geo-registry

terra::distance

How terra runs Euclidean Distance: terra::distance.

About this implementation
Engine terra
Tool name terra::distance
Interface r
Implements Euclidean Distance
Documentation Not stated
Effects modifies input: no, network: no
Notes S4 generic: parameters gathered from all its methods; each method takes a subset.
Status active

Parameters

Name Type Required Default Choices Note
x any yes Not stated Not stated Not stated
y any yes Not stated Not stated Not stated
... dots no Not stated Not stated further arguments passed on
lonlat any yes Not stated Not stated Not stated
pairwise any no FALSE Not stated Not stated
unit any no "m" Not stated Not stated
method any no "geo" Not stated Not stated
sequential any no FALSE Not stated Not stated
pairs any no FALSE Not stated Not stated
symmetrical any no TRUE Not stated Not stated
target any no NA Not stated Not stated
exclude any no NULL Not stated Not stated
maxdist any no NA Not stated Not stated
values any no FALSE Not stated Not stated
filename any no "" Not stated Not stated
rasterize any no FALSE Not stated Not stated
use_nodes any no FALSE Not stated Not stated
names any no NULL Not stated Not stated

How it maps to the operation

Operation parameter Parameter here Note
raster x Not stated

Differences from the operation

  • Targets are cells that are not NA, so on a background of 0 every cell is a target unless target = 0 names the background; distances are in metres, unit can change that.
  • Longitude/latitude rasters are measured on the ellipsoid.

Harvested by the r-packages harvester from engine version 1.9.50. Names can change when an engine is harvested again.