/mo

Releases R versions

Daily download trend is not available in this view yet.

22630 days

62190 days

2.2K1 year

Compare downloads with other packages →

Also on70 r2u3 autocran

How downloads are counted

Dependencies

Declared dependencies

6 external dependencies (excludes base and recommended)

Installing KMLtoSHAPE adds 20 packages (17 with compiled code, 37 MB of source tarballs). Heaviest: stringi 11 MB, sf 9.3 MB, sp 4.3 MB.

Depends (1)

R >= 2.10

Imports (3)

raster stringr sf

LinkingTo (0)

none

Suggests (3)

knitr rmarkdown testthat

Enhances (0)

none

Dependency license breakdown →

Reverse dependencies

0direct

0indirect

Nothing depends on this yet.

How these are counted

Code & Tests

People & History

People (2)

Nobin Chandra Paul

Author, Maintainer since 0.1.0 (2024)

Nirmal Kumar

Author, Copyright holder

Releases (1)

R
R 4.6.0 released · 2026-04-24
R
R 4.5.0 released · 2025-04-11
0.1.0Latest
record
2024-04-30 · current release
R
R 4.4.0 released · 2024-04-24

Package metadata

First published: 2024-04-30
Total releases: 1 / 2 yrs
License: GPL (>= 2.0)
Minimum R: ≥ 2.10
Download size: 6.8 KB

Cite

Cite this package

Run in R for the authors' preferred citation:

citation("KMLtoSHAPE")

Format

Paul, N. C., & Kumar, N. (2024). KMLtoSHAPE: Preserving Attribute Values: Converting KML to Shapefile (Version 0.1.0) [Computer software]. https://doi.org/10.32614/CRAN.package.KMLtoSHAPE

This package has no citation file, so citation() returns this entry built from DESCRIPTION.

Cite the R Observatory

For a number measured here: a download total, a coverage figure, an archival date.

Format

APA

Balamuta, J. J. (2026). R Observatory: Metrics for KMLtoSHAPE version 0.1.0 [Data set]. HJJB, LLC. Data release v2026-10-23. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.21843040

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