hexify_grid_global: Generate a global grid of hexagon polygons

In hexify: Equal-Area Hex Grids on the 'Snyder' 'ISEA' 'Icosahedron'

Generate a global grid of hexagon polygons

Description

Creates hexagon polygons covering the entire Earth.

Usage

hexify_grid_global(area, aperture = 3L, resround = "nearest")

Arguments

area	Target cell area in km^2
aperture	Grid aperture: 3, 4, or 7
resround	Resolution rounding: "nearest", "up", or "down"

Value

sf object with hexagon polygons covering the globe

See Also

grid_global for the recommended S4 interface, hexify_grid_rect for regional grids

Other sf conversion: hex_corners_to_sf(), hexify_cell_to_sf(), hexify_grid_rect()

Examples

library(hexify)
library(sf)

# Coarse global grid (~100,000 km^2 cells)
global_grid <- hexify_grid_global(area = 100000)
plot(st_geometry(global_grid), border = "gray")

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