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Columnar Query Engine for Larger-than-RAM Data

acrossApply a function across multiple columns
append_vtrAppend rows to an existing .vtr file
arrangeSort rows by column values
bind_rowsBind rows or columns from multiple vectra tables
block_fuzzy_lookupFuzzy-match query keys against a materialized block
block_lookupProbe a materialized block by column value
collectExecute a lazy query and return a data.frame
countCount observations by group
create_indexCreate a hash index on a .vtr file column
cross_joinCross join two vectra tables
delete_vtrLogically delete rows from a .vtr file
descMark a column for descending sort order
diff_vtrCompute the logical diff between two .vtr files
distinctKeep distinct/unique rows
explainPrint the execution plan for a vectra query
filterFilter rows of a vectra query
fuzzy_joinFuzzy join two vectra tables by string distance
glimpseGet a glimpse of a vectra table
group_byGroup a vectra query by columns
has_indexCheck if a hash index exists for a .vtr column
head.vectra_nodeLimit results to first n rows
left_joinJoin two vectra tables
linkDefine a link between a fact table and a dimension table
lookupLook up columns from linked dimension tables
materializeMaterialize a vectra node into a reusable in-memory block
mutateAdd or transform columns
print.vectra_nodePrint a vectra query node
pullExtract a single column as a vector
reframeSummarise with variable-length output per group
relocateRelocate columns
renameRename columns
selectSelect columns from a vectra query
sliceSelect rows by position
slice_headSelect first or last rows
summariseSummarise grouped data
tblCreate a lazy table reference from a .vtr file
tbl_csvCreate a lazy table reference from a CSV file
tbl_sqliteCreate a lazy table reference from a SQLite database
tbl_tiffCreate a lazy table reference from a GeoTIFF raster
tbl_xlsxCreate a lazy table reference from an Excel (.xlsx) file
tiff_band_namesRead per-band names from a GeoTIFF
tiff_crsRead CRS metadata from a GeoTIFF
tiff_extract_pointsExtract raster values at point coordinates
tiff_metadataRead GDAL_METADATA from a GeoTIFF
transmuteKeep only columns from mutate expressions
ungroupRemove grouping from a vectra query
vec_build_overviewsBuild overview pyramids for a .vec raster
vec_close_rasterClose a .vec raster handle
vec_extract_pointsExtract band values at (x, y) points from a .vec raster
vec_open_rasterOpen a .vec raster
vec_raster_layoutTile layout of an open .vec raster
vec_raster_timesDistinct time stamps stored in a .vec time cube
vec_read_pixel_seriesRead the full time series at a single pixel from a .vec time...
vec_read_time_sliceRead a single time slice from a .vec time cube
vec_read_windowRead a window of pixels from a .vec raster
vec_to_tiffExport a .vec raster to GeoTIFF
vec_write_rasterWrite a raster matrix or 3D array to a .vec raster file
vec_write_time_cubeWrite a 4D time-cube raster to .vec
vtr_schemaCreate a star schema over linked vectra tables
write_csvWrite query results or a data.frame to a CSV file
write_sqliteWrite query results or a data.frame to a SQLite table
write_tiffWrite query results to a GeoTIFF file
write_vtrWrite data to a .vtr file
vectra documentation built on May 8, 2026, 9:06 a.m.