import_points_from_csv: Import point data from a CSV file

In JGCRI/rgis: R-based Geographic Information System (GIS) utilities

Import point data from a CSV file

Description

Import point data that contains a value to be spatially joined to the fishnet containing fractional area. May either be a shapefile or a CSV file containing a latitude and longitude for each record.

Usage

import_points_from_csv(
  f,
  pts_lat_field,
  pts_lon_field,
  pts_crs = 4326,
  my_crs = 3857
)

Arguments

f	character. The full path with filename and extension to the points dataset.
pts_lat_field	character. The field name for latitude
pts_lon_field	character. The field name for longitude
pts_crs	int. The native EPSG number for the coordinate reference system used in the creation of the input points data. The default is 4326 (WGS 1984).
my_crs	int. The EPSG number of the desired coordinate reference system. The default is EPSG:3857 the WGS 84 / Pseudo-Mercator – Used by all modern web mapping applications.

Value

A simple features (sf) spatial data frame object.

Author(s)

Chris R. Vernon ([e-mail])

JGCRI/rgis documentation built on July 27, 2023, 1:47 p.m.