raster (version 1.1.7)

polygonFromExtent: Polygon from Extent

Description

polygonFromExtent creates a SpatialPolygon object from a Extent object (or a Raster*) object

Usage

polygonFromExtent(bndbox, sp=TRUE)

Arguments

bndbox

An object of class Extent (which you can create with extent() )

sp

logical. If TRUE, the output will be a SpatialPolygons object (sp package). Otherwise a matrix of coordinates is returned

Value

• a matrix or a SpatialPolygons object

See Also

cellsFromExtent, extent, SpatialPolygons

Examples

r <- raster()
e <- extent(r)
pol <- polygonFromExtent(e)