shortest_distance_to_line: Shortest distance between pairs of geometries

In tectonicr: Analyzing the Orientation of Maximum Horizontal Stress

Shortest distance between pairs of geometries

Description

The shortest Great Circle distance between pairs of geometries

Usage

shortest_distance_to_line(x, line, ellipsoidal = FALSE)

Arguments

x, line	objects of class sfg, sfc or sf
ellipsoidal	Logical. Whether the distance is calculated using spherical distances (sf::st_distance()) or ellipsoidal distances (lwgeom::st_geod_distance()).

Value

numeric. Shortest distance in meters

Examples

plate_boundary <- subset(plates, plates$pair == "na-pa")
shortest_distance_to_line(san_andreas, plate_boundary) |>
  head()

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