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Creates a neighbors_t table and validates that it matches the schema.

Usage

as_neighbors_t(x)

create_neighbors_t(
  coords_t,
  max_distance,
  distance_breaks = NULL,
  quiet = FALSE
)

# S3 method for class 'neighbors_t'
validate(x, ...)

# S3 method for class 'neighbors_t'
print(x, nrow = 10, ...)

Arguments

x

An object that can be passed to data.table::setDT()

max_distance

Maximum distance to search for neighbors (in same units as coordinates)

distance_breaks

Optional numeric vector defining distance class boundaries. If NULL, no distance classification is performed. If provided, must have at least 2 elements defining interval breaks.

...

Passed to data.table::print.data.table

nrow

Maximum number of rows to print. See data.table::print.data.table

Value

A data.table of class "neighbors_t" with columns:

  • id_coord_origin: Foreign key to coords_t (origin coordinate)

  • id_coord_neighbor: Foreign key to coords_t (neighbor coordinate)

  • distance: Numeric distance between coordinates

  • distance_class: Optional factor representing distance intervals

A data.table with columns:

  • id_coord_origin: ID of the origin coordinate

  • id_coord_neighbor: ID of the neighboring coordinate

  • distance: Distance between origin and neighbor

  • distance_class: Factor indicating distance class (if distance_breaks provided)

Methods (by generic)

  • validate(neighbors_t): Validate a neighbors_t object

  • print(neighbors_t): Print a neighbors_t object

Functions

  • create_neighbors_t(): Compute neighboring coordinates within specified distances. This uses a spatial hash map for efficiency.