This function takes a spatial object with a geographic (WGS84) CRS and returns a custom projected CRS focussed on the centroid of the object. This function is especially useful for using units of metres in all directions for data collected anywhere in the world.
Details
The function is based on this stackexchange answer: https://gis.stackexchange.com/questions/121489
See also
Other geo:
bbox_scale()
,
bind_sf()
,
geo_bb()
,
geo_bb_matrix()
,
geo_buffer()
,
geo_length()
,
geo_projected()
,
quadrant()
Examples
shp <- zones_sf
geo_select_aeq(shp)
#> Coordinate Reference System:
#> User input: +proj=aeqd +lat_0=53.8183052800959 +lon_0=-1.53014431833907 +x_0=0 +y_0=0
#> wkt:
#> PROJCRS["unknown",
#> BASEGEOGCRS["unknown",
#> DATUM["World Geodetic System 1984",
#> ELLIPSOID["WGS 84",6378137,298.257223563,
#> LENGTHUNIT["metre",1]],
#> ID["EPSG",6326]],
#> PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,
#> ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433],
#> ID["EPSG",8901]]],
#> CONVERSION["unknown",
#> METHOD["Azimuthal Equidistant",
#> ID["EPSG",1125]],
#> PARAMETER["Latitude of natural origin",53.8183052800959,
#> ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433],
#> ID["EPSG",8801]],
#> PARAMETER["Longitude of natural origin",-1.53014431833907,
#> ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433],
#> ID["EPSG",8802]],
#> PARAMETER["False easting",0,
#> LENGTHUNIT["metre",1],
#> ID["EPSG",8806]],
#> PARAMETER["False northing",0,
#> LENGTHUNIT["metre",1],
#> ID["EPSG",8807]]],
#> CS[Cartesian,2],
#> AXIS["(E)",east,
#> ORDER[1],
#> LENGTHUNIT["metre",1,
#> ID["EPSG",9001]]],
#> AXIS["(N)",north,
#> ORDER[2],
#> LENGTHUNIT["metre",1,
#> ID["EPSG",9001]]]]