tile_large_LAS: Function to clip large LAS object into small pieces

In jbcannon/landecoutils: Utility Functions for the Landscape Ecology Lab

Function to clip large LAS object into small pieces

Description

This function clips a large LAS object such as that from a UAV-derived point cloud into smaller chunks using the catalog_map function.

Usage

tile_large_LAS(
  las_path,
  output_directory,
  chunk_size = 100,
  chunk_alighment = c(0, 0)
)

Arguments

las_path	character - path to large LAS file
output_directory	character - path to directory for output files. Outputs will be automatically named XLEFT_YBOTTOM.las'
chunk_size	numeric size of the chunks to break the file into
chunk_alignment	coordinates of origin of grid to which files

Examples

library(lidR)
library(landecoutils)
large_file = 'C:/user/me/large_file.las'
output_location = 'C:/user/me/outputs/'
tile_large_LAS(large_file, output_location)

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