| getwikicoords {miscFuncs} | R Documentation |
getwikicoords function
Description
A function to return the lat/lon coordinates of towns in the UK from Wikipedia. Does not always work. Sometimes the county has to be specified too.
Usage
getwikicoords(place, county = NULL, rmslash = TRUE)
Arguments
place |
character, ther name of the town |
county |
character, the county it is in |
rmslash |
remove slash from place name. Not normally used. |
Value
The lat/lon coordinates from Wikipedia
[Package miscFuncs version 1.5-8 Index]