readAreaInfo: create SpatialPointsDataFrame with observations of data with...

In rtop: Interpolation of Data with Variable Spatial Support

create SpatialPointsDataFrame with observations of data with a spatial support

Description

readAreaInfo will read a text file with observations and descriptions of data with a spatial support.

Usage

readAreaInfo(fname = "ainfo.txt", id = "id",
                iobs = "iobs", obs = "obs", unc = "unc",
                filenames= "filenames", sep = "\t", 
                debug.level = 1, moreCols = list(NULL)) 

Arguments

fname	name of file with areal information
id	name of column with observation id
iobs	name of column with number of observations
obs	name of column with observations
unc	name of column with possible uncertainty of observation
filenames	name of column with filenames of areas if different names than id should be used.
sep	separator in csv-file
debug.level	used for giving additional output
moreCols	name of other column names the user wants included in ainfo

Details

The function is of particular use when data are not available as shape-files, or when the observations are not part of the shape-files. This function is mainly for compatibility with the former FORTRAN-version. The simplest way to read the data in that case is through st_read. See also rtop-package.

Value

SpatialPointDataFrame with information about observations and/or predictionLocations.

Author(s)

Jon Olav Skoien

rtop documentation built on July 4, 2024, 9:09 a.m.