rGEDI (version 0.6.0)

readLevel2B: Read GEDI Level2B data (Biophysical Variables)

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)

Value

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

Arguments

level2Bpath

Local file path or Earthdata Cloud URL pointing to a GEDI Level 2B HDF5 granule.

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)