writers.derivative

The Derivative Writer supports writing of primary topographic attributes.

Note

This driver uses GDAL to write the data. Only the GeoTIFF driver is supported at this time.

Example

{
  "pipeline":[
    "inputfile.las",
    {
      "type":"writers.derivative",
      "filename":"outputfile.tiff",
      "primitive_type":"slope_d8"
    }
  ]
}

Options

filename
GeoTiff file to write. [Required]
primitive_type

Topographic attribute to compute. [Default: slope_d8]

  • slope_d8
  • slope_fd
  • aspect_d8
  • aspect_fd
  • contour_curvature
  • profile_curvature
  • tangential_curvature
  • total_curvature
  • hillshade
  • catchment_area
grid_dist_x, grid_dist_y
Size of grid cell in X and Y dimensions using native units of the input point cloud. [Default: 15.0]