vector_to_overlay function

Turn spatial vector data into an image overlay

This function allows users to quickly transform any vector data into an image overlay, which may then be imported as a texture into Unity.

vector_to_overlay(
  vector_data,
  reference_raster,
  output_file = NULL,
  transparent = "#ffffff",
  ...,
  error_crs = NULL
)

Arguments

• vector_data: The spatial vector data set to be transformed into an overlay image. Users may provide either an sf object or a length 1 character vector containing a path to a file readable by sf::read_sf .
• reference_raster: The raster file to produce an overlay for. The output overlay will have the same extent and resolution as the input raster. Users may provide either a Raster* object or a length 1 character vector containing a path to a file readable by terra::rast .
• output_file: The path to save the image overlay to. If NULL, saves to a tempfile.
• transparent: The hex code for a color to be made transparent in the final image. Set to FALSE to not set any colors to transparent.
• ...: Arguments passed to ... in either ggplot2::geom_point (for point vector data), ggplot2::geom_line (for line data), or ggplot2::geom_polygon (for all other data types).
• error_crs: Logical: Should this function error if data has no CRS? If TRUE, function errors; if FALSE, function quietly assumes EPSG:4326. If NULL, the default, function assumes EPSG:4326 with a warning.

Returns

output_file, invisibly.

Examples

## Not run:

# Generate points to download raster tiles for
set.seed(123)
simulated_data <- data.frame(
  id = seq(1, 100, 1),
  lat = runif(100, 44.1114, 44.1123),
  lng = runif(100, -73.92273, -73.92147)
)

# Create an sf object from our original simulated data

simulated_data_sf <- sf::st_as_sf(simulated_data, coords = c("lng", "lat"))
sf::st_crs(simulated_data_sf) <- sf::st_crs(4326)

# Download data!

downloaded_tiles <- get_tiles(simulated_data_sf, tempfile())

merged_file <- merge_rasters(
  downloaded_tiles[[1]],
  tempfile(fileext = ".tif")
)

# Create an overlay image
vector_to_overlay(simulated_data_sf, merged_file[[1]], na.rm = TRUE)
## End(Not run)

See Also

Other data manipulation functions: combine_overlays(), georeference_overlay(), merge_rasters(), raster_to_raw_tiles()

Other overlay creation functions: combine_overlays(), georeference_overlay()

Other visualization functions: combine_overlays(), geom_spatial_rgb(), raster_to_raw_tiles()