Validate a Study Area vertical target specification — validate_study_vertical

Resolves definitions through sf/PROJ without transforming coordinates or raster values. Unknown, local and unresolved declarations are retained as specifications, never certified as compatible with source data or qualified for processing.

validate_study_vertical_reference(
  kind = "unknown",
  definition = "",
  height_type = "unknown",
  elevation_unit = "unknown",
  epoch_status = "unknown",
  coordinate_epoch = NA_real_,
  epoch_evidence = "",
  model_name = "",
  model_version = "",
  model_reference = ""
)

Arguments

kind: vertical_crs, ellipsoidal, declared, local, or unknown.
definition: EPSG/WKT for resolved kinds; name for declared/local kinds.
height_type: orthometric, normal, tidal, ellipsoidal, local, other, or unknown.
elevation_unit: metre, international_foot, us_survey_foot, or unknown.
epoch_status: known, unknown, or not_applicable.
coordinate_epoch: Decimal year when known; otherwise NA_real_.
epoch_evidence: Source establishing the coordinate epoch, required when known.
model_name, model_version, model_reference: Optional intended model metadata.

Value

One-row data frame suitable for the schema-7 vertical_reference table.