trueCOGll: True centre of gravity from a set of Lat longs

Description Usage Arguments Value Author(s) References Examples

View source: R/projWiz.R

Description

Calculates the "true" centre of gravity (weighted) from a set of lat longs, using cartesian geometry

Usage

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trueCOGll(thepoints)

Arguments

thepoints

set of points c(lat,long)

Value

a point (lat,long) from centre

Author(s)

Justin Moat. J.Moat@kew.org

References

Descartes, R., 1637. Discours de la methode. A Leyde, De l’imprimerie de I. Maire, Paris.

Examples

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lat <- runif (200,-24,-12)
long <- runif (200,43,51)
ll <- data.frame(lat,long)
cp <- trueCOGll(ll)

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