[R-sig-Geo] Randomly moving a locality (within set limits)
Barry Rowlingson
b.rowlingson at lancaster.ac.uk
Mon Aug 25 10:48:09 CEST 2014
> Now choose
>
> bearing <- runif(1, 0, 360)
>
> and
>
> distance <- runif(1, 0, 15)
>
> Please check the formulas against the homepage above.
Note: choosing a random bearing U(0,360) and a random U(0,N) distance
DOESNT generate a uniform distribution over the disk of radius N!
You get more points near the centre!
Barry
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