chm {rLiDAR}R Documentation

LiDAR-derived Canopy Height Model - (CHM)

Description

LiDAR-derived Canopy Height Model - (CHM)

Usage

data(chm)

Format

The format is:'RasterLayer'

Details

The LiDAR-derived-CHM provided as an example dataset is from a longleaf pine forest at Eglin AFB, USA.

Source

The CHM was generated using Lastools software. The LiDAR data collection was funded by a grant (11-2-1-11) from the Joint Fire Science Program: Data set for fuels, fire behavior, smoke, and fire effects model development and evaluation-the RxCADRE project. R. Ottmar, PI; multiple Co-Is."

References

USDA Forest Service. Rocky Mountain Research Station - RMRS - Moscow, Idaho, USA.

Examples

data(chm)
## plot(chm)

[Package rLiDAR version 0.1.2 Index]