ee_table_to_drive function

Creates a task to export a FeatureCollection to Google Drive.

Creates a task to export a FeatureCollection to Google Drive. This function is a wrapper around ee$batch$Export$table$toDrive(...).

ee_table_to_drive(
  collection,
  description = "myExportTableTask",
  folder = "rgee_backup",
  fileNamePrefix = NULL,
  timePrefix = TRUE,
  fileFormat = NULL,
  selectors = NULL
)

Arguments

• collection: The feature collection to be exported.
• description: User-friendly name of the task.
• folder: The name of a unique folder in your Drive account to export into. Defaults to the root of the drive.
• fileNamePrefix: The Google Drive filename for the export. Defaults to the name of the task.
• timePrefix: Add current date and time as a prefix to files to export.
• fileFormat: The output format: "CSV" (default), "GeoJSON", "KML", "KMZ", "SHP", or "TFRecord".
• selectors: A list of properties to include in the output, as a list of strings or a comma-separated string. By default, all properties are included. **kwargs: Holds other keyword arguments that may have been deprecated such as 'driveFolder' and 'driveFileNamePrefix'.

Returns

An unstarted Task that exports the table to Google Drive.

Examples

## Not run:

library(rgee)
library(stars)
library(sf)

ee_users()
ee_Initialize(drive = TRUE)

# Define study area (local -> earth engine)
# Communal Reserve Amarakaeri - Peru
rlist <- list(xmin = -71.13, xmax = -70.95,ymin = -12.89, ymax = -12.73)
ROI <- c(rlist$xmin, rlist$ymin,
         rlist$xmax, rlist$ymin,
         rlist$xmax, rlist$ymax,
         rlist$xmin, rlist$ymax,
         rlist$xmin, rlist$ymin)
ee_ROI <- matrix(ROI, ncol = 2, byrow = TRUE) %>%
  list() %>%
  st_polygon() %>%
  st_sfc() %>%
  st_set_crs(4326) %>%
  sf_as_ee()

amk_fc <- ee$FeatureCollection(
  list(ee$Feature(ee_ROI, list(name = "Amarakaeri")))
)

task_vector <- ee_table_to_drive(
  collection = amk_fc,
  fileFormat = "GEO_JSON",
  fileNamePrefix = "geom_Amarakaeri"
)
task_vector$start()
ee_monitoring(task_vector) # optional
ee_drive_to_local(task = task_vector)
## End(Not run)

See Also

Other vector export task creator: ee_table_to_asset(), ee_table_to_gcs()