Consider using `entwine` for COPC generation

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R package for Open Forest Observatory data processing

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Consider using `entwine` for COPC generation #37

Open russelldj opened 1 week ago

russelldj commented 1 week ago

Currently we use PDAL to perform the conversion to cloud-optimized point cloud (COPC). Unfortunately, this is a memory-intensive process, with some runs taking 50+ GB of RAM for a 7.5 GB input file. Entwine looks like a good alternative for this task since it stores intermediate data on disk, as suggested by @youngdjn.

youngdjn commented 1 week ago

Thanks for creating the issue. One small correction: it is actually Untwine! (Clearly a reference to the older Entwine though)