[R-sig-Geo] Memory limit problems in R / import of maps

[Edzer Pebesma]

Tomislav Hengl wrote:
> Just one last thing, 
Two?
> if R is reporting an error message, that does not necessarily mean that there
> is a memory limit problem with the machine 
Correct, the error message should give a hint,
> - shouldn't there be a way to implement memory handling
> in R in a more efficient way?
>   
R is open source, so go ahead and modify it.

As an advice, first consider the resources you have, and consider the 
other options just kindly provided to you. PC's with 8 Gb RAM now start 
at 500 euros, so why process massive data sets on your 2 Gb notebook.
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Edzer