Point Thinning
- Author: O.Conrad (c) 2011
- Menu: Shapes | Points
Description
The Points Thinning tool aggregates points at a level that fits the specified resolution. The information of those points that become aggregated is based on basic statistics, i.e. mean values for coordinates and mean, minimum, maximum, standard deviation for the selected attribute. Due to the underlying spatial structure the quadtree and the raster method lead to differing, though comparable results.
Parameters
| | Name | Type | Identifier | Description | Constraints |
|---|
| Input | Points | shapes, input | POINTS | - | - |
| Output | Thinned Points | shapes, output | THINNED | - | - |
| Thinned Points | point cloud, output | THINNED_PC | - | - |
| Options | Attribute | table field | FIELD | - | - |
| Output to Point Cloud | boolean | OUTPUT_PC | - | Default: 0 |
| Resolution | floating point number | RESOLUTION | - | Minimum: 0.000000
Default: 1.000000 |
| Method | choice | METHOD | - | Available Choices:
[0] quadtree
[1] raster
Default: 1 |
Command Line
Usage: saga_cmd shapes_points 14 [-POINTS ] [-FIELD ] [-OUTPUT_PC ] [-THINNED ] [-THINNED_PC ] [-RESOLUTION ] [-METHOD ]
-POINTS: Points
shapes, input
-FIELD: Attribute
table field
-OUTPUT_PC: Output to Point Cloud
boolean
Default: 0
-THINNED: Thinned Points
shapes, output
-THINNED_PC: Thinned Points
point cloud, output
-RESOLUTION: Resolution
floating point number
Minimum: 0.000000
Default: 1.000000
-METHOD: Method
choice
Available Choices:
[0] quadtree
[1] raster
Default: 1