make.coverage: Creates a Coverage.Grid object

In dssd: Distance Sampling Survey Design

Creates a Coverage.Grid object

Description

This creates an instance of the Coverage.Grid class.

Usage

make.coverage(
  region = make.region(),
  spacing = numeric(0),
  n.grid.points = 1000
)

Arguments

region	the region name
spacing	spacing to be used to create the coverage grid. If spacing is specified then any value supplied for n.grid.points will be ignored.
n.grid.points	the desired number of grid points (note that the exact number generated may differ slightly depending on the shape of the study region).

Value

object of class Coverage.Grid

Author(s)

Laura Marshall

Examples

# Fast running example, please note to more accurately assess coverage
# the spacing should be reduced. Spacings of between 20 and 50 will allow
# a better assessment of coverage to be achieved.
region <- make.region()
cover <- make.coverage(region, spacing = 250)
plot(region, cover)

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