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rgeos

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Interface to Geometry Engine - Open Source ("GEOS")

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

 install.packages("rgeos")

Install from Github:

 library("remotes")

                        install_github("cran/rgeos")

Install by package version:

 library("remotes")

                        install_version("rgeos", "0.6-4")

Attach the package and use:

 library("rgeos")

Maintained by
Roger Bivand
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First Published: 2011-03-21

Latest Update:

Description:

Interface to Geometry Engine - Open Source ('GEOS') using the C 'API' for topology operations on geometries. Please note that 'rgeos' will be retired during October 2023, plan transition to 'sf' or 'terra' functions using 'GEOS', or the 'geos' package, at your earliest convenience (see and earlier blogs for guidance). The 'GEOS' library is external to the package, and, when installing the package from source, must be correctly installed first. Windows and Mac Intel OS X binaries are provided on 'CRAN'. ('rgeos' >= 0.5-1): Up to and including 'GEOS' 3.7.1, topological operations succeeded with some invalid geometries for which the same operations fail from and including 'GEOS' 3.7.2. The 'checkValidity=' argument defaults and structure have been changed, from default FALSE to integer default '0L' for 'GEOS' < 3.7.2 (no check), '1L' 'GEOS' >= 3.7.2 (check and warn). A value of '2L' is also provided that may be used, assigned globally using 'set_RGEOS_CheckValidity(2L)', or locally using the 'checkValidity=2L' argument, to attempt zero-width buffer repair if invalid geometries are found. The previous default (FALSE, now '0L') is fastest and used for 'GEOS' < 3.7.2, but will not warn users of possible problems before the failure of topological operations that previously succeeded. From 'GEOS' 3.8.0, repair of geometries may also be attempted using 'gMakeValid()', which may, however, return a collection of geometries of different types.

How to cite:

Roger Bivand (2011). rgeos: Interface to Geometry Engine - Open Source ("GEOS"). R package version 0.6-4, https://cran.r-project.org/web/packages/rgeos. Accessed 15 Jul. 2026.

Previous versions and publish date:

(2026-07-09 06:51), 0.1-2 (2011-03-21 15:01), 0.1-3 (2011-03-28 12:44), 0.1-4 (2011-03-30 18:24), 0.1-6 (2011-05-19 17:21), 0.1-7 (2011-06-09 17:04), 0.1-8 (2011-06-15 20:04), 0.1-9 (2011-09-16 19:44), 0.1-10 (2011-10-24 13:17), 0.1-12 (2011-11-14 12:28), 0.1-13 (2011-11-15 09:56), 0.1-14 (2011-12-11 10:47), 0.1-15 (2011-12-14 14:13), 0.1-16 (2012-01-02 18:57), 0.1-17 (2012-01-07 17:10), 0.2-1 (2012-01-15 14:45), 0.2-2 (2012-01-20 12:03), 0.2-3 (2012-02-23 08:03), 0.2-4 (2012-03-16 16:43), 0.2-5 (2012-03-18 19:40), 0.2-6 (2012-05-02 14:33), 0.2-7 (2012-11-05 18:19), 0.2-8 (2012-11-05 18:52), 0.2-9 (2012-11-12 10:54), 0.2-10 (2012-12-08 19:01), 0.2-11 (2012-12-18 15:56), 0.2-12 (2013-01-16 10:29), 0.2-13 (2013-02-06 18:49), 0.2-15 (2013-03-29 13:10), 0.2-16 (2013-04-09 22:23), 0.2-17 (2013-05-02 21:12), 0.2-19 (2013-06-22 17:27), 0.2-20 (2013-09-02 14:51), 0.3-1 (2013-09-16 15:11), 0.3-2 (2013-10-06 18:05), 0.3-3 (2014-02-13 17:45), 0.3-4 (2014-03-25 17:34), 0.3-5 (2014-06-06 14:08), 0.3-6 (2014-07-08 12:10), 0.3-8 (2014-09-21 17:11), 0.3-11 (2015-05-29 18:26), 0.3-12 (2015-09-01 18:15), 0.3-13 (2015-09-28 18:46), 0.3-14 (2015-10-26 18:26), 0.3-15 (2015-11-04 17:33), 0.3-17 (2016-02-13 19:01), 0.3-19 (2016-04-04 18:39), 0.3-20 (2016-09-07 15:54), 0.3-21 (2016-10-20 10:52), 0.3-22 (2017-01-09 09:50), 0.3-23 (2017-04-06 08:54), 0.3-24 (2017-09-19 02:28), 0.3-25 (2017-09-25 19:48), 0.3-26 (2017-10-31 14:17), 0.3-27 (2018-06-01 17:50), 0.3-28 (2018-06-08 15:48), 0.4-1 (2018-10-19 14:00), 0.4-2 (2018-11-08 17:20), 0.4-3 (2019-04-24 12:00), 0.5-1 (2019-08-05 12:10), 0.5-2 (2019-10-03 11:50), 0.5-3 (2020-05-08 20:00), 0.5-5 (2020-09-07 13:50), 0.5-7 (2021-09-07 16:00), 0.5-8 (2021-09-22 11:40), 0.5-9 (2021-12-15 01:50), 0.6-1 (2022-12-14 09:10), 0.6-2 (2023-03-02 14:10), 0.6-3 (2023-05-24 18:50), 0.6-4 (2023-07-18 19:40)

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Functions, R codes and Examples using the rgeos R package

Some associated functions: bbox2SP . class-Ring . class-SpatialCollections . class-SpatialRings . class-SpatialRingsDataFrame . class-gpc.poly.nohole . class-gpc.poly . comment-functions . constructor-SpatialCollections . constructor-SpatialRings . experimental-functions . gpc-new-generics . gpc-polyfile . labelpt . linref-gInterpolate . linref-gProject . misc-gArea . misc-gDistance . misc-gLength . misc-gNearestPoints . misc-over . pred-binary-gContains . pred-binary-gCrosses . pred-binary-gEquals . pred-binary-gIntersects . pred-binary-gRelate . pred-binary-gTouches . pred-unary-gIsEmpty . pred-unary-gIsRing . pred-unary-gIsSimple . pred-unary-gIsValid . rgeos-deprecated . topo-bin-gUnion . topo-unary-gBoundary . topo-unary-gCentroid . topo-unary-gConvexHull . topo-unary-gCoverageUnion . topo-unary-gDelaunayTriangulation . topo-unary-gEnvelope . topo-unary-gMakeValid . topo-unary-gMaximumInscribedCircle . topo-unary-gMinumumRotatedRectangle . topo-unary-gNode . topo-unary-gPointOnSurface . topo-unary-gPolygonize . topo-unary-gSimplify . utility-functions . wkt-functions .
Some associated R codes: AAA.R . Rgpc_funcs.R . bbox2SP.R . gpc_geos.R . labelpt.R . over.R . rgeos_buffer.R . rgeos_linearref.R . rgeos_misc.R . rgeos_predicate_binary.R . rgeos_predicate_unary.R . rgeos_spExtensions_Classes.R . rgeos_spExtensions_Methods.R . rgeos_topology.R . rgeos_topology_binary.R . rgeos_util.R . rgeos_wkt.R . Full rgeos package functions and examples

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