Error: isTRUE(gpclibPermitStatus()) is not TRUE when using fortify function, rgdal package

Question

I am trying to work with spatial data that I downloaded here in order to make a map in ggplot2.

library(rgdal)
library(ggplot2)
library(rgeos)
df <- read         


        

Answer 1

I had this issue after upgrading R. I reinstalled rgdal and all was good.