save spatial output to GeoPKG, SQLite, CSV

[dylanbeaudette]

There is no reason to store data as SHP + CSV any longer. CSV output is helpful for inspection outside of R / GIS, however, it is difficult to actually use in ESRI tools.

GeoPKG works well for storing spatial data:

• sample locations
• polygons with QA/QC metrics already attached

Also, we would not be limited to 10 characters in field names. Be sure to remove reserved characters like "." from field names.

Notes here.

[brownag]

No reason except for the fact that they are very commonly used formats still.

I like GeoPKG... but I am not really convinced we can make them work with ESRI tools consistently. Has there been some improvements on this I am not aware of?