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Dear R users, I need to find the coordinates for the point (midpoint) located half way between two pairs of coordinates (lon1,lat1 and lon2,lat2) assuming a straight line between them. What would be the best way? I tried to find an answer in the help archives but without success. I would greatly appreciate any help. df<- data.frame(lon1=c(-4.568,-4.3980), lat1=c(59.235,56.369),

Dear all, 1. How can I compute the intersecting area between 2 polygons ? 2. I have polygons with coordinates in decimal degrees (i.e. 13 deg 30 min = 13.5 decimal degrees). I want to compute their area and get the results in square meters or square kiometers. Can anyone give me a conversion coefficient or a pointer where I can find this information (sorry for this off topic question) ? Thanks