whitebox (version 2.3.1)

wbt_visibility_index: Visibility index

Description

Estimates the relative visibility of sites in a DEM.

Usage

wbt_visibility_index(
  dem,
  output,
  height = 2,
  res_factor = 2,
  wd = NULL,
  verbose_mode = FALSE,
  compress_rasters = FALSE,
  command_only = FALSE
)

Value

Returns the tool text outputs.

Arguments

dem

Input raster DEM file.

output

Output raster file.

height

Viewing station height, in z units.

res_factor

The resolution factor determines the density of measured viewsheds.

wd

Changes the working directory.

verbose_mode

Sets verbose mode. If verbose mode is FALSE, tools will not print output messages.

compress_rasters

Sets the flag used by 'WhiteboxTools' to determine whether to use compression for output rasters.

command_only

Return command that would be executed by system() rather than running tool.