readLevel2B: Read GEDI Level2B data (Biophysical Variables)

In rGEDI: NASA's Global Ecosystem Dynamics Investigation (GEDI) Data Visualization and Processing

Description

This function reads GEDI level2B products: canopy cover, Plant Area Index (PAI), Plant Area Volume Density (PAVD), and Foliage Height Diversity (FHD).

Usage

readLevel2B(level2Bpath)

Arguments

level2Bpath

File path pointing to GEDI level2B data. Data in HDF5 Hierarchical Data Format (.h5).

Value

Returns an S4 object of class "gedi.level2b" containing GEDI level2B data.

Examples

# Specifying the path to GEDI level2B data (zip file)
outdir = tempdir()
level2B_fp_zip <- system.file("extdata",
                  "GEDI02_B_2019108080338_O01964_T05337_02_001_01_sub.zip",
                  package="rGEDI")

# Unzipping GEDI level2A data
level2Bpath <- unzip(level2B_fp_zip,exdir = outdir)

# Reading GEDI level2B data (h5 file)
level2b<-readLevel2B(level2Bpath=level2Bpath)

close(level2b)

rGEDI documentation built on Jan. 19, 2021, 3:01 p.m.