Build a LAScatalog object from a folder name. A catalog is the representation of a set of las files, since a computer cannot load all the data at once. A catalog is a simple way to manage all the files sequentially by reading only the headers. Also a catalog contains metadata so users can configure how it will be processed.
catalog(folder, ...)cores(ctg)
cores(ctg) <- value
by_file(ctg)
by_file(ctg) <- value
buffer(ctg)
buffer(ctg) <- value
progress(ctg)
progress(ctg) <- value
tiling_size(ctg)
tiling_size(ctg) <- value
vrt(ctg)
vrt(ctg) <- value
stop_early(ctg)
stop_early(ctg) <- value
string. The path of a folder containing a set of .las files
Extra parameters to list.files. Typically `recursive = TRUE`.
A LAScatalog object.
An appropriated value for catalog settings. See LAScatalog
A LAScatalog
object