[R-sig-Geo] negative latitudes in coordinates function

Barry Rowlingson b.rowlingson at lancaster.ac.uk
Thu Oct 6 12:41:49 CEST 2011


On Thu, Oct 6, 2011 at 11:36 AM, Hodgess, Erin <HodgessE at uhd.edu> wrote:
> Dear R Sig Geo People:
>
> This is a goofy question.
>
> If I have a data set with negative latitude and and I want to use the coordinates function, what should I be changing on the negative latitude please?

 Nothing? Negative latitudes are perfectly valid in sp. There's a
whole 'nother hemisphere down there, I'm led to believe...


Barry



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