sperich (version 1.5-7)

getDistance: Distance between two points in a grid

Description

This function calculates the distance of two points in a grid.

Usage

getDistance(point.a, point.b, resolution=1)

Arguments

point.a

A point in a grid given by its row and column.

point.b

A point in a grid given by its row and column.

resolution

The resolution of the grid in (geographical) degree.

Value

The distance of the two points as an numeric value based on geographical degrees.

Details

This function calculates the distance of two points in a grid by the Pythagorean theorem.

Examples

# NOT RUN {
##initialize data
point.a <- c(5,8)
point.b <- c(10,3)

##calculate the distance of the two points
distance <- getDistance(point.a,point.b, resolution=1)
print(distance)
# }