R/stampr-package.r

In colinr23/stampr: Spatial Temporal Analysis of Moving Polygons

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#' stampr: Spatial Temporal Analysis of Moving Polygons
#'
#' The Package \code{stampr} provides tools for performing spatial temporal analysis of moving polygons.
#' These tools allow the calculation of directional relationships, shape indices, and other basic
#' functionality, such as global change metrics. More details about each of these functions
#' can be found in its help documentation.
#'
#' \code{stampr}'s functions utilize the \code{SpatialPolygonsDataFrame} objects from the 
#' package \code{sp}. Polygon relationships are still understudied in the field of 
#' geographic information science, but hopefully \code{stampr} can provide users with a
#' platform for new developments and applied research looking at interesting geographical phenomena.
#'
#' @author Jed Long and Colin Robertson
#' @references
#' Robertson, C., Nelson, T., Boots, B., and Wulder, M. (2007) STAMP: Spatial-temporal analysis of moving polygons.
#'  \emph{Journal of Geographical Systems}, 9:207-227.
#'
#' @import sp rgeos maptools spdep rgdal deldir raster grDevices methods
#' @importFrom stats optim
#' @docType package
#' @name stampr-package
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