ddbs_geom_validation_funs: Geometry validation functions

In duckspatial: R Interface to 'DuckDB' Database with Spatial Extension

Geometry validation functions

Description

Functions to check various geometric properties and validity conditions of spatial geometries using DuckDB's spatial extension.

Usage

ddbs_is_simple(
  x,
  new_column = "is_simple",
  conn = NULL,
  name = NULL,
  mode = NULL,
  overwrite = FALSE,
  quiet = FALSE
)

ddbs_is_valid(
  x,
  new_column = "is_valid",
  conn = NULL,
  name = NULL,
  mode = NULL,
  overwrite = FALSE,
  quiet = FALSE
)

ddbs_is_closed(
  x,
  new_column = "is_closed",
  conn = NULL,
  name = NULL,
  mode = NULL,
  overwrite = FALSE,
  quiet = FALSE
)

ddbs_is_empty(
  x,
  new_column = "is_empty",
  conn = NULL,
  name = NULL,
  mode = NULL,
  overwrite = FALSE,
  quiet = FALSE
)

ddbs_is_ring(
  x,
  new_column = "is_ring",
  conn = NULL,
  name = NULL,
  mode = NULL,
  overwrite = FALSE,
  quiet = FALSE
)

Arguments

x	Input spatial data. Can be: A duckspatial_df object (lazy spatial data frame via dbplyr) An sf object A tbl_lazy from dbplyr A character string naming a table/view in conn Data is returned from this object.
new_column	Name of the new column to create on the input data. Ignored with mode = "sf".
conn	A connection object to a DuckDB database. If NULL, the function runs on a temporary DuckDB database.
name	A character string of length one specifying the name of the table, or a character string of length two specifying the schema and table names. If NULL (the default), the function returns the result as an sf object
mode	Character. Controls the return type. Options: "duckspatial" (default): Lazy spatial data frame backed by dbplyr/DuckDB "sf": Eagerly collected sf object (uses memory) Can be set globally via ddbs_options(mode = "...") or per-function via this argument. Per-function overrides global setting.
overwrite	Boolean. whether to overwrite the existing table if it exists. Defaults to FALSE. This argument is ignored when name is NULL.
quiet	A logical value. If TRUE, suppresses any informational messages. Defaults to FALSE.

Details

These functions provide different types of geometric validation. Note that by default, the functions add a new column as a logical vector. This behaviour allows to filter the data within DuckDB without the need or materializating a vector in R (see details).

• ddbs_is_valid() checks if a geometry is valid according to the OGC Simple Features specification. Invalid geometries may have issues like self-intersections in polygons, duplicate points, or incorrect ring orientations.

• ddbs_is_simple() determines whether geometries are simple, meaning they are free of self-intersections. For example, a linestring that crosses itself is not simple.

• ddbs_is_ring() checks if a linestring geometry is closed (first and last points are identical) and simple (no self-intersections), forming a valid ring.

• ddbs_is_empty() tests whether a geometry is empty, containing no points. Empty geometries are valid but represent the absence of spatial information.

• ddbs_is_closed() determines if a linestring geometry is closed, meaning the first and last coordinates are identical. Unlike ddbs_is_ring(), this does not check for simplicity.

Value

• mode = "duckspatial" (default): A duckspatial_df (lazy spatial data frame) backed by dbplyr/DuckDB.

• mode = "sf": An eagerly collected vector in R memory.

• When name is provided: writes the table in the DuckDB connection and returns TRUE (invisibly).

Examples

## Not run: 
## load package
library(duckspatial)
library(dplyr)

## create a duckdb database in memory (with spatial extension)
conn <- ddbs_create_conn(dbdir = "memory")

## read data
countries_ddbs <- ddbs_open_dataset(
  system.file("spatial/countries.geojson", 
  package = "duckspatial")
)

rivers_ddbs <- ddbs_open_dataset(
  system.file("spatial/rivers.geojson", 
  package = "duckspatial")
)

## geometry validation
ddbs_is_valid(countries_ddbs)
ddbs_is_simple(countries_ddbs)
ddbs_is_ring(rivers_ddbs)
ddbs_is_empty(countries_ddbs)
ddbs_is_closed(countries_ddbs)

## filter invalid countries
ddbs_is_valid(countries_ddbs) |> filter(!is_valid)

## End(Not run)

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