whitebox (version 2.3.4)

wbt_lidar_thin: Lidar thin

Description

Thins a LiDAR point cloud, reducing point density.

Usage

wbt_lidar_thin(
  input,
  output,
  resolution = 2,
  method = "lowest",
  save_filtered = FALSE,
  wd = NULL,
  verbose_mode = NULL,
  compress_rasters = NULL,
  command_only = FALSE
)

Value

Returns the tool text outputs.

Arguments

input

Input LiDAR file.

output

Output LiDAR file.

resolution

The size of the square area used to evaluate nearby points in the LiDAR data.

method

Point selection method; options are 'first', 'last', 'lowest' (default), 'highest', 'nearest'.

save_filtered

Save filtered points to separate file?.

wd

Changes the working directory. Default: NULL will use the value in WhiteboxTools settings, see wbt_wd() for details.

verbose_mode

Sets verbose mode. If verbose mode is FALSE, tools will not print output messages. Default: NULL will use the value in WhiteboxTools settings, see wbt_verbose() for details.

compress_rasters

Sets the flag used by 'WhiteboxTools' to determine whether to use compression for output rasters. Default: NULL will use the value in WhiteboxTools settings, see wbt_compress_rasters() for details.

command_only

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