I wonder if `units::set_units()` is a better fit for the job https://r-quantities.github.io/units/articles/measurement_units_in_R.html
On Wed, Jan 25, 2023 at 12:37 PM Steve Gutreuter <sgutreu...@gmail.com> wrote: > Is it safe to re-scale sf geometry coordinates from meters to > kilometers using, for example: > > sfobj$geometry <- sfobj$geometry / 1000 > > It seems to work, but I understand too little about spatial data to > know whether that practice is actually safe. I am working with spatial > data in a continental-scale equidistant conic projection, and the units > are meters. It seems that kilometers would be better suited stochastic > partial differential equation modeling on a finite-element mesh, but > maybe that is a moot point. > > Any and all advice will be much appreciated. > > Thanks! > -- > Steve Gutreuter > > [[alternative HTML version deleted]] > > _______________________________________________ > R-sig-Geo mailing list > R-sig-Geo@r-project.org > https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-sig-geo > [[alternative HTML version deleted]] _______________________________________________ R-sig-Geo mailing list R-sig-Geo@r-project.org https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-sig-geo
