[GRASS-dev] [GRASS GIS] #2651: Increase maximum number of vector points available

[GRASS GIS]

#2651: Increase maximum number of vector points available
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 Reporter:  dnewcomb           |       Owner:  grass-dev@…              
     Type:  enhancement        |      Status:  new                      
 Priority:  normal             |   Milestone:  7.1.0                    
Component:  Vector             |     Version:  unspecified              
 Keywords:  vector point data  |    Platform:  Unspecified              
      Cpu:  Unspecified        |  
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 The current number of points in a imported into a vector data layer
 appears to be limited to a 32 bit integer ( 2 billion) .  You are allowed
 to import more, but the number of points are indicated with a negative
 number  Not sure if the data set is still valid at that point.

 The primary use case for this is lidar data.  The new USGS standard for
 landscape LiDAR data collection is QL2 , http://pubs.usgs.gov/tm/11b4/ ,
 roughly 2 points/meter density.  The lidar ground points at this density
 can exceed the 32 bit integer limit in a 1000 km^2 area (31km x 31km). I
 already have counties in NC, USA with ground point data that exceed this
 threshold.

 Newer LiDAR technologies ( Single Photon, Geiger Mode) with collection
 densities of 20 points/meter are already available, but r.in.lidar may be
 more suitable for these data sets in the short term.

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