Short version: how can I get into R the dataset available at this link? (you need to log in to download, but registration is free)
The dataset that is downloadable at that link expands to a directory. As far as I can tell, the important parts are: a .lyr file and a subdirectory with a gdb file and lots of other files with names like a00000001.gdbindexes.
GDAL can get some info out of the files
$ ogrinfo eschscholzia_minutiflora_twisselmannii/data/v93/tempgdb.gdbHad to open data source read-only.INFO: Open of `eschscholzia_minutiflora_twisselmannii/data/v93/tempgdb.gdb' using driver `OpenFileGDB' successful.1: Eschscholzia_minutiflora_ssp_twisselmannii (Multi Polygon)Reading this into R results in:
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The dataset that is downloadable at that link expands to a directory. As far as I can tell, the important parts are: a .lyr file and a subdirectory with a gdb file and lots of other files with names like a00000001.gdbindexes.
GDAL can get some info out of the files
$ ogrinfo eschscholzia_minutiflora_twisselmannii/data/v93/tempgdb.gdbHad to open data source read-only.INFO: Open of `eschscholzia_minutiflora_twisselmannii/data/v93/tempgdb.gdb' using driver `OpenFileGDB' successful.1: Eschscholzia_minutiflora_ssp_twisselmannii (Multi Polygon)Reading this into R results in:
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x