[R-sig-Geo] Re-scale units of coordinates in sf geometry?

[Josiah Parry]

I wonder if `units::set_units()` is a better fit for the job
https://r-quantities.github.io/units/articles/measurement_units_in_R.html

On Wed, Jan 25, 2023 at 12:37 PM Steve Gutreuter <sgutreuter using gmail.com>
wrote:

> Is it safe to re-scale sf geometry coordinates from meters to
> kilometers using, for example:
>
> sfobj$geometry <- sfobj$geometry / 1000
>
> It seems to work, but I understand too little about spatial data to
> know whether that practice is actually safe.  I am working with spatial
> data in a continental-scale equidistant conic projection, and the units
> are meters.  It seems that kilometers would be better suited stochastic
> partial differential equation modeling on a finite-element mesh, but
> maybe that is a moot point.
>
> Any and all advice will be much appreciated.
>
> Thanks!
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> Steve Gutreuter
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