Can writeSpatialShape save shapefile with projection (CRS)?

Question

Can writeSpatialShape { maptools } be somehow forced to write the shapefile with CRS?

writeSpatialShape(socc_buf, "f:/hdf/socc_buff_R.shp") # no CRS in the shapefile

There does not seem to be an option for this.

PS: I know it can be done using writeOGR { rgdal } .

Answer 1

TMS

You need to remove the .shp from the filename as it creates a .shp .shx and .dbf file. According to the package manual "fn shapefile layer name, when writing omitting the extensions *.shp, *.shx and *.dbf, which are added in the function"

Thanks

tony.