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pumphandle/distance_to_coast.R

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Finds distance to nearest shoreline in the continental US
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distance_to_coast.R
library(rgdal)
library(geosphere)
coast <- readOGR(dsn="shapefile path", layer="us_medium_shoreline")
dist2Line(c(-85,32),coast,distfun=distGeo)
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