fasterRaster: Faster Raster and Spatial Vector Processing Using 'GRASS'

Processing of large-in-memory/large-on disk rasters and spatial vectors using 'GRASS' <https://grass.osgeo.org/>. Most functions in the 'terra' package are recreated. Processing of medium-sized and smaller spatial objects will nearly always be faster using 'terra' or 'sf', but for large-in-memory/large-on-disk objects, 'fasterRaster' may be faster. To use most of the functions, you must have the stand-alone version (not the 'OSGeoW4' installer version) of 'GRASS' 8.0 or higher.

Package details

AuthorAdam B. Smith [cre, aut] (ORCID: <https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6420-1659>)
MaintainerAdam B. Smith <adam.smith@mobot.org>
LicenseGPL (>= 3)
Version8.4.1.2
URL https://github.com/adamlilith/fasterRaster https://adamlilith.github.io/fasterRaster/
Package repositoryView on CRAN
Installation Install the latest version of this package by entering the following in R:
install.packages("fasterRaster")

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fasterRaster documentation built on April 18, 2026, 1:06 a.m.