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distance_to_leader calculates the distance to the leader of each spatiotemporal group. The function accepts a data.table with relocation data appended with a rank_position_group_direction column indicating the ranked position along the group direction generated with leader_direction_group(return_rank = TRUE). Relocation data should be in planar coordinates provided in two columns representing the X and Y coordinates.

Usage

distance_to_leader(DT = NULL, coords = NULL, group = "group")

Arguments

DT

input data.table with 'rank_position_group_direction' column generated by leader_direction_group and group column generated by group_pts

coords

character vector of X coordinate and Y coordinate column names. Note: the order is assumed X followed by Y column names.

group

group column name, generated by group_pts, default 'group'

Value

distance_to_leader returns the input DT appended with a distance_leader column indicating the distance to the group leader.

A message is returned when the distance_leader column is already exist in the input DT because it will be overwritten.

Details

The DT must be a data.table. If your data is a data.frame, you can convert it by reference using data.table::setDT or by reassigning using data.table::data.table.

This function expects a rank_position_group_direction column generated with leader_direction_group(return_rank = TRUE), a group column generated with the group_pts function. The coords and group arguments expect the names of columns in DT which correspond to the X and Y coordinates and group columns.

References

See examples of using distance to leader and position within group:

Examples

# Load data.table
library(data.table)

# Read example data
DT <- fread(system.file("extdata", "DT.csv", package = "spatsoc"))

# Cast the character column to POSIXct
DT[, datetime := as.POSIXct(datetime, tz = 'UTC')]
#>            ID        X       Y            datetime population
#>        <char>    <num>   <num>              <POSc>      <int>
#>     1:      A 715851.4 5505340 2016-11-01 00:00:54          1
#>     2:      A 715822.8 5505289 2016-11-01 02:01:22          1
#>     3:      A 715872.9 5505252 2016-11-01 04:01:24          1
#>     4:      A 715820.5 5505231 2016-11-01 06:01:05          1
#>     5:      A 715830.6 5505227 2016-11-01 08:01:11          1
#>    ---                                                       
#> 14293:      J 700616.5 5509069 2017-02-28 14:00:54          1
#> 14294:      J 700622.6 5509065 2017-02-28 16:00:11          1
#> 14295:      J 700657.5 5509277 2017-02-28 18:00:55          1
#> 14296:      J 700610.3 5509269 2017-02-28 20:00:48          1
#> 14297:      J 700744.0 5508782 2017-02-28 22:00:39          1

# (Subset example data to reduce example run time)
DT <- DT[year(datetime) == 2016]

# Temporal grouping
group_times(DT, datetime = 'datetime', threshold = '20 minutes')
#>           ID        X       Y            datetime population minutes timegroup
#>       <char>    <num>   <num>              <POSc>      <int>   <int>     <int>
#>    1:      A 715851.4 5505340 2016-11-01 00:00:54          1       0         1
#>    2:      A 715822.8 5505289 2016-11-01 02:01:22          1       0         2
#>    3:      A 715872.9 5505252 2016-11-01 04:01:24          1       0         3
#>    4:      A 715820.5 5505231 2016-11-01 06:01:05          1       0         4
#>    5:      A 715830.6 5505227 2016-11-01 08:01:11          1       0         5
#>   ---                                                                         
#> 7288:      J 700211.6 5509087 2016-12-31 14:00:49          1       0       728
#> 7289:      J 700165.3 5508825 2016-12-31 16:00:23          1       0       729
#> 7290:      J 700028.7 5508826 2016-12-31 18:00:53          1       0       730
#> 7291:      J 700230.9 5508609 2016-12-31 20:00:53          1       0       731
#> 7292:      J 700110.1 5508383 2016-12-31 22:00:54          1       0       732

