R package to read and write .las and .laz binary files used to store LiDAR data.

rlas relies on a modified version of LASlib and LASzip that were modified to be compatible with R. The library can therefore be compiled into R without any complaints from R CMD check. It enables R users to read and write binary files commonly used to store LiDAR data. LAS version 1.0 to 1.4 are supported.

library(rlas)
lasdata   <- read.las("<myfile.las>")
lasheader <- read.lasheader("<myfile.las>")

Copyright Information

rlas contains code written by both Jean-Romain Roussel and Martin Isenburg. The latter is included for technical reasons. Details below.

• For LASlib and LASzip:
  • 3. 2007-2021 martin.isenburg@rapidlasso.com - http://rapidlasso.com
  • Provided under LGPL license and modified to be R-compliant by Jean-Romain Roussel.
• For rlas code enabling Martin Isenburg’s code to be wrapped into R:
  • 3. 2016-2021 Jean-Romain Roussel
  • Provided under GPL-3 license.