getColTypes             Get the column types of a tibble
makeExampleDB           Build an example database
matchOntology           Match target terms with an ontology
normGeometry            Normalise geometries
normTable               Normalise data tables
regDataseries           Register a new dataseries
regGeometry             Register a new geometry entry
regTable                Register a new areal data table
start_arealDB           Set the root path
testCompressed          Test whether a file is a compressed file
updateTable             Update a table
