getBASSample: Generate the BAS sample.

In spbal: Spatially Balanced Sampling Algorithms

Generate the BAS sample.

Description

This function is repeatedly called from function spbal::getBASSampleDriver to generate a BAS sample.

Usage

getBASSample(shapefile, bb, n, seeds, boxes = NULL)

Arguments

shapefile	Shape file as a polygon (sp or sf) to select sites for.
bb	Bounding box which defines the area around the study area. A bounding box must be supplied.
n	Number of sites to select. If using stratification it is a named vector containing sample sizes of each group.
seeds	A vector of 2 seeds, u1 and u2. seeds must have a value when this function is called.
boxes	A vector of integers for which points along the Halton random starting point to sample from.

Value

A list containing two variables, $sample containing locations in the BAS sample, in BAS order and $seeds, the u1 and u2 seeds used to generate the sample.

Author(s)

This function was written by Phil Davies.

spbal documentation built on April 4, 2025, 2:05 a.m.