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Query elevation data for a shape within a DEM raster

Source: R/query_elev.R
query_elev.Rd

This function queries the elevation data for a shape within a DEM raster. If the latitude and longitude are not provided, the function will use the centroid of the shape. If the elevation data is not found for the first point, the function will try other points on the shape.

Usage

query_elev(x, dem, lat, lon, layer_id = NULL)

Arguments

x

sf object

dem

SpatRaster object

lat

numeric; latitude to query

lon

numeric; longitude to query

layer_id

integer; layer id of the DEM raster

Value

numeric; elevation value