Submitting Author: mark padgham (@mpadge)
Repository: mpadge/mapscanner
Version submitted: 0.0.1
Editor: @sckott
Reviewer 1: @potterzot
Reviewer 2: @khondula
Archive: TBD
Version accepted: TBD

• Paste the full DESCRIPTION file inside a code block below:

Package: mapscanner
Title: Print Maps, Draw on Them, Scan Them Back In
Version: 0.0.1
Authors@R: c(
    person("Mark", "Padgham", email="[email protected]", role=c("aut", "cre")),
    person("Michael D.", "Sumner", role = "aut", email = "[email protected]"),
    person("Stanislaw", "Adaszewski", role = "cph",
        comment = "author of include concaveman-cpp code"))
Description: Print maps, draw on them, scan them back in, and convert to spatial
    objects.
License: GPL-3 | BSD_2_clause + file LICENSE
Encoding: UTF-8
LazyData: true
NeedsCompilation: yes
Depends: R (>= 3.5.0)
Imports:
    cli,
    curl,
    dplyr,
    fs,
    glue,
    jpeg,
    magrittr,
    magick,
    memoise,
    pdftools,
    png,
    purrr,
    raster,
    Rcpp,
    reproj,
    RNiftyReg,
    sf,
    slippymath,
    tibble,
    RTriangle,
    gibble,
    polyclip,
    unjoin,
    rlang
Suggests: 
    ggplot2,
    knitr,
    lwgeom,
    mapview,
    osmdata,
    rmarkdown,
    testthat,
    spelling
LinkingTo: Rcpp
SystemRequirements:
    C++11
VignetteBuilder: knitr
URL: https://github.com/mpadge/mapscanner
BugReports: https://github.com/mpadge/mapscanner/issues
RoxygenNote: 6.1.1
Language: en-GB

Scope

• Please indicate which category or categories from our package fit policies this package falls under: (Please check an appropriate box below. If you are unsure, we suggest you make a pre-submission inquiry.):

  • data retrieval
  • data extraction
  • database access
  • data munging
  • data deposition
  • reproducibility
  • geospatial data
  • text analysis

• Explain how and why the package falls under these categories (briefly, 1-2 sentences):

mapscanner fits nicely into both data extraction and geospatial data. It is definitely geospatial because it concerns maps, and ultimately generates spatial output in standard (sf) format. It is nevertheless primarily a "data extraction" tool that extracts useful (spatially) structured data from unstructured input in either pdf or image formats.

• Who is the target audience and what are scientific applications of this package?

The target audience comprises social researchers interested in spatial phenomena such as subjective perceptions of regions or areas, or perceptions of location. More specifically, these kinds of analyses are currently restricted to (highly) commercial service provision, and the package aims to aid and empower social researchers in financially disadvantageous circumstances by providing analytic abilities that would otherwise be prohibitively expensive.

• Are there other R packages that accomplish the same thing? If so, how does yours differ or meet our criteria for best-in-category?

No R packages whatsoever that we are aware of. Vaguely similar software exists in other languages, such as mapmatcher (in java; long abandoned) and Maplat (.js; mostly in Japanese, and comparable only in algorithmic terms; purpose is entirely different).

• If you made a pre-submission enquiry, please paste the link to the corresponding issue, forum post, or other discussion, or @tag the editor you contacted.

Pre-submission issue #322, approved for submission by @noamross 🎆

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