Apply geographic name fixes to a character vector — polis_fix_geo

Applies every rule in polis_geo_name_fixes() whose field matches the requested field, in table order, to a vector of names. Matching is literal (not regex). NAs are preserved.

Usage

polis_fix_geo_names(x, field, fixes = polis_geo_name_fixes())

Arguments

x: A character vector of geographic names.
field: Which rule set to apply: "adm0_name", "adm1_name" or "location".
fixes: The lookup table (default polis_geo_name_fixes()). Pass a filtered/extended table to customise.

Value

x with the matching fixes applied.

Examples

polis_fix_geo_names(c("REPUBLIQUE DE COTE D'IVOIRE", "NIGERIA"), "adm0_name")
#> [1] "COTE D IVOIRE" "NIGERIA"      
polis_fix_geo_names(c("KHYBER PAKHTOON", "FATA", "SINDH"), "adm1_name")
#> [1] "NWFP"  "NWFP"  "SINDH"