NEWS

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nswgeo 0.4.0.9000

• Updated to the 2024 ASGS release, including the 2024 LGA shapefile. Note that this means some field names changed (e.g. LGA_NAME_2023 to LGA_NAME_2024).
• Fixed bug in ACT cut out for outline().

nswgeo 0.4.0 (2024-01-29)

• Added some new maps:
  • nswgeo::phn - Primary Health Networks (PHNs)
  • nswgeo::act - Australian Capital Territory (ACT)
  • nswgeo::jbt - Jervis Bay Territory
  • nswgeo::lhi - Lord Howe Island
  • nswgeo::sydney - Greater Sydney
• Added a new helper function outline() for combining the NSW external boundaries with the territories.
• Add new helpers for coordinate reference systems relevant for Australia (crs_gda2020_cartesian() and crs_gda2020_albers()).
• Add concordance file for ABS postal areas and local health districts (nswgeo::poa_lhd_concordance).
• Fixed the nswgeo::poa_nsw dataset to avoid strange geometries near the state border.
• Slightly increased the resolution of most maps to 750 m instead of 1 km.
• Updated to the 2023 ASGS release, including the 2023 LGA shapefile. Note that this means some field names changed (e.g. LGA_NAME_2021 to LGA_NAME_2023).
• Declare support for older R version 4.1.

nswgeo 0.3.3 (2023-05-05)

• Initial CRAN release.