MazamaSpatialUtils (version 0.8.6)

dissolve: Aggregate shapes in a simple features data frame

Description

Aggregate shapes in a simple features dataframe. This is a convenience wrapper for ms_dissolve.

Usage

dissolve(SFDF, field = NULL, sum_fields = NULL, copy_fields = NULL, ...)

Value

A simple features dataframe with aggregated shapes.

Arguments

SFDF

Object of class simple features data frame.

field

Name of the field to dissolve on.

sum_fields

Names of fields to sum.

copy_fields

Names of fields to copy. The first instance of each field will be copied to the aggregated feature

...

arguments passed to rmapshaper::ms_dissolve()

Examples

# \donttest{
regions <- dissolve(SimpleCountries, field = "UN_region", sum_fields = "area")
plot(regions)
dplyr::glimpse(regions)
# }