convert.distance.degree: Functions for Converting Distances to/from Degrees

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Functions for Converting Distances to/from Degrees

Description

This set of functions converts given distances either from km-to-degrees and miles-to-degrees or degrees-to-km and degrees-to-miles.

Usage

km2d(km, base.latitude = 38.280479)

ml2d(ml, base.latitude = 38.280479)

d2km(d, base.latitude = 38.280479)

d2ml(d, base.latitude = 38.280479)

Arguments

km	numeric. A single numeric km distance.
base.latitude	numeric. A single numeric base latitude. Base latitude is generally selected as the mean latitude of your shapefile.
ml	numeric. A single numeric mile distance.
d	numeric. A single numeric degrees.

Details

• km2d: Converts km to degrees by the selected latitude degree.

• ml2d: Converts miles to degrees by the selected latitude degree.

• d2km: Converts degrees to kilometers by the selected latitude degree.

• d2ml: Converts degrees to miles by the selected latitude degree.

Value

Numeric value.

Author(s)

Omer Kara

Examples

km2d(100)
ml2d(100)
d2km(100)
d2ml(100)

omerkara/okara documentation built on Nov. 21, 2023, 7:56 p.m.