pcl_norm: a data frame of normalized LiDAR return density

In atkinsjeff/forestr: Ecosystem and Canopy Structural Complexity Metrics from LiDAR

a data frame of normalized LiDAR return density

Description

Derived from data collected at the University of Virginia Data collected August, 2016 by J. Atkins. Dervied from the calc_vai function

Usage

pcl_norm

Format

A data frame with 1120 rows:

.id

column numbering

xbin

x-bin position

zbin

z-bin position

bin.hits

number of LiDAR returns at each x- and z- bin

sky.hits

total numer of sky hits per x column

can.hits

total numer of canopy hits per x column

lidar.pulses

no. of lidar pulses emitted per column

Freq

no idea

hit.count

total number of hits distributed through canopy

phi

percent of saturation

dee

percent of returns distributed

x.counter

counting variable

sum.dee

distributed proportion

fee

coefficent

Source

http://atkinsjeff.github.io

atkinsjeff/forestr documentation built on Dec. 12, 2023, 5:36 a.m.