Ascii to las — wbt_ascii_to

Converts one or more ASCII files containing LiDAR points into LAS files.

Usage

wbt_ascii_to_las(
  inputs,
  pattern,
  proj = NULL,
  wd = NULL,
  verbose_mode = NULL,
  compress_rasters = NULL,
  command_only = FALSE
)

inputs: Input LiDAR ASCII files (.csv).
pattern: Input field pattern.
proj: Well-known-text string or EPSG code describing projection.
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.

Returns the tool text outputs.