get_crs: Convert the CRS to a URI.

In osdatahub: Easier Interaction with the Ordnance Survey Data Hub

Convert the CRS to a URI.

Description

Given possible user-inputs to specify a CRS, check validity and then convert the CRS labels into a URI accepted by the OS Data Hub.

Usage

get_crs(x, returnType = c("uri", "number", "code"))

Arguments

x	(character or numeric) The CRS for the, either in the format "epsg:xxxx" or an EPSG number. e.g. British National Grid can be supplied as "epsg:27700" or 27700. Available CRS values are: EPSG:27700, EPSG:4326, EPSG:7405, EPSG:3857, and CRS84.
returnType	(character) Should the URI to the CRS be returned ('uri'), the EPSG number ('number'), or the string value ('code')? The default is 'uri'.

Value

Character string of a URI to the CRS specification.

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