Assess route — wbt_assess_route • whitebox

This tool assesses a route for slope, elevation, and visibility variation.

Usage

wbt_assess_route(
  routes,
  dem,
  output,
  length = "",
  dist = 20,
  wd = NULL,
  verbose_mode = NULL,
  compress_rasters = NULL,
  command_only = FALSE
)

Arguments

routes: Name of the input routes vector file.
dem: Name of the input DEM raster file.
output: Name of the output lines shapefile.
length: Maximum segment length (m).
dist: Search distance, in grid cells, used in visibility analysis.
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.

Value

Returns the tool text outputs.