Simulate data

Simulate spatially auto-correlated data using Gaussian random fields.

Usage

simulate_data(
  x,
  n = 1,
  scale = 0.5,
  intensity = 0,
  sd = 1,
  transform = identity
)

Arguments

x

terra::rast() object to use as a template.

n

integer value denoting the number of layers to simulate. Defaults to 1.

scale

numeric value denoting the level of spatial auto-correlation in the simulated data. Defaults to 0.5.

intensity

numeric value denoting the average value of simulated data. Defaults to 0.

sd

numeric value denoting the standard deviation of simulated data. Defaults to 1.

transform

function to transform simulated data. Defaults to the identity() function such that values remain the same after simulation.

Value

A terra::rast() object.

See also

Other functions for simulating data: simulate_cost(), simulate_species()

Examples

# create raster
r <- terra::rast(
  ncols = 10, nrows = 10, xmin = 0, xmax = 1, ymin = 0, ymax = 1, vals = 1
)

# simulate data using a Gaussian field
x <- simulate_data(r, n = 1, scale = 0.2)

# plot simulated data
plot(x, main = "simulated data", axes = FALSE)