Route-Based Quadrat Placement for Linearized Domains — place_quadrats

Places quadrats along a linear route embedded in a polygonal domain. This is intended for DOMAIN_TYPE = "network" and "coastline" workflows where sampling should occur at known positions or equidistantly along a 1D path.

Usage

place_quadrats_route(
  domain,
  n_quadrats,
  quadrat_size,
  axis = "x",
  mode = c("equidistant", "specified"),
  positions = NULL,
  jitter_sd = 0
)

Arguments

domain: An sf polygon/multipolygon sampling domain.
n_quadrats: Integer target number of quadrats.
quadrat_size: Numeric length-2 vector c(width, height).
axis: Character: "x" or "y"; axis used as the route coordinate.
mode: Character: "equidistant" or "specified".
positions: Optional numeric vector in [0,1] used when mode = "specified".
jitter_sd: Numeric >= 0; perpendicular jitter around route axis.

Value

sf polygons with quadrat_id.