buffer: Apply a buffer region to a sf object

In rcrisp: Automate the Delineation of Urban River Spaces

Apply a buffer region to a sf object

Description

If the input object is in lat/lon coordinates, the buffer is approximately applied by first transforming the object in a suitable projected CRS, expanding it with the given buffer, and then transforming it back to the lat/lon system.

Usage

buffer(obj, buffer_distance, ...)

Arguments

obj	A sf object
buffer_distance	Buffer distance in meters
...	Optional parameters passed on to sf::st_buffer()

Value

Expanded sf object

rcrisp documentation built on Aug. 8, 2025, 6:42 p.m.