lidR (version 1.2.0)

lasarea: Compute the area covered by of a set a points.

Description

The area is computed by appling a convex hull. If the data are not convex, the resulting area is only an approximation.

Usage

lasarea(.las)

Arguments

.las

An object of the class LAS or a numeric array of x coordinates

Value

numeric. The area of the object computed in the same units as the coordinate reference system

Examples

# NOT RUN {
LASfile <- system.file("extdata", "Megaplot.laz", package="lidR")
lidar = readLAS(LASfile)

lasarea(lidar)
# }