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Make world template raster

Source: R/build_id_raster.R
make_world_template_raster.Rd

Create a template raster for the world with approximately 5x5km resolution at the equator, matching many common raster covariates for health.

Usage

make_world_template_raster()

Value

terra::SpatRaster object matching the specifications above

Details

The raster has the following specifications:

  • 4320 rows, 8640 columns

  • Resolution: 0.04166667 decimal degrees, approx. 5km at the equator

  • CRS: WGS 1984 unprojected latitude/longitude, terra::crs('EPSG:4326')

  • Values: All NA. Used exclusively for creating a shapefile-specific ID raster