GRASS GIS manual: r3.in.xyz

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NAME

r3.in.xyz - Create a 3D raster map from an assemblage of many coordinates using univariate statistics

KEYWORDS

raster3d, import, voxel, LIDAR, statistics, conversion, aggregation, binning

SYNOPSIS

r3.in.xyz

r3.in.xyz --help

r3.in.xyz [-sgi] input=name output=name [method=string] [type=string] [separator=character] [x=integer] [y=integer] [z=integer] [value_column=integer] [vrange=min,max] [vscale=float] [percent=integer] [pth=integer] [trim=float] [workers=integer] [--overwrite] [--help] [--verbose] [--quiet] [--ui]

Flags:

-s: Scan data file for extent then exit
-g: In scan mode, print using shell script style
-i: Ignore broken lines
--overwrite: Allow output files to overwrite existing files
--help: Print usage summary
--verbose: Verbose module output
--quiet: Quiet module output
--ui: Force launching GUI dialog

Parameters:

input=name [required]: ASCII file containing input data
output=name [required]: Name for output raster map
method=string: Statistic to use for raster values; Options: n, min, max, range, sum, mean, stddev, variance, coeff_var, median, percentile, skewness, trimmean; Default: mean
type=string: Storage type for resultant raster map; Options: float, double; Default: float
separator=character: Field separator; Special characters: pipe, comma, space, tab, newline; Default: pipe
x=integer: Column number of x coordinates in input file (first column is 1); Default: 1
y=integer: Column number of y coordinates in input file; Default: 2
z=integer: Column number of z coordinates in input file; Default: 3
value_column=integer: Column number of data values in input file; If not given or set to 0, the data points' z-values are used; Default: 0
vrange=min,max: Filter range for value column data (min,max)
vscale=float: Scaling factor to apply to value column data; Default: 1.0
percent=integer: Percent of map to keep in memory; Options: 1-100; Default: 100
pth=integer: pth percentile of the values; Options: 1-100
trim=float: Discard <trim> percent of the smallest and <trim> percent of the largest observations; Options: 0-50
workers=integer: Number of parallel processes to launch; Options: 1-256; Default: 1

DESCRIPTION
NOTES
EXAMPLE
KNOWN ISSUES
SEE ALSO
AUTHOR

DESCRIPTION

r3.in.xyz imports sparse XYZ data from an ASCII file into a 3D raster map (voxels). It does this by running the r.in.xyz module multiple times for different z-ranges and then assembling the slices with r.to.rast3.

See the r.in.xyz help page for general parameter usage and tips.

The map is created using the rows, columns, and depths set by current region settings. Be sure to check and adjust these with the g.region module before performing the import.

You may either use the z-value as the data value for the voxel (e.g. with the 'n' statistic), or alternately scan another column for the data values to bin into the voxels. This alternate data column can be both filtered by range and have a scaling factor applied to it.

NOTES

The 2D and 3D horizontal region resolutions must match. See the EXAMPLES section below.

Unlike r.in.xyz, reading from stdin and z-scaling are not possible. Filtering by z-range is accomplished by setting the 3D region.

To enable parallel processing support, set the workers= option to match the number of CPUs or CPU-cores available on your system. Alternatively, the WORKERS environment variable can be set to the number of concurrent processes desired.

Points falling exactly on a vertical bound will belong to the depth band below them, except for points exactly on the top bound, which will belong to the top-most slice.

The script is expected to be nearly as efficient as if it was fully written in C.

EXAMPLE

Using the Serpent Mound dataset. (see the GRASS LiDAR wiki page)

  #scan dataset for extent:
  r3.in.xyz -s in=Serpent_Mound_Model_LAS_Data.txt out=dummy \
     x=1 y=2 z=3 separator=space

  # set the 2D and 3D regions:
  g.region n=4323641.57 s=4320942.61 w=289020.90 e=290106.02 res=1 -a
  g.region b=166 t=216 res3=1 tbres=5 -3 -p

  r3.in.xyz in=Serpent_Mound_Model_LAS_Data.txt out=serpent3D \
     method=mean x=1 y=2 z=3 separator=space type=float

The same, but aggregate and store backscatter strength from column 5 into voxels in instead of the z-value:

  r3.in.xyz in=Serpent_Mound_Model_LAS_Data.txt out=serpent3D.bakscat \
     method=mean x=1 y=2 z=3 val=5 separator=space type=float

KNOWN ISSUES

r.to.rast3 always creates a double output map regardless of input.

AUTHOR

Hamish Bowman
Dunedin, New Zealand

Last changed: $Date$

SOURCE CODE

Available at: r3.in.xyz source code (history)