# Spatial grouping with timegroup
group_pts(DT, threshold = 50, id = 'ID',
          coords = c('X', 'Y'), timegroup = 'timegroup')
#>           ID        X       Y            datetime population minutes timegroup
#>       <char>    <num>   <num>              <POSc>      <int>   <int>     <int>
#>    1:      A 715851.4 5505340 2016-11-01 00:00:54          1       0         1
#>    2:      A 715822.8 5505289 2016-11-01 02:01:22          1       0         2
#>    3:      A 715872.9 5505252 2016-11-01 04:01:24          1       0         3
#>    4:      A 715820.5 5505231 2016-11-01 06:01:05          1       0         4
#>    5:      A 715830.6 5505227 2016-11-01 08:01:11          1       0         5
#>   ---                                                                         
#> 7288:      J 700211.6 5509087 2016-12-31 14:00:49          1       0       728
#> 7289:      J 700165.3 5508825 2016-12-31 16:00:23          1       0       729
#> 7290:      J 700028.7 5508826 2016-12-31 18:00:53          1       0       730
#> 7291:      J 700230.9 5508609 2016-12-31 20:00:53          1       0       731
#> 7292:      J 700110.1 5508383 2016-12-31 22:00:54          1       0       732
#>       group
#>       <int>
#>    1:     1
#>    2:     2
#>    3:     3
#>    4:     4
#>    5:     5
#>   ---      
#> 7288:   728
#> 7289:   729
#> 7290:  5531
#> 7291:   731
#> 7292:  5532

# Calculate direction at each step
direction_step(
  DT = DT,
  id = 'ID',
  coords = c('X', 'Y'),
  projection = 32736
)
#>           ID        X       Y            datetime population minutes timegroup
#>       <char>    <num>   <num>              <POSc>      <int>   <int>     <int>
#>    1:      A 715851.4 5505340 2016-11-01 00:00:54          1       0         1
#>    2:      A 715822.8 5505289 2016-11-01 02:01:22          1       0         2
#>    3:      A 715872.9 5505252 2016-11-01 04:01:24          1       0         3
#>    4:      A 715820.5 5505231 2016-11-01 06:01:05          1       0         4
#>    5:      A 715830.6 5505227 2016-11-01 08:01:11          1       0         5
#>   ---                                                                         
#> 7288:      J 700211.6 5509087 2016-12-31 14:00:49          1       0       728
#> 7289:      J 700165.3 5508825 2016-12-31 16:00:23          1       0       729
#> 7290:      J 700028.7 5508826 2016-12-31 18:00:53          1       0       730
#> 7291:      J 700230.9 5508609 2016-12-31 20:00:53          1       0       731
#> 7292:      J 700110.1 5508383 2016-12-31 22:00:54          1       0       732
#>       group         direction
#>       <int>           <units>
#>    1:     1 -2.65649015 [rad]
#>    2:     2  2.17592086 [rad]
#>    3:     3 -1.98432277 [rad]
#>    4:     4  1.90650150 [rad]
#>    5:     5 -0.04059949 [rad]
#>   ---                        
#> 7288:   728 -2.99285448 [rad]
#> 7289:   729 -1.59174536 [rad]
#> 7290:  5531  2.36456688 [rad]
#> 7291:   731 -2.67757174 [rad]
#> 7292:  5532          NA [rad]

# Calculate group centroid
centroid_group(DT, coords = c('X', 'Y'))
#>           ID        X       Y            datetime population minutes timegroup
#>       <char>    <num>   <num>              <POSc>      <int>   <int>     <int>
#>    1:      A 715851.4 5505340 2016-11-01 00:00:54          1       0         1
#>    2:      A 715822.8 5505289 2016-11-01 02:01:22          1       0         2
#>    3:      A 715872.9 5505252 2016-11-01 04:01:24          1       0         3
#>    4:      A 715820.5 5505231 2016-11-01 06:01:05          1       0         4
#>    5:      A 715830.6 5505227 2016-11-01 08:01:11          1       0         5
#>   ---                                                                         
#> 7288:      J 700211.6 5509087 2016-12-31 14:00:49          1       0       728
#> 7289:      J 700165.3 5508825 2016-12-31 16:00:23          1       0       729
#> 7290:      J 700028.7 5508826 2016-12-31 18:00:53          1       0       730
#> 7291:      J 700230.9 5508609 2016-12-31 20:00:53          1       0       731
#> 7292:      J 700110.1 5508383 2016-12-31 22:00:54          1       0       732
#>       group         direction centroid_X centroid_Y
#>       <int>           <units>      <num>      <num>
#>    1:     1 -2.65649015 [rad]   715851.4    5505340
#>    2:     2  2.17592086 [rad]   715822.8    5505289
#>    3:     3 -1.98432277 [rad]   715872.9    5505252
#>    4:     4  1.90650150 [rad]   715820.5    5505231
#>    5:     5 -0.04059949 [rad]   715830.6    5505227
#>   ---                                              
#> 7288:   728 -2.99285448 [rad]   700191.6    5509089
#> 7289:   729 -1.59174536 [rad]   700156.0    5508800
#> 7290:  5531  2.36456688 [rad]   700028.7    5508826
#> 7291:   731 -2.67757174 [rad]   700254.6    5508589
#> 7292:  5532          NA [rad]   700110.1    5508383

