Convert dataframe to sf — dat_to

Used to convert spatial data with no spatial class to a sf object. This is useful if the spatial data was read from a non-spatial file type, e.g. a CSV file.

Usage

dat_to_sf(dat, lon, lat, id, cast = "POLYGON", multi = FALSE, crs = 4326)

Arguments

dat: Spatial data containing information on fishery management or regulatory zones.
lon: Longitude variable in spatdat.
lat: Latitude variable in spatdat.
id: Spatial feature ID column.
cast: Spatial feature type to create. Commonly used options are "POINT", "LINESTRING", and "POLYGON". See st_cast for details.
multi: Logical, use if needing to convert to a multi-featured (grouped) sf object, e.g. MULTIPOLYGON or MULTILINESTRING.
crs: Coordinate reference system to assign to dat. Defaults to WGS 84 (EPSG: 4326).