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raster

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Geographic Data Analysis and Modeling

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Download and install raster package within the R console
Install from CRAN:

 install.packages("raster")

Install from Github:

 library("remotes")

                        install_github("cran/raster")

Install by package version:

 library("remotes")

                        install_version("raster", "3.6-32")

Attach the package and use:

 library("raster")

Maintained by
Robert J. Hijmans
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First Published: 2010-03-20

Latest Update: 2025-03-28

Description:

Reading, writing, manipulating, analyzing and modeling of spatial data. This package has been superseded by the "terra" package .

How to cite:

Robert J. Hijmans (2010). raster: Geographic Data Analysis and Modeling. R package version 3.6-32, https://cran.r-project.org/web/packages/raster. Accessed 09 Oct. 2026.

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Functions, R codes and Examples using the raster R package

Some associated functions: Arith-methods . Compare-methods . Extent-class . KML . Logic-methods . Math-methods . NAvalue . RGB . Raster-classes . Rcpp-classes . Summary-methods . addLayer . adjacent . aggregate . alignExtent . animate . approxNA . area . as.character . as.data.frame . as.list . as.logical-methods . as.matrix . as.raster . atan2 . autocor . bands . barplot . bind . blockSize . boundaries . boxplot . brick . buffer . calc . cellFrom . cellStats . cellsFromExtent . clamp . clearValues . click . clump . cluster . colortable . compare . compareCRS . contour . coords . corLocal . cover . crop . crosstab . cut . cv . dataType . datasource . density . dimensions . direction . disaggregate . distance . distanceFromPoints . draw . drawExtent . erase . extend . extension . extent . extract . extractIndex . extremeValues . factor . filename . filledContour . flip . flowpath . focal . focalWeight . freq . gainoffset . geom . getData . getValues . getValuesBlock . getValuesFocal . gridDistance . hdrFiles . headtail . hillShade . hist . image . iniFile . init . interpolate . intersect . isLonLat . layerStats . layerize . localFun . mask . match . merge . metadata . modal . mosaic . movingFun . names . ncell . nlayers . origin . overlay . pairs . persp . plot . plotRGB . pointDistance . predict . programming . projectRaster . projection . properties . quantile . raster-package . raster . rasterFromCells . rasterFromXYZ . rasterOptions . rasterTmpFile . rasterToContour . rasterToPoints . rasterToPolygons . rasterize . readAll . reclassify . rectify . replacement . resample . resolution . rotate . rotated . round . roundExtent . rowFromCell . rowSums . sampleInt . sampleRandom . sampleRegular . sampleStratified . saveStack . scale . scalebar . select . setExtent . setMinMax . setValues . shapefile . shift . slopeAspect . spEasy . spplot . stack . stackApply . stackSelect . strech . subs . subset . summary . symdif . terrain . text . transpose . trim . union . unique . unstack . update . validCell . validNames . weighted.mean . which.minmax . which . writeFormats . writeRaster . writeValues . xyFromCell . zApply . zonal . zoom . zvalues .
Some associated R codes: AAAClasses.R . AAgeneric_functions.R . GDALtransient.R . Geary.R . RGB.R . RcppExports.R . addFiles.R . addLayer.R . adjacency.R . adjacent.R . aggregate_3d.R . aggregate_sp.R . alignExtent.R . animate.R . approxNA.R . area.R . arith.R . arith_sp.R . as.array.R . as.character.R . as.data.frame.R . as.logical.R . as.matrix.R . as.raster.R . as.spatial.R . atan2.R . bands.R . barplot.R . bbox.R . bilinearValue.R . bind.R . blend.R . blockSize.R . boundaries.R . boxplot.R . brick.R . buffer.R . calc.R . canProcessInMemory.R . cellFromLine.R . cellFromPolygon.R . cellRowCol.R . cellStats.R . cellValues.R . cellsFromExtent.R . clamp.R . clearValues.R . click.R . clump.R . clusterR.R . coerce.R . col2RGB.R . colortable.R . commonDataType.R . compare.R . compareCRS.R . compare_Logical.R . connection.R . contour.R . cor.R . corLocal.R . cover.R . coverBrick.R . coverPolygons.R . crop.R . cropSpatial.R . crosstab.R . cut.R . cv.R . dataProperties.R . dataType.R . density.R . destair.R . dim.R . direction.R . disaggregate.R . distance.R . distanceFromPoints.R . distanceRows.R . distanceToEdge.R . dotdens.R . drawExtent.R . drawPoly.R . drivers.R . dropLayer.R . erase.R . extend.R . extension.R . extent.R . extentUnion.R . extract.R . extractExtent.R . extractLines.R . extractPoints.R . extractPoints_sp.R . extractPolygons.R . factor.R . fasterize.R . filler.R . fixDBFnames.R . flip.R . flowpath.R . focal.R . focalFun.R . focalWeight.R . fourCellsFromXY.R . frbind.R . freq.R . fullFileName.R . gainoffset.R . gdal.R . gdalFormats.R . geom.R . getData.R . getValues.R . getValuesBlock.R . getValuesFocal.R . getValuesRows.R . gridDistance.R . gridDistance2.R . hdr.R . hdrBIL.R . hdrBov.R . hdrEnvi.R . hdrErdasRaw.R . hdrIDRISI.R . hdrPRJ.R . hdrRaster.R . hdrSAGA.R . hdrVRT.R . hdrWorldFile.R . head.R . hillShade.R . hist.R . idwValue.R . ifelse.R . image.R . imageplot.R . imageplot2.R . index.R . indexReplace.R . indexReplaceBrick.R . inifile.R . init.R . intDataType.R . interpolate.R . intersect.R . intersect_sp.R . is.na.R . isLonLat.R . kernelDens.R . kernelDensity.R . kml.R . kml_multiple.R . labels.R . layerStats.R . layerize.R . localFun.R . makeProjString.R . makeRasterList.R . makeTiles.R . mask.R . match.R . math.R . maxDataType.R . mean.R . median.R . merge.R . metadata.R . minValue.R . modal.R . modalRaster.R . moran.R . mosaic.R . movingFun.R . multiCore.R . naValue.R . names.R . ncell.R . netCDFread.R . netCDFreadCells.R . netCDFtoRasterCD.R . netCDFtoRasterGMT.R . netCDFtoStack.R . netCDFutil.R . netCDFwriteCD.R . newPLot.R . nlayers.R . notused.R . nsidcICE.R . origin.R . overlay.R . pairs.R . persp.R . plot.R . plot2rasters.R . plotCT.R . plotExent.R . plotRGB.R . plotRaster.R . plotRaster2.R . pointdistance.R . predict.R . print.R . progressBar.R . project.R . projectRaster.R . projection.R . properties.R . quad.R . quantile.R . randomize.R . range.R . raster.R . rasterFromASCII.R . rasterFromBIL.R . rasterFromCells.R . rasterFromFile.R . rasterFromGDAL.R . rasterFromIDRISI.R . rasterFromRasterFile.R . rasterFromSAGA.R . rasterFromSurferFile.R . rasterFromXYZ.R . rasterOptions.R . rasterToPoints.R . rasterToPolygons.R . rasterize.R . rasterizeLines.R . rasterizePoints.R . rasterizePointsNGB.R . rasterizePolygons.R . ratify.R . read.R . readAscii.R . readCells.R . readCellsGDAL.R . readRasterBrick.R . readRasterLayer.R . reclassify.R . rectify.R . replaceProperties.R . resample.R . rotate.R . roundExtent.R . rowMinMax.R . rowSums.R . sampleAlong.R . sampleInt.R . sampleRandom.R . sampleRegular.R . sampleStratified.R . scale.R . scalebar.R . select.R . setCV.R . setExtent.R . setFileExt.R . setMinMax.R . setValues.R . setZ.R . sf.R . shift.R . show.R . shp.R . simplifyPols.R . slopeAspect.R . sparse.R . speasy.R . spplot.R . srs.R . stack.R . stackApply.R . stackFile.R . stackQuick.R . stackSelect.R . stretch.R . subs.R . subset.R . summary-methods.R . summary.R . symdif.R . terrain.R . text.R . tmpFile.R . transpose.R . trim.R . union.R . union_sp.R . unique.R . unstack.R . update.R . validCell.R . values.R . weighted.mean.R . which.R . which.max.R . whiches.max.R . writeAllAscii.R . writeAllGDAL.R . writeAllRaster.R . writeRaster.R . writeStartStop.R . writeStartStopAscii.R . writeStartStopGDAL.R . writeStartStopRaster.R . writeValues.R . xyCell.R . xyMinMax.R . xyResolution.R . xyValuesBuffer.R . zApply.R . zonal.R . zoom.R . zzz.R . Full raster package functions and examples

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