# Calculate group direction
direction_group(DT)
#>           ID        X       Y            datetime population minutes timegroup
#>       <char>    <num>   <num>              <POSc>      <int>   <int>     <int>
#>    1:      A 715851.4 5505340 2016-11-01 00:00:54          1       0         1
#>    2:      A 715822.8 5505289 2016-11-01 02:01:22          1       0         2
#>    3:      A 715872.9 5505252 2016-11-01 04:01:24          1       0         3
#>    4:      A 715820.5 5505231 2016-11-01 06:01:05          1       0         4
#>    5:      A 715830.6 5505227 2016-11-01 08:01:11          1       0         5
#>   ---                                                                         
#> 7288:      J 700211.6 5509087 2016-12-31 14:00:49          1       0       728
#> 7289:      J 700165.3 5508825 2016-12-31 16:00:23          1       0       729
#> 7290:      J 700028.7 5508826 2016-12-31 18:00:53          1       0       730
#> 7291:      J 700230.9 5508609 2016-12-31 20:00:53          1       0       731
#> 7292:      J 700110.1 5508383 2016-12-31 22:00:54          1       0       732
#>       group         direction centroid_X centroid_Y   group_direction
#>       <int>           <units>      <num>      <num>           <units>
#>    1:     1 -2.65649015 [rad]   715851.4    5505340 -2.65649015 [rad]
#>    2:     2  2.17592086 [rad]   715822.8    5505289  2.17592086 [rad]
#>    3:     3 -1.98432277 [rad]   715872.9    5505252 -1.98432277 [rad]
#>    4:     4  1.90650150 [rad]   715820.5    5505231  1.90650150 [rad]
#>    5:     5 -0.04059949 [rad]   715830.6    5505227 -0.04059949 [rad]
#>   ---                                                                
#> 7288:   728 -2.99285448 [rad]   700191.6    5509089 -3.05184005 [rad]
#> 7289:   729 -1.59174536 [rad]   700156.0    5508800 -2.41173804 [rad]
#> 7290:  5531  2.36456688 [rad]   700028.7    5508826  2.36456688 [rad]
#> 7291:   731 -2.67757174 [rad]   700254.6    5508589 -1.70798015 [rad]
#> 7292:  5532          NA [rad]   700110.1    5508383          NA [rad]

# Calculate leader in terms of position along group direction
leader_direction_group(
  DT,
  coords = c('X', 'Y'),
  return_rank = TRUE
)
#>           ID        X       Y            datetime population minutes timegroup
#>       <char>    <num>   <num>              <POSc>      <int>   <int>     <int>
#>    1:      A 715851.4 5505340 2016-11-01 00:00:54          1       0         1
#>    2:      A 715822.8 5505289 2016-11-01 02:01:22          1       0         2
#>    3:      A 715872.9 5505252 2016-11-01 04:01:24          1       0         3
#>    4:      A 715820.5 5505231 2016-11-01 06:01:05          1       0         4
#>    5:      A 715830.6 5505227 2016-11-01 08:01:11          1       0         5
#>   ---                                                                         
#> 7288:      J 700211.6 5509087 2016-12-31 14:00:49          1       0       728
#> 7289:      J 700165.3 5508825 2016-12-31 16:00:23          1       0       729
#> 7290:      J 700028.7 5508826 2016-12-31 18:00:53          1       0       730
#> 7291:      J 700230.9 5508609 2016-12-31 20:00:53          1       0       731
#> 7292:      J 700110.1 5508383 2016-12-31 22:00:54          1       0       732
#>       group         direction centroid_X centroid_Y   group_direction
#>       <int>           <units>      <num>      <num>           <units>
#>    1:     1 -2.65649015 [rad]   715851.4    5505340 -2.65649015 [rad]
#>    2:     2  2.17592086 [rad]   715822.8    5505289  2.17592086 [rad]
#>    3:     3 -1.98432277 [rad]   715872.9    5505252 -1.98432277 [rad]
#>    4:     4  1.90650150 [rad]   715820.5    5505231  1.90650150 [rad]
#>    5:     5 -0.04059949 [rad]   715830.6    5505227 -0.04059949 [rad]
#>   ---                                                                
#> 7288:   728 -2.99285448 [rad]   700191.6    5509089 -3.05184005 [rad]
#> 7289:   729 -1.59174536 [rad]   700156.0    5508800 -2.41173804 [rad]
#> 7290:  5531  2.36456688 [rad]   700028.7    5508826  2.36456688 [rad]
#> 7291:   731 -2.67757174 [rad]   700254.6    5508589 -1.70798015 [rad]
#> 7292:  5532          NA [rad]   700110.1    5508383          NA [rad]
#>       position_group_direction rank_position_group_direction
#>                          <num>                         <num>
#>    1:                  0.00000                             1
#>    2:                  0.00000                             1
#>    3:                  0.00000                             1
#>    4:                  0.00000                             1
#>    5:                  0.00000                             1
#>   ---                                                       
#> 7288:                -19.72453                             2
#> 7289:                -23.62960                             5
#> 7290:                  0.00000                             1
#> 7291:                -16.87561                             5
#> 7292:                       NA                             1

