createLayer {aRT}R Documentation

Create a layer

Description

Creates a new layer in a database and returns it. When created using an aRTdb object, it returns an empty layer. When created using an aRTlayer object, it fills it with cells according to a given resolution.

Usage

## S4 method for signature 'aRTdb':
createLayer(object, lname, proj=proj)
## S4 method for signature 'aRTlayer':
createLayer(object, lname, rx, ry, allbox)

Arguments

object Object of aRTdb or aRTlayer class.
lname Name of the new layer.
proj Projection in proj.4 format, and dafault is no projection. Some projections are not supported by TerraLib.
rx The x axis resolution of the cell layer.
ry The y axis resolution of the cell layer.
allbox Will new layer have cells in the whole box of the original layer, or the cells will comprise only where there is some geometry?

Author(s)

Pedro Ribeiro de Andrade

See Also

See aRTlayer-class to the description of this class, and openLayer to just open an existent layer. See createAndFillColumn to the description on how to fill cellular spaces. See also spproj for conversion between projections.


[Package aRT version 1.6-4 Index]