st_geomfromtext: Geometry from text

Description Usage Arguments Details Value Examples

View source: R/geomfromtext.R

Description

Construct a geometry from OGC Well-Known text (WKT) description.

Usage

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st_geomfromtext(x, crs = sf::NA_crs_)

Arguments

x

WKT description

crs

coordinate reference system

Details

It can be used as an equivalent to type casting in postgis ('POINT(1 1)'::geometry)

Value

A geometry (class sfc)

Examples

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st_geomfromtext('POLYGON((38 16,38 50,65 50,66 16,38 16))')
st_geomfromtext('POINT(-71.064544 42.28787)', crs = 4326)

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