By default nnt() uses the function RANN::nn2() (based on … Specifying k = 1 yields only the ID of the nearest neighbor. The algorithm nn2 within the R package RANN version 2.4.1 is used to search for the nearest neighbours based on x, y coordinates of trees . nabor vs RANN. Also, we'll set the eps=0 because we want exact nearest neighbors. Some explanatory remarks on the nn2() function: The function uses a kd-tree to find the k number of near neighbours for each point. We'll ask it to find k=100 neighbors within radius=5. We choose the query points of interest to illustrate the wrapping of the variables. For R users nabor provides a function, knn, that is a drop in replacement for the nn2 function in the RANN R package. 2 nn2 RANN.L1-package Wrapper for Arya and Mount’s Approximate Nearest Neighbours (ANN) C++ library Description Wrapper for Arya and Mount’s Approximate Nearest Neighbours (ANN) C++ library See Also nn2 nn2 Nearest Neighbour Search Description Uses a kd-tree to find the p number of near neighbours for each point in an input/output dataset. I am using the nn2() function within the RANN package to find nearest neighbors, within a specific radius, of points identified by latitudes and longitudes. Now let's try the RANN (R Approximate Nearest Neighbors) package which is a port of the ANN C++ library. In this case, b is our dataset and a is our query. I have seen speedups of 2-3x fold for queries of interest (a few thousand points in 3d, k=1) when comparing nabor::knn and RANN::nn2. I have looked in the RANN and ANN documentation but have not found the answer. We'll use the nn2 function. We will convert this neighbor relation matrix into an adjacency matrix. What unit is that radius measured in? R package providing fast nearest neighbour search (wraps ANN library) - jefferislab/RANN RANN-package Wrapper for Arya and Mount’s Approximate Nearest Neighbours (ANN) C++ library Description Wrapper for Arya and Mount’s Approximate Nearest Neighbours (ANN) C++ library See Also nn,nn2 nn Nearest Neighbour Search Description Uses a kd-tree to find the p number of near neighbours for each point in an input/output dataset. This takes a target matrix of R points, copies them into an array used by ANN and builds a k-d tree. In the plot, query points are indicated with colour-coded crosses and the 8 nearest neighbours of each point are shaded in the same colour. For R users nabor provides a function, knn, that is a drop in replacement for the nn2 function in the RANN R package. An example using a subset of my coordinates in copied below. I have seen speedups of 2-3x fold for queries of interest (a few thousand points in 3d, k=1) when comparing nabor::knn and RANN::nn2. Source: R/nearest_neighbours_on_a_torus.R nnt.Rd Uses a user-supplied function to find the k nearest neighbours of specified points in a dataset, adding the option to wrap certain variables on a torus. It then iterates over the query points, searching the tree one at a time. 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