crstools
Tools to Work with Projections
Choose the appropriate map projection for a given application,
visualise the resulting distortion, and georeference data from unknown
projections. The full functionalities of the package are described in
Pozzi et al. (2026)
crstools
The goal of crstools is to facilitate working with map projections (technically
coordinate reference systems, CRS) in R. We provide functions to choose the
appropriate map projection for a given application,
visualise the resulting distortion, and georeference data from unknown
projections. The package seamlessly interfaces with the popular sf and
terra packages for spatial data handling.
Installation
You can install the development version of crstools from GitHub with:
# install.packages("pak")
pak::pak("EvolEcolGroup/crstools")
Getting help
crstools is a relatively new package. If you think you have found a bug,
or have a feature request, please open an issue on our
[GitHub repository]((https://github.com/EvolEcolGroup/crstools/issues). Before doing so, please
make sure that you have installed the latest development version of
crstools (as the bug might have already been fixed), as well as updating
all other packages on your system. If the problem persists, and there is no issue
already opened that deals with your bug, file a new issue providing a reproducible
example
for the developers to investigate the problem. A small reproducible example is
crucial in allowing us to understand the problem and fix it, so please do your best to
come up with the shortest bit of code needed to show the bug.