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spsurvey (version 3.4)

irslin: Select an Independent Random Sample (IRS) of a Linear Resource

Description

This function selects an independent random sample (IRS) of a linear resource.

Usage

irslin(shapefilename=NULL, linframe, samplesize=100, SiteBegin=1)

Arguments

shapefilename

name of the input shapefile. If shapefilename equals NULL, then the shapefile or shapefiles in the working directory are used. The default is NULL.

linframe

a data frame containing id, mdcaty and mdm.

samplesize

number of points to select in the sample. The default is 100.

SiteBegin

number to use for first site in the design. The default is 1.

Value

A data frame of IRS sample points containing: SiteID, id, x, y, mdcaty, and weight.

See Also

irs