This function provides the possibility to interact directly with the data cubes. It gives the option to write the images to memory or on the hard drive for further computation.

image_from_coverage(coverage, slice_E, slice_N, date, res_eff = 1,
  format = "TIFF", bands = NULL, filename = NULL, query_url = NULL)

Arguments

coverage

name of the coverage [character]

slice_E

image slicing coordinates in x-direction [character]

slice_N

image slicing coordinates in y-direction [character]

date

an available timestamp [character]

res_eff

factor to scale raster resolution [numeric]

format

image format in WCPS query [character]

bands

coverage bands to calculate raster. Can contain one or more bands from the same coverage [character]

filename

If the raster image should be saved please digit a path and a filename. [character]

query_url

Web Coverage Service (WCS) for processing the query. This URL can be built with the *createWCS_URLs* function. [character]