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Check if WKT definition is a projected coordinate system

Source: R/RcppExports.R
srs_is_projected.Rd

srs_is_projected() will attempt to import the given WKT string as a spatial reference system (SRS), and returns TRUE if the SRS contains a PROJCS node indicating a it is a projected coordinate system. This is a wrapper for OSRIsProjected() in the GDAL Spatial Reference System C API.

Usage

srs_is_projected(srs)

Arguments

srs

Character OGC WKT string for a spatial reference system

Value

Logical. TRUE if srs is projected, otherwise FALSE

See also

srs_is_geographic(), srs_is_same()

Examples

srs_is_projected(epsg_to_wkt(5070))
#> [1] TRUE
srs_is_projected(srs_to_wkt("WGS84"))
#> [1] FALSE