inst/tinytest/test-area.R

# Comparing also against geographiclib (https://geographiclib.sourceforge.io/)
# https://geographiclib.sourceforge.io/cgi-bin/Planimeter

### Geodetic area ###
# 2D EPSG:4326
lon <- c(-6.43698696, -6.43166843, -6.42706831, -6.42102546,
         -6.42248238, -6.42639092, -6.42998435, -6.43321409)
lat <- c(58.21740316, 58.21930597, 58.22014035, 58.22034112,
         58.21849188, 58.21853606, 58.21824033, 58.21748949)
expect_true(all(abs(sgo_area(sgo_points(list(lon=lon, lat=lat), epsg=4326)) -
                      133610.63495) < 0.00001))

# 3D input (should just ignre the heights)
lon <- c(-6.43698696, -6.43166843, -6.42706831, -6.42102546,
         -6.42248238, -6.42639092, -6.42998435, -6.43321409)
lat <- c(58.21740316, 58.21930597, 58.22014035, 58.22034112,
         58.21849188, 58.21853606, 58.21824033, 58.21748949)
# Fake heights in metres
h <- c(32, 87.5, 0, 32, 76.7, 45,7, 87.4, 26.87)
expect_true(all(abs(sgo_area(sgo_points(list(lon=lon, lat=lat, h=h),
                             coords=c("lon", "lat", "h"), epsg=4979)) -
                      133610.63495) < 0.00001))

# Lots of vertices (converted from BNG data)
stirling.p.const <- readRDS(file="stirling.p.const.rds")
stirling.sgo <- sgo_bng_lonlat(sgo_points(stirling.p.const, epsg=27700),
                               to=4326)
expect_equal(round(sgo_area(stirling.sgo) / 10000, 4), 216400.2725) #in ha

# Same but interpolating vertices (the shorter the sides the more accurate)
# in this case, interpolating every 30m. matches the results of geographiclib
# https://geographiclib.sourceforge.io/scripts/geod-calc.html
expect_equal(round(sgo_area(stirling.sgo, interpolate=30), 2),
             2164002729.34) #in m^2


### Planar area ###
# Wrong input
expect_error(sgo_area(sgo_points(list(-344578.12, 7751020.42), epsg=3857)),
             "function doesn't support the input's EPSG")

# Lots of vertices (Stirling Parliament Constituency)
stirling.p.const <- readRDS(file="stirling.p.const.rds")
stirling.sgo <- sgo_points(stirling.p.const, epsg=27700)
expect_equal(round(sgo_area(stirling.sgo) / 10000, 3), 216359.129) #in ha

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