Thanks but I think it would be overkill to use a GIS simply to convert coordinate systems of a few points. Everything else I want to do can be done in R.
On 3/6/07, Thomas Adams <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Gabor, > > You *may* be able to accomplish this using R easily (I'm sure it's > doable), but I'm do not know how to do the conversion. I would suggest > as an alternative to do your work using GRASS GIS > (http://grass.itc.it/). R interfaces very well with GRASS and making > your LL to UTM conversion (and back) would be trivial using GRASS. You > can also use R within a GRASS session interactively or > non-interactively, embedded within a script. > > I hope this is helpful to you. > > Regards, > Tom > > > Gabor Grothendieck wrote: > > I am currently using this web page to convert LL to UTM (and UTM to LL). > > > > http://home.hiwaay.net/~taylorc/toolbox/geography/geoutm.html > > > > All my points are in zone 18. How would I accomplish the same > > thing using R? > > > > Thanks. > > > > _______________________________________________ > > R-sig-Geo mailing list > > R-sig-Geo@stat.math.ethz.ch > > https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-sig-geo > > > > > -- > Thomas E Adams > National Weather Service > Ohio River Forecast Center > 1901 South State Route 134 > Wilmington, OH 45177 > > EMAIL: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > VOICE: 937-383-0528 > FAX: 937-383-0033 > > _______________________________________________ R-sig-Geo mailing list R-sig-Geo@stat.math.ethz.ch https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-sig-geo