LiDAR-derived Height Diversity Index (LHDI) — lid

LiDAR metric that calculates the LiDAR Height Diversity Index, which can be used in lidR *_metrics functions

Usage

lid_lhdi(z, interval = 0.5)

Arguments

z: coordinate Z (height) of the point
interval: height of the intervals to calculate the metric

Value

numeric

References

Listopad, C. M. C. S., Masters, R. E., Drake, J., Weishampