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MazamaLocationUtils (version 0.3.11)

location_getSingleElevation_USGS: Get elevation data from a USGS web service

Description

USGS APIs are used to determine the elevation in meters associated with the longitude and latitude.

Note: The conversion factor for meters to feet is 3.28084.

Usage

location_getSingleElevation_USGS(
  longitude = NULL,
  latitude = NULL,
  verbose = TRUE
)

Value

Numeric elevation value.

Arguments

longitude

Single longitude in decimal degrees E.

latitude

Single latitude in decimal degrees N.

verbose

Logical controlling the generation of progress messages.

References

https://apps.nationalmap.gov/pqs/

Examples

Run this code
# \donttest{
library(MazamaLocationUtils)

# Fail gracefully if any resources are not available
try({

  # Wenatchee
  lon <- -120.325278
  lat <- 47.423333

  location_getSingleElevation_USGS(lon, lat)
  
}, silent = FALSE)
# }

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