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lidR  

Airborne LiDAR Data Manipulation and Visualization for Forestry Applications
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Download and install lidR package within the R console
Install from CRAN:
install.packages("lidR")

Install from Github:
library("remotes")
install_github("cran/lidR")

Install by package version:
library("remotes")
install_version("lidR", "4.2.3")



Attach the package and use:
library("lidR")
Maintained by
Jean-Romain Roussel
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First Published: 2016-12-31
Latest Update: 2025-06-02
Description:
Airborne LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) interface for data manipulation and visualization. Read/write 'las' and 'laz' files, computation of metrics in area based approach, point filtering, artificial point reduction, classification from geographic data, normalization, individual tree segmentation and other manipulations.
How to cite:
Jean-Romain Roussel (2016). lidR: Airborne LiDAR Data Manipulation and Visualization for Forestry Applications. R package version 4.2.3, https://cran.r-project.org/web/packages/lidR. Accessed 06 Aug. 2026.
Previous versions and publish date:
(2026-07-09 07:53), 1.0.2 (2016-12-31 17:26), 1.1.0 (2017-02-06 00:11), 1.2.0 (2017-03-26 18:12), 1.2.1 (2017-06-13 22:35), 1.3.0 (2017-09-17 05:47), 1.3.1 (2017-09-20 20:09), 1.4.0 (2018-01-24 19:51), 1.4.1 (2018-01-31 13:14), 1.4.2 (2018-04-20 01:01), 1.5.0 (2018-05-14 00:25), 1.5.1 (2018-06-15 00:24), 1.6.0 (2018-07-26 21:40), 1.6.1 (2018-08-22 14:00), 2.0.0 (2019-01-02 10:40), 2.0.1 (2019-02-02 13:30), 2.0.2 (2019-03-03 21:30), 2.0.3 (2019-05-09 20:30), 2.1.0 (2019-07-13 00:30), 2.1.1 (2019-08-06 19:40), 2.1.2 (2019-08-08 17:30), 2.1.3 (2019-09-10 18:20), 2.1.4 (2019-10-15 22:50), 2.2.0 (2020-01-09 00:01), 2.2.1 (2020-01-21 10:30), 2.2.2 (2020-01-28 10:40), 2.2.3 (2020-03-02 20:10), 2.2.4 (2020-04-23 18:30), 2.2.5 (2020-05-11 19:00), 3.0.0 (2020-06-08 10:50), 3.0.1 (2020-06-18 13:10), 3.0.2 (2020-07-05 06:50), 3.0.3 (2020-08-03 08:30), 3.0.4 (2020-10-10 23:40), 3.1.0 (2021-01-18 18:30), 3.1.1 (2021-01-27 12:10), 3.1.2 (2021-03-16 14:40), 3.1.3 (2021-05-20 15:10), 3.1.4 (2021-06-21 16:40), 3.2.0 (2021-09-26 14:50), 3.2.1 (2021-09-29 14:20), 3.2.2 (2021-10-20 11:20), 3.2.3 (2021-11-13 15:30), 4.0.0 (2022-02-18 17:10), 4.0.1 (2022-05-04 10:30), 4.0.2 (2022-12-15 16:10), 4.0.3 (2023-03-09 15:20), 4.0.4 (2023-09-07 17:20), 4.1.0 (2024-02-01 20:40), 4.1.1 (2024-03-05 18:00), 4.1.2 (2024-07-09 10:40), 4.2.0 (2025-05-28 22:50), 4.2.1 (2025-06-02 12:20), 4.2.2 (2025-11-06 07:10), 4.2.3 (2026-01-08 10:10), 4.3.0 (2026-04-02 11:30), 4.3.1 (2026-04-07 07:10), 4.3.2 (2026-04-21 14:32)
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Some associated functions: Extract . LAS-class . LAScatalog-class . LASheader-class . LASheader . add_attribute . aggregate . as . asprs . catalog_apply . catalog_boundaries . catalog_retile . catalog_subset . classify . clip . decimate_points . deprecated . dsm_pitfree . dsm_point2raster . dsm_tin . dtm_idw . dtm_kriging . dtm_tin . engine . engine_options . filters . gnd_csf . gnd_mcc . gnd_pmf . identify . interpret_waveform . is . itd_lmf . itd_manual . its_dalponte2016 . its_li2012 . its_silva2016 . its_watershed . las_check . las_compression . las_utilities . lidR-LAScatalog-drivers . lidR-package . lidR-parallelism . lidR-spatial-index . locate_trees . merge_spatial . noise_ivf . noise_sor . normalize . nstdmetrics . old_spatial_packages . pitfill_stonge2008 . plot.lasmetrics3d . plot . plot_3d . plugins . point_metrics . range_correction . rasterize . readLAS . readLAScatalog . readLASheader . sample_homogenize . sample_maxima . sample_per_voxel . sample_random . segment . set_lidr_threads . shape_detection . smooth_height . snag_wing2015 . st_area . st_bbox . st_coordinates . st_crs . st_hull . st_transform . stdmetrics . tools . track_sensor . track_sensor_gatziolis2019 . track_sensor_roussel2020 . voxelize_points . writeLAS . 
Some associated R codes: Class-LAS.R . Class-LAScatalog.R . Class-LAScluster.R . RcppExports.R . add_attribute.R . algorithm-dec.R . algorithm-dsm.R . algorithm-dtm.R . algorithm-gnd.R . algorithm-itd.R . algorithm-its.R . algorithm-noi.R . algorithm-out.R . algorithm-shp.R . algorithm-snag.R . algorithm-trk.R . backward_compatibility.R . catalog_apply.R . catalog_boundaries.R . catalog_fakerun.R . catalog_intersect.R . catalog_laxindex.R . catalog_overlaps.R . catalog_retile.R . catalog_select.R . classify.R . classify_ground.R . classify_noise.R . classify_poi.R . clip_roi.R . decimate_points.R . deprecated.R . doc-drivers.R . doc-lidR.R . doc-parallelism.R . doc-spatialindex.R . engine.R . engine_apply.R . engine_chunks.R . engine_crop.R . engine_index.R . engine_merge.R . engine_options.R . engine_write.R . fasterize.R . filters.R . fullwaveform.R . generate_las.R . io_readLAS.R . io_readLAScatalog.R . io_readXLAS.R . io_writeLAS.R . las_check.R . las_compression.R . las_tools.R . locate_localmaxima.R . locate_trees.R . merge_spatial.R . methods-LAS.R . methods-LAScatalog.R . methods-LAScluster.R . methods-LASheader.R . metrics_cloud.R . metrics_crowns.R . metrics_hexagons.R . metrics_pixels.R . metrics_plot.R . metrics_point.R . metrics_polygon.R . metrics_stdmetrics.R . metrics_template.R . metrics_voxels.R . normalize.R . normalize_height.R . normalize_intensity.R . plot.R . plot.s3.R . plugins.R . print.R . rasterize.R . rasterize_canopy.R . rasterize_density.R . rasterize_terrain.R . retrieve_info.R . segment.R . segment_shapes.R . segment_snags.R . segment_trees.R . smooth_height.R . st_area.R . st_as_sf.R . st_bbox.R . st_coordinates.R . st_crs.R . st_hull.R . st_misc.R . st_transform.R . track_sensor.R . utils_assertive.R . utils_base.R . utils_chm.R . utils_colors.R . utils_constant.R . utils_delaunay.R . utils_geometry.R . utils_is.R . utils_misc.R . utils_raster.R . utils_spatial_index.R . utils_threads.R . voxelize_points.R . zzz.R .  Full lidR package functions and examples
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