readLevel2B: Read GEDI Level2B data (Biophysical Variables)

Description Usage Arguments Value Examples

View source: R/readLevel2B.R

Description

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

Usage

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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

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# 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.