<Error in curl::curl_fetch_disk(url, x$path, handle = handle): Timeout was reached: Connection timed out after 10000 milliseconds> R Package SLGA

Question

I'm trying to use the SLGA package to find the sand content of soils in Australia.

I am behind a firewall at work and so previously could not install the package from github, but now can download from the CRAN repository.

Unfortunately though, I am unable to use the functions to call data possibly because of the firewall.

I tried to use some example functions from github and another question on here and get the timeout for all of them.

Looking at other similar questions looks like it's a proxy/firewall/DNS issue but I'm not really sure what to do as I don't have admin privileges on my machine.

I may be able to request through my IT team that the required URLs are not blocked but I'm not sure exactly which I should ask for-

http://www.clw.csiro.au/aclep/soilandlandscapegrid/ or http://www.asris.csiro.au/arcgis/rest/services/TERN or others?

Any ideas how I can do this @obrl_soil?

aoi <- c(152.95, -27.55, 153.07, -27.45)

bne_surface_clay <- get_soils_data(product = 'NAT', attribute = 'CLY', 
                                   component = 'ALL', depth = 1, aoi = aoi,
                                   write_out = FALSE)

Error:

Error in curl::curl_fetch_disk(url, x$path, handle = handle) : Timeout was reached: Connection timed out after 10015 milliseconds

It's difficult to debug local system or network issues for other people. You should talk with local IT support to resolve this problem. If the issue is a proxy, a common solution (for Windows) is to add the proxy URL and port to the environment variables HTTP_PROXY and HTTPS_PROXY. — neilfws
– neilfws, Commented Sep 1, 2019 at 23:49
@neilfws I had seen something about the .Renviron file before but couldn't find it. Just realised I could create it! I typed: file.edit('~/.Renviron') In Rstudio and that created the file. I found out what the proxy URL is and added it to those variables in the .Renviron file. It worked! Thank you thank you — user3797032
– user3797032, Commented Sep 2, 2019 at 1:21
Good to hear! Then I'll add it as an answer and you can upvote/accept if it solved the issue. — neilfws
– neilfws, Commented Sep 2, 2019 at 3:36

neilfws · Accepted Answer · 2019-09-02 03:36:10Z

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I've seen similar issues at my workplace. A proxy is often the issue and a common solution is to add appropriate environment variables.

For example if the proxy URL is proxy.abc.xyz on port 80, you can define:

HTTP_PROXY=proxy.abc.xyz:80
HTTPS_PROXY=proxy.abc.xyz:80

This can be in a .Renviron file. Or on Windows 10, you can open "edit the system environment variables" in Control Panel.

answered Sep 2, 2019 at 3:36

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