A LAS object is the representation of a las/laz files.
datadata.table. a table representing the LAS data
headerlist. A list of information contained in the las file header.
crsA CRS object.
A LAS object contains a
data.table in the slot @data with the data read from a las/laz file,
a LASheader in the slot @header (see the ASPRS documentation for the
LAS file format
for more information) and a CRS (coordinates reference system) in the
slot @crs. In the slot @data The fields read from the las/laz file are named:
X Y Z
Intensity
ReturnNumber
NumberOfReturns
ScanDirectionFlag
EdgeOfFlightline
Classification
ScanAngle
UserData
PointSourceID
3 other fields can be computed is desired:
slot @data:
pulseID: a unique identifying number for each pulse so the
beam origin of each point is known (see laspulse)
flightlineID: a unique identifying number for the flightline
so the flightline origin of each point is known (see lasflightline)
color: the hexadecimal name of the color of the point if R, G and B
fields exist (see lascolor)