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raster (version 2.3-40)

drawExtent: Create an Extent object by drawing on a map

Description

Click on two points of a plot (map) to obtain an object of class Extent ('bounding box')

Usage

drawExtent(show=TRUE, col="red")

Arguments

show
logical. If TRUE, the extent will be drawn on the map
col
sets the color of the lines of the extent

Value

  • Extent

Examples

Run this code
r1 <- raster(nrow=10, ncol=10)
r1[] <- runif(ncell(r1))
plot(r1)
# after running the following line, click on the map twice
e <- drawExtent()
# after running the following line, click on the map twice
mean(values(crop(r1, drawExtent())))

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