get_elev_along_path: Get Elevation Along Path (experimental)

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Get Elevation Along Path (experimental)

Description

Uses a cross section retrieval web services to retrieve elevation along a path.

Usage

get_elev_along_path(points, num_pts, res = 1, status = TRUE)

Arguments

points	sf data.frame containing a point column.
num_pts	numeric number of points to retrieve along the cross section.
res	integer resolution of 3D Elevation Program data to request. Must be on of: 1, 3, 5, 10, 30, 60.
status	logical

Value

sf data.frame containing points retrieved. Names include "id", "distance_m", "elevation_m", "spatial_ref", "geometry", and ".group". .group tracks which input point each set of output points belongs to.

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