Thread Subject: polygon/patch as index

Are there any suggestions as to how I can use a polygon/patch (or other method) to sub-select geo-referenced data? i.e. I want to create a group 'a' vector that falls into sub-region 'a'. I am working with coastal station data and want to select stations by non-rectangular sub-regions (so I can't simply use logical operators on lat long) to both analyze and display,

Secondly and less importantly, can I trim the polygon where it overlaps the coastline with, say hi res gshhs coastline data?

"Robert " <rsa.robert@gmail.com> wrote in message <h6grne$a3n$1@fred.mathworks.com>...
> Are there any suggestions as to how I can use a polygon/patch (or other method) to sub-select geo-referenced data? i.e. I want to create a group 'a' vector that falls into sub-region 'a'. I am working with coastal station data and want to select stations by non-rectangular sub-regions (so I can't simply use logical operators on lat long) to both analyze and display,

Try the "inploygon" function. Although, it is used to identify a point within a polygon, you may be able to use it for your case.
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> Secondly and less importantly, can I trim the polygon where it overlaps the coastline with, say hi res gshhs coastline data?

The "polybool" function can be used to intersect two vector data. Perhaps that may work for you.

> The "polybool" function can be used to intersect two vector data. Perhaps that may work for you.

Thanks, I will look into it...