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R bindings to the liblwgeom library

This package provides functions that use liblwgeom, including st_geohash(), st_minimum_bounding_circle(), st_split(), st_subdivide(), st_transform_proj() (transform through proj, omitting GDAL) and st_as_sfc.TWKB() (creates sfc from tiny wkb), as well as the geodetic (spherical/ellipsoidal) geometry functions st_geod_area(), st_geod_length(), st_geod_distance(), st_geod_covers(), st_geod_azimuth(), and st_geod_segmentize(). The previously offered st_make_valid() is now a generic in package sf (sf::st_make_valid()).

Installing

lwgeom depends on sf, which has to be installed first. This package uses the liblwgeom library, and compiles a shipped (and modified) version of liblwgeom. It links to the GEOS and PROJ libraries.

To install from source, it should be enough to have installed sf from source; the resources for this package (PROJ, GEOS) are being reused.

lwgeom source now included

Previous to version 0.1-6, lwgeom would also try to link the system library liblwgeom; from 0.1-6 on only the shipped version is used.

Contributing

  • Contributions of all sorts are most welcome, issues and pull requests are the preferred ways of sharing them.
  • When contributing pull requests, please adhere to the package style (in package code use = rather than <-; don’t change indentation; tab stops of 4 spaces are preferred)
  • This project is released with a Contributor Code of Conduct. By participating in this project you agree to abide by its terms.