NEWS

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rlandfire 2.0.2 (2026-03-18)

• Update product layer names to comply with new naming convension released on March 18, 2026
• Fix bug causing error referencing edit_mask when edit_rule is provided without edit_mask
• Allow edit_rule with no value when change operator is cv
• Update vignette to show use of landfireVSI() instead of only unzip and read
• Minor edits to tests, documentation, and startup message

rlandfire 2.0.1 (2025-07-31)

• Fully deprecated the old landfireAPI() function in favor of landfireAPIv2()
• Shapefile POST requests are repeated if they fail with status code 500, up to a maximum of 3 attempts.
• Minor bug fixes and improvements to address CRAN check issues on Windows-release

rlandfire 2.0.0 (2025-04-28)

• Added support for the new "version 2" LANDFIRE Products Service (LFPS) API
• Deprecated the old landfireAPI() function in favor of landfireAPIv2()
• Added new features to landfireAPIv2() including:
  • edit_mask to restrict edit rules to a specific area using a shapefile
  • Support for more complex edit_rule requests
  • Option to run calls in the background with background = TRUE
• Added new functions:
  • cancelJob(): cancels a previously submitted job
  • checkStatus(): checks the status of a background job manually and download files if complete
  • healthCheck(): checks the current status of the LFPS API
  • landfireVSI(): reads LANDFIRE GeoTIFFs as a Spatraster using GDAL's Virtual File System (VSI)
• Improved error handling and reporting and minor bug fixes
• Updated documentation, vignette, and examples to reflect the new API
• License for v2.0.0 is now GPL-3.0 due to dependencies on terra

rlandfire 1.0.1

• Created startup message with warning about potential/upcoming product name changes
• Updated links to LFPS products table in documentation and viewProducts()
• Updated documentation to reflect product name changes
• Added documentation to README.md and the vignette on working with categorical data
• Added foreign to suggests

rlandfire 1.0.0 (2024-03-15)

• CRAN submission
• Modified CITATION and DESCRIPTION files
• Minor edits to vignette and documentation
• Improved error reporting in landfireAPI() if multiple map zones are supplied

rlandfire 0.4.1

• Fixed issue with license badge in README

rlandfire 0.4.0

• Added new function (getZone()) which returns the LANDFIRE map zone based on a spatial object or zone name
  • Removed dependencies on terra and stringr
  • Updated to MIT + file LICENSE
  • Added argument to specify order of values in the extend argument of getAOI()
  • Added additional tests for getAOI(), getZone(), and landfireAPI()
  • Improved portability of examples

rlandfire 0.3.0

• Added new function (viewProducts()) to open the LFPS products table in your web browser
• Fixed bug causing early timeout well before max_time was reached

rlandfire 0.2.2

• Added a NEWS.md file to track changes to the package.
• Improved getAOI() example
• Added additional checks to landfireAPI
• Created a vignette

rlandfire 0.2.1

• Corrected issue with getAOI() returning values in wrong order
• Added checks to prevent API error when resolution is set to 30 by user
• Fixed documentation formatting
• Updated package tests

rlandfire 0.2.0

• Added edit rule functionality in landfireAPI()
• Improved error/warning reporting
• Return useful object w/ class landfire_api
• Added tests for landfireAPI() and .fmt_editrules (internal)
• Improved and updated documentation
• Fixed minor errors and bugs