# Calculate distance to leader
distance_to_leader(DT, coords = c('X', 'Y'))
#> Warning: groups found missing leader (rank_position_group_direction == 1): 
#> 732, 1464, 4649
#> Index: <group>
#>           ID        X       Y            datetime population minutes timegroup
#>       <char>    <num>   <num>              <POSc>      <int>   <int>     <int>
#>    1:      A 715851.4 5505340 2016-11-01 00:00:54          1       0         1
#>    2:      A 715822.8 5505289 2016-11-01 02:01:22          1       0         2
#>    3:      A 715872.9 5505252 2016-11-01 04:01:24          1       0         3
#>    4:      A 715820.5 5505231 2016-11-01 06:01:05          1       0         4
#>    5:      A 715830.6 5505227 2016-11-01 08:01:11          1       0         5
#>   ---                                                                         
#> 7288:      J 700211.6 5509087 2016-12-31 14:00:49          1       0       728
#> 7289:      J 700165.3 5508825 2016-12-31 16:00:23          1       0       729
#> 7290:      J 700028.7 5508826 2016-12-31 18:00:53          1       0       730
#> 7291:      J 700230.9 5508609 2016-12-31 20:00:53          1       0       731
#> 7292:      J 700110.1 5508383 2016-12-31 22:00:54          1       0       732
#>       group         direction centroid_X centroid_Y   group_direction
#>       <int>           <units>      <num>      <num>           <units>
#>    1:     1 -2.65649015 [rad]   715851.4    5505340 -2.65649015 [rad]
#>    2:     2  2.17592086 [rad]   715822.8    5505289  2.17592086 [rad]
#>    3:     3 -1.98432277 [rad]   715872.9    5505252 -1.98432277 [rad]
#>    4:     4  1.90650150 [rad]   715820.5    5505231  1.90650150 [rad]
#>    5:     5 -0.04059949 [rad]   715830.6    5505227 -0.04059949 [rad]
#>   ---                                                                
#> 7288:   728 -2.99285448 [rad]   700191.6    5509089 -3.05184005 [rad]
#> 7289:   729 -1.59174536 [rad]   700156.0    5508800 -2.41173804 [rad]
#> 7290:  5531  2.36456688 [rad]   700028.7    5508826  2.36456688 [rad]
#> 7291:   731 -2.67757174 [rad]   700254.6    5508589 -1.70798015 [rad]
#> 7292:  5532          NA [rad]   700110.1    5508383          NA [rad]
#>       position_group_direction rank_position_group_direction distance_leader
#>                          <num>                         <num>           <num>
#>    1:                  0.00000                             1         0.00000
#>    2:                  0.00000                             1         0.00000
#>    3:                  0.00000                             1         0.00000
#>    4:                  0.00000                             1         0.00000
#>    5:                  0.00000                             1         0.00000
#>   ---                                                                       
#> 7288:                -19.72453                             2        40.21812
#> 7289:                -23.62960                             5        76.13264
#> 7290:                  0.00000                             1         0.00000
#> 7291:                -16.87561                             5        67.74920
#> 7292:                       NA                             1         0.00000