Changes in version 3.1.0 (2024-12-10)                  

  - Improvements
      - Minor code updates in ssr() to accommodate changes to package:
        terra (thank you Robert Hijmans for the help).
  - Bugfixes
      - Corresponding minor updates to manual pages and code.

                 Changes in version 3.0.1 (2023-08-22)                  

  - Improvements
      - Minor error trapping in ssr() that now provides meaningful
        feedback.
  - Bugfixes
      - Corresponding minor updates to manual pages and code.

                 Changes in version 3.0.0 (2023-08-07)                  

  - Improvements
      - Adaptations for retired rgeos and rgdal packages.
      - Transfer reliance to package: terra.
  - Bugfixes
      - Minor updates to manual pages and code.
      - Removed some old commented code to clean scripts.
  - Retire
      - Retired batchssr() that are not necessary given the simplicity
        with which ssr() can be called in a loop.
      - Retired shpsplitter() as it was a niche tool used infrequently
        and it forces the data to be brought into ssr() clean, rather
        than rely on the tool to attempt to handle exceptions.

                 Changes in version 2.2.0 (2021-12-10)                  

  - Improvements
      - Removal of as.vector() calls to data.frames as per new CRAN
        requirements.
  - Bugfixes
      - Minor updates to manual pages and code.
      - Removed some old commented code.
      - Moved some console feedback to warning() calls.
      - Fixed some index references that used integers to column names.

                 Changes in version 2.1.0 (2020-04-27)                  

  - Improvements
      - Inclusion of 'porosity()' function that provides the
        functionality of Remmel (2018), fully implemented in R and not
        relying on ArcGIS or Python.
      - Manual page included for 'porosity()'.
      - Added a small test raster, 'rst', in the 'data' supplied with
        this package.
      - New reference (Remmel 2018) added.
      - Changed earlier incorrect reference to Remmel (2018) to Remmel
        (2015).
      - Keeping pace with updated build of 'raster' package requiring R
        version 3.6.2
  - Bugfixes
      - Minor updates to manual pages and code.

                 Changes in version 2.0.4 (2020-04-09)                  

  - Improvements
      - 'patternbits()' function to handle toroidal and non-toroidal
        grids is now working.
      - 'patternbits()' function now also handles grids whose number of
        rows and columns may differ.
      - Manual pages updated.
      - New reference (Remmel 2020) added.
      - Included a NEWS page to list updates.
  - Bugfixes
      - Minor clean-up of code.

                 Changes in version 2.0.3 (2020-04-02)                  

  - Bugfixes
      - Fixed manual and description pages that provided outdated
        information.

                 Changes in version 2.0.2 (2020-03-15)                  

  - Improvements
      - Major bringing together of the origianl ShapePattern and
        PatternClass packages under this umbrella.
      - Included 'patternbits()' function, though some functionality is
        not fully operational.

                 Changes in version 1.0.1 (2016-10-26)                  

  - Improvements
      - Updates to manual pages.
  - Bugfixes
      - Fix examples and clear warnings.

                  Changes in version 1.0 (2016-04-27)                   

  - First submission to CRAN.