Download State Register of Geographical Names
geonames_download(type, format = "SHP", outdir = ".", unzip = TRUE, ...)names of places ("place") and/or physiographic objects ("object")
data format ("GML", "SHP" (default) and/or "XLSX")
(optional) name of the output directory; by default, files are saved in the working directory
TRUE (default) or FALSE, when TRUE the downloaded archive will be extracted and removed
additional argument for utils::download.file()
a selected data type in the specified format
if (FALSE) {
geonames_download(type = "place", format = "SHP") # 18.2 MB
}