# Airborne LiDAR Data Manipulation and Visualization for Forestry Applications

## Documentation for package ‘lidR’ version 1.2.0

- DESCRIPTION file.

## Help Pages

lidR-deprecated-package | Deprecated function(s) in the lidR package
$-method | Extract parts of a LAS object
--method | Convenient operator to lasnormalize
.stdmetrics | Predefined standard metrics function
.stdmetrics_ctrl | Predefined standard metrics function
.stdmetrics_i | Predefined standard metrics function
.stdmetrics_pulse | Predefined standard metrics function
.stdmetrics_rn | Predefined standard metrics function
.stdmetrics_z | Predefined standard metrics function
as.lasmetrics | Set the class 'lasmetrics' to a data.frame or a data.table
as.raster.lasmetrics | Transform a 'lasmetrics' object into a spatial 'RasterLayer' object
as.SpatialPixelsDataFrame | Transform a "lasmetrics" object into a SpatialPixelsDataFrame object
as.SpatialPointsDataFrame | Transform a LAS object into a SpatialPointsDataFrame object
catalog | Build a catalog of las tiles/files
catalog_apply | Apply a function to a set of tiles using several cores.
catalog_index | Retrieve the tiles containing ROIs
catalog_queries | Extract LiDAR data based on a set of coordinates
catalog_select | Select LAS files interactively
cloud_metrics | Deprecated function(s) in the lidR package
entropy | Normalized Shannon diversity index
extent | Extent
extent-method | Extent
forest.colors | Palettes
gap_fraction_profile | Gap fraction profile
grid_canopy | Canopy surface model
grid_density | Pulse density surface model
grid_hexametrics | Compute metrics for hexagonal cells
grid_metrics | Rasterize the space and compute metrics for each cell
grid_metrics3d | Voxelize the space and compute metrics for each voxel
grid_terrain | Digital Terrain Model
grid_tincanopy | Canopy height model based on a triangular irregular network.
height.colors | Palettes
LAD | Leaf area density
LAS | Create a 'LAS' object
LAS-class | An S4 class to represent the data read in a .las or .laz file
lasarea | Compute the area covered by of a set a points.
lasclassify | Classify LiDAR points from source data
lasclip | Clip LiDAR points
lasclipCircle | Clip LiDAR points
lasclipPolygon | Clip LiDAR points
lasclipRectangle | Clip LiDAR points
lascolor | Compute the color from RGB fields
lasdecimate | Thin LiDAR data
lasextent | Extent
lasfilter | Return points with matching conditions
lasfilterfirst | Predefined filters
lasfilterfirstlast | Predefined filters
lasfilterfirstofmany | Predefined filters
lasfilterground | Predefined filters
lasfilterlast | Predefined filters
lasfilternth | Predefined filters
lasfilters | Predefined filters
lasfiltersingle | Predefined filters
lasflightline | Retrieve individual flightlines
lasground | Classify points as ground or not ground
LASheader | Create a 'LASheader' object
LASheader-class | An S4 class to represent the header read in a .las or .laz file
lasmetrics | Compute metrics for a cloud of points
lasnormalize | Subtract digital terrain model
laspulse | Retrieve individual pulses
lasroi | Select a region of interest interactively
lasscanline | Retrieve individual scanline
lastrees | Individual tree segmentation
lidR-deprecated | Deprecated function(s) in the lidR package
lidrpalettes | Palettes
pastel.colors | Palettes
plot | Plot LiDAR data
plot.Catalog | Plot a Catalog object
plot.LAS | Plot LiDAR data
plot.lashexametrics | Plot an object of class lashexametrics in 2D
plot.lasmetrics | Plot an object of class lasmetrics in 2D
plot.lasmetrics3d | Plot voxelized LiDAR data
plot3d | Plot a wireframe of a 'RasterLayer' or a 'lasmetrics' object
random.colors | Palettes
readLAS | Read .las or .laz files
set.colors | Automatic colorization
stdmetrics | Predefined standard metrics function
stdmetrics_ctrl | Predefined standard metrics function
stdmetrics_i | Predefined standard metrics function
stdmetrics_pulse | Predefined standard metrics function
stdmetrics_rn | Predefined standard metrics function
stdmetrics_z | Predefined standard metrics function
summary.LAS | Summary of LAS data
VCI | Vertical Complexity Index
writeLAS | Write a las or laz file