Generate a rectangular grid of hexagons

Creates hexagon polygons covering a rectangular geographic region. All cells that overlap the bounding box are included (not just cells whose center falls inside), ensuring full spatial coverage on both backends.

Usage

grid_rect(bbox, grid)

Arguments

bbox

Bounding box as c(xmin, ymin, xmax, ymax), or an sf/sfc object

grid

A HexGridInfo object specifying the grid parameters

Value

sf object with hexagon polygons

See also

grid_global for global grids

Examples

grid <- hex_grid(area_km2 = 5000)
europe <- grid_rect(c(-10, 35, 30, 60), grid)
plot(europe)