st_union_intersection: Union intersecting geometries in x
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Union intersecting geometries in x

1	st_union_intersection(x)

`x`	An simple features object (`sf`, `sfg`, or `sfg`)

The union of intersecting geometries Specifically, union all of the intersecting groups in x https://gis.stackexchange.com/a/323067

sf::st_union()

library(sf)
sq = function(pt, sz = 1) {
 st_polygon(list(rbind(c(pt - sz), c(pt[1] + sz, pt[2] - sz), c(pt + sz),
   c(pt[1] - sz, pt[2] + sz), c(pt - sz))))
}
x = st_sf(box = 1:6, st_sfc(sq(c(4.2,4.2)), sq(c(0,0)), sq(c(1, -0.8)),
  sq(c(0.5, 1.7)), sq(c(3,3)), sq(c(-3, -3))))
st_union_intersection(x)