[pdal] Array Dimensions

[Chris Foster]

On 3 July 2013 01:01, Howard Butler <hobu.inc at gmail.com> wrote:
> Sometimes you want an octree, sometimes a kdtree, sometimes something else.
> Trying to allow you to plug into an index in any sort of generic way is
> difficult.
>
> My first cut at this was to make a filter that simply passed-through the
> data as it were consumed by a pipeline, and then you cast(ed) the filter
> into a concrete type and used its special methods to find points, etc. It's
> not perfect, but it kind of works (see pcequal for some example)

I'll have a look.

>> Ok, so UnsignedByte is more like "raw bucket of bits"?  I can definitely see
>> the case for a raw interpretation of some kind, allowing arbitrary serialized
>> user data to be passed along without pdal messing with it.
>
> Yes, exactly.

Right.  In that case, is there any need for the UnsignedByte/SignedByte
distinction?  I'd be inclined to rename this as something like
"Raw" (or a better name, I'm sure there is one :))

~Chris