Please remove dependencies on rgdal, rgeos, and/or maptools

[rsbivand]

You will be aware, for example from:
https://r-spatial.org/r/2022/04/12/evolution.html,
https://r-spatial.org/r/2022/12/14/evolution2.html,
https://r-spatial.org/r/2023/04/10/evolution3.html and
https://rsbivand.github.io/csds_jan23/bivand_csds_ssg_230117.pdf and
perhaps view
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TlpjIqTPMCA&list=PLzREt6r1NenmWEidssmLm-VO_YmAh$
that rgdal, rgeos and maptools will be retired this
year, in October 2023.

birdring imports 'rgdal', 'rgeos' using at least rgeos::gDifference
rgeos::gIntersection rgeos::gIntersects rgeos::gUnionCascaded in code. This week's blog includes numerous pointers to terra equivalents and you have access to terra anyway, because raster loads it. Action is now required, best completed by June 2023, latest by October 2023.

[fraenzi]

Hi Roger thanks for the information. We are working on the update, but had some troubles with the CRAN checks. Thank you for the help you provide, that is great! We will give it another try! Best Fränzi Von: Roger Bivand ***@***.***> Gesendet: Mittwoch, 12. April 2023 11:28 An: fraenzi/birdring ***@***.***> Cc: Subscribed ***@***.***> Betreff: [fraenzi/birdring] Please remove dependencies on rgdal, rgeos, and/or maptools (Issue #3) You will be aware, for example from: https://r-spatial.org/r/2022/04/12/evolution.html, https://r-spatial.org/r/2022/12/14/evolution2.html, https://r-spatial.org/r/2023/04/10/evolution3.html and https://rsbivand.github.io/csds_jan23/bivand_csds_ssg_230117.pdf and perhaps view https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TlpjIqTPMCA <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TlpjIqTPMCA&list=PLzREt6r1NenmWEidssmLm-VO_YmAh$> &list=PLzREt6r1NenmWEidssmLm-VO_YmAh$ that rgdal, rgeos and maptools will be retired this year, in October 2023. birdring imports 'rgdal', 'rgeos' using at least rgeos::gDifference rgeos::gIntersection rgeos::gIntersects rgeos::gUnionCascaded in code. This week's blog includes numerous pointers to terra equivalents and you have access to terra anyway, because raster loads it. Action is now required, best completed by June 2023, latest by October 2023. — Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#3> , or unsubscribe <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/ABWPX4FT3HFBMPMTYZ5NVVDXAZYRLANCNFSM6AAAAAAW3NGHDU> . You are receiving this because you are subscribed to this thread. <https://github.com/notifications/beacon/ABWPX4G47HKEQRJZLXNI2PTXAZYRLA5CNFSM6AAAAAAW3NGHDWWGG33NNVSW45C7OR4XAZNFJFZXG5LFVJRW63LNMVXHIX3JMTHGGMMEPQ.gif> Message ID: ***@***.*** ***@***.***> > [ { ***@***.***": "http://schema.org", ***@***.***": "EmailMessage", "potentialAction": { ***@***.***": "ViewAction", "target": "#3", "url": "#3", "name": "View Issue" }, "description": "View this Issue on GitHub", "publisher": { ***@***.***": "Organization", "name": "GitHub", "url": "https://github.com" } } ]

[rsbivand]

Only three months remain to save this package from failure. Please act now!

[rsbivand]

@fraenzi Less than three weeks remain to fix this.

[rsbivand]

@fraenzi Thanks for 1.5. However, please also consider replacing rworldmap, rworldxtra, possibly with rnaturalearth, as andysouth/rworldmap#20 has not yet been resolved. You may move rworldmap to Suggests and condition for its presence.

[rsbivand]

@fraenzi @andysouth R spatial infrastructure packages maptools, rgdal and rgeos will be archived by CRAN on Monday, October 16, 2023. Your package does not pass CMD check when these packages are not available. Expect your package to be archived by CRAN October 17-18 as CRAN checks feed through and your package fails, if not updated by Monday, October 16, 2023.

No grace period is anticipated, as you have had sufficient time to update your package to remove dependencies on maptools, rgdal and/or rgeos.