deSliver: A function for merging sliver polygons into non-sliver...

Description Usage Arguments Value Examples

Description

A function for merging sliver polygons into non-sliver neighbours. The threshold is applied to the area of the multipolygon object, not each individual polygon. Non-sliver polygons keep their original attributesl Inteded to be used when it is important to retain the original extent of an area while removing sliver polygons

Usage

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deSliver(x, threshold)

Arguments

x

A spatialPolygonsDataFrame or sf object

threshold

the minimum area below which a polygon is considered a sliver

Value

an object of class sf or Spatial with sliver polygons merged to their nearest valid neighbour.

Examples

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deSliver(x = intersectedPolygons, threshold = 500)

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