filters.sort¶
The sort filter orders a point view based on the values of a dimension. The current filter only supports sorting based on a single dimension in increasing order.
Example¶
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<Pipeline version="1.0">
<Writer type="writers.las">
<Option name="filename">
sorted.las
</Option>
<Filter type="filters.sort">
<Option name="dimension">
X
</Option>
<Reader type="readers.las">
<Option name="filename">
unsorted.las
</Option>
</Reader>
</Filter>
</Writer>
</Pipeline>
Options¶
- dimension
- The dimension on which to sort the points.
Notes¶
The sorting algorithm used is not stable, meaning that one cannot chain multiple Sort filters to sort order point buffer heirarchically (say, primarily by the dimension X and secondairly by the dimension Y).