[R-sig-Geo] maximum empty rectangle within polygon

[Roger Bivand]

On Fri, 1 Feb 2008, Markus Loecher wrote:

> Dear all, excuse me if this question has been asked before (I actually 
> did not find a searchable interface for the sig-geo archives).

Using RSiteSearch(), or going to http://finzi.psych.upenn.edu/search.html 
searches the R-sig-geo list archives.

> Is there an R function that computes the largest rectangle that "fits" 
> into a given polygon ? This is a bit the dual of the (much easier) 
> problem of computing the MBR (minimum bounding rectangle)
>

I guess you are thinking of a rectangle aligned on the coordinate system 
axes? As far as I know, nothing there, although looking at the wide range 
of functions found in spatstat might reveal something.

Roger

> Thanks !
>
> Markus
>
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