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geosphere (version 1.2-21)

makePoly: Add vertices to a polygon or line

Description

Make a polygon or line by adding intermedate points (vertices) on the great circles inbetween the points supplied. This can be relevant when vertices are relatively far apart. It can make the shape of the object to be accurate, when plotted on a plane. makePoly will also close the polygon if needed.

Usage

makePoly(p, interval=10000, r=6378137, sp=FALSE)
makeLine(p, interval=10000, r=6378137, sp=FALSE)

Arguments

p
a 2-column matrix (longitude/latitude) or a SpatialPolygons or SpatialLines object
interval
maximum interval of points, in units of r
r
radius of the earth; default = 6378137
sp
Logical. If TRUE, a SpatialPolygons object is retunred (depends on the 'sp' package)

Value

  • A matrix

Examples

Run this code
pol <- rbind(c(-180,-20), c(-160,5), c(-60, 0), c(-160,-60), c(-180,-20))
plot(pol)
lines(pol, col='red', lwd=3)
pol2 = makePoly(pol, interval=100000)
lines(pol2, col='blue', lwd=2)

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