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CatastRoNav vs ggdemetra

A side-by-side editorial comparison of CatastRoNav and ggdemetra — release velocity, themes, recent moves, and the top alternatives to consider.

CatastRoNav vs ggdemetra: at a glance

FeatureCatastRoNavggdemetra
SectorAnalyticsAnalytics
Velocity score0.00.0
Sparks · 30d00
Top themesspatial-data, open-government-data, spain, wmsseasonal-adjustment, ggplot2, time-series, tramo-seats
Last editorial update9h ago1h ago
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What is CatastRoNav?

Navarre's cadastre client finally reaches feature parity with its bigger Spanish sibling.

CatastRoNav wraps the Cadastre of Navarre, a Spanish region that publishes its own cadastral services separately from the national system. Until 1.0.0 the package could only fetch cadastral parcels via ATOM; it now retrieves buildings and addresses through ATOM as well and adds WMS INSPIRE layer access through catrnav_wms_get_layer(). The same release relicenses to GPL-2, moves requests to httr2 with retries and switches messaging to cli.

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What is ggdemetra?

A ggplot2 layer for seasonal adjustment output, filling in one plot type at a time.

ggdemetra is a thin, focused bridge: it puts RJDemetra's seasonal adjustment results — TRAMO-SEATS and X-13 models — into ggplot2 geoms and autoplot methods. Development runs in short bursts separated by long quiet stretches, and the most recent work has been correcting SI ratio handling rather than adding surface. The API is small enough that a single function rename counts as the notable change in a release.

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CatastRoNav vs ggdemetra: editorial side-by-side

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CatastRoNav
ANALYTICS
0.0

Navarre's cadastre client finally reaches feature parity with its bigger Spanish sibling.

◆ Current state

CatastRoNav wraps the Cadastre of Navarre, a Spanish region that publishes its own cadastral services separately from the national system. Until 1.0.0 the package could only fetch cadastral parcels via ATOM; it now retrieves buildings and addresses through ATOM as well and adds WMS INSPIRE layer access through catrnav_wms_get_layer(). The same release relicenses to GPL-2, moves requests to httr2 with retries and switches messaging to cli.

◆ Where it's heading

The package is being pulled into line with CatastRo, the maintainer's national-cadastre client: same transport, same UTF-8 normalization strategy, same option names falling back to the CatastRo equivalents. Coverage has been gated by what the Navarre Cadastre actually publishes — 0.1.0 said outright that further ATOM capabilities would arrive when the regional service made them available, and 1.0.0 is that promise landing.

◆ Prediction

Expect the next releases to track new Navarre service endpoints as they are published, and to inherit whatever maintenance pattern CatastRo adopts next.

G
ggdemetra
ANALYTICS
0.0

A ggplot2 layer for seasonal adjustment output, filling in one plot type at a time.

◆ Current state

ggdemetra is a thin, focused bridge: it puts RJDemetra's seasonal adjustment results — TRAMO-SEATS and X-13 models — into ggplot2 geoms and autoplot methods. Development runs in short bursts separated by long quiet stretches, and the most recent work has been correcting SI ratio handling rather than adding surface. The API is small enough that a single function rename counts as the notable change in a release.

◆ Where it's heading

The package has been steadily completing its coverage of the seasonal adjustment output surface: component extractors and autoplot methods in 0.2.3, SI ratio plotting in 0.2.5, then two releases of corrections to make SI ratios behave under TRAMO-SEATS jSA models and when no seasonal component is exported. Alongside that, the naming is being tidied — y_forecast() became raw(), and init_ggplot() shortened the setup boilerplate. This reads as a package approaching the edge of its intended scope and spending its effort on correctness.

◆ Prediction

Two consecutive releases fixing SI ratios under TRAMO-SEATS suggest that code path is the least settled part of the package, so further corrections there are the most likely next move. The entries give no indication of new model families or plot types being planned.

Alternatives to CatastRoNav and ggdemetra

Other Analytics products tracked by Sparkpulse, ranked by recent ship velocity. Each card links to a full editorial trajectory and lets you pivot into a head-to-head comparison with either CatastRoNav or ggdemetra.

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Recent activity from CatastRoNav and ggdemetra

Latest ship moves from both products, interleaved chronologically. ⚡ = editorial spark.

  1. 1mo agoCatastRoNavBuildings, addresses and WMS layers arrive in 1.0.0
  2. 2y agoCatastRoNavATOM parcel retrieval and a caching system
  3. 2y agoggdemetrasiratio() fix when TRAMO-SEATS exports no seasonal component
  4. 2y agoggdemetraraw() replaces y_forecast(); new init_ggplot() helper
  5. 2y agoggdemetraRe-tagged moments later as 0.2.7
  6. 3y agoggdemetraSI ratio plotting functions land
  7. 3y agoCatastRoNavGeometry validity fix for returned sf objects
  8. 3y agoCatastRoNavFirst release opens the Navarre cadastre to R
  9. 5y agoggdemetrats2df() conversion helper and geom_outlier date fix
  10. 6y agoggdemetrageom_arima no longer recomputes the model

Frequently asked questions

What is the difference between CatastRoNav and ggdemetra?

They serve adjacent needs but don't currently overlap on shipped themes. CatastRoNav and ggdemetra are shipping at a similar cadence (velocity 0.0 vs 0.0, both within Sparkpulse's "active" band). See the at-a-glance table above for a side-by-side breakdown of velocity, recent sparks, and editorial themes.

Is CatastRoNav better than ggdemetra?

Sparkpulse doesn't pick a winner — we score release velocity, not feature parity. CatastRoNav and ggdemetra are shipping at a similar cadence (velocity 0.0 vs 0.0, both within Sparkpulse's "active" band). For your specific use case, the alternatives sections above list other Analytics products to evaluate alongside.

What are the best alternatives to CatastRoNav?

Top CatastRoNav alternatives in Analytics are ranked by recent ship velocity. Browse the "CatastRoNav alternatives" section above for the current picks, or visit /alternatives/catastronav for the full list with editorial commentary on each.

What are the best alternatives to ggdemetra?

Top ggdemetra alternatives in Analytics are ranked by recent ship velocity. Browse the "ggdemetra alternatives" section above for the current picks, or visit /alternatives/ggdemetra for the full list with editorial commentary on each.