Load raster data from various sources — load_raster_data • geospatialsuite

Universal function to load raster data from files, directories, or raster objects with comprehensive error handling and validation.

Usage

load_raster_data(
  input_data,
  pattern = "\\.(tif|tiff)$",
  recursive = FALSE,
  verbose = FALSE
)

Arguments

input_data: Character string (path to file or directory), character vector of file paths, or a SpatRaster/Raster* object
pattern: File pattern for directory search (default: tif files)
recursive: Search subdirectories recursively
verbose: Print progress messages

Value

List of terra SpatRaster objects

Examples

if (FALSE) { # \dontrun{
# These examples require directory structures with multiple data files
# Load from directory with error handling
rasters <- load_raster_data("/path/to/raster/files")

# Load from file list with validation
rasters <- load_raster_data(c("file1.tif", "file2.tif"))
} # }