R: Read a .las or .laz file header

readLASheader {lidR} | R Documentation

## Read a .las or .laz file header

### Description

Reads a .las or .laz file header into an object of class LASheader. This function strictly reads the header while the function readLAS can alter the header to fit the actual data loaded.

### Usage

    readLASheader(file)

### Arguments

`file` | characters. Path to one file.

### Value

A LASheader object

### Examples

    LASfile <- system.file("extdata", "Megaplot.laz", package="lidR")
    header = readLASheader(LASfile)

    print(header)
    plot(header)

    ## Not run:
    plot(header, mapview = TRUE)
    ## End(Not run)

[Package lidR version 3.2.2 Index]