location_getSingleElevation_USGS: Get elevation data from a USGS web service
In MazamaLocationUtils: Manage Spatial Metadata for Known Locations

View source: R/location_getSingleElevation_USGS.R

location_getSingleElevation_USGS

R Documentation

Get elevation data from a USGS web service

Description

USGS APIs are used to determine the elevation in meters associated with the longitude and latitude.

Note: The conversion factor for meters to feet is 3.28084.

Usage

location_getSingleElevation_USGS(
  longitude = NULL,
  latitude = NULL,
  verbose = TRUE
)

Arguments

`longitude`	Single longitude in decimal degrees E.
`latitude`	Single latitude in decimal degrees N.
`verbose`	Logical controlling the generation of progress messages.

Value

Numeric elevation value.

References

https://apps.nationalmap.gov/pqs/

Examples


library(MazamaLocationUtils)

# Fail gracefully if any resources are not available
try({

  # Wenatchee
  lon <- -120.325278
  lat <- 47.423333

  location_getSingleElevation_USGS(lon, lat)
  
}, silent = FALSE)

MazamaLocationUtils documentation built on Nov. 2, 2023, 6:16 p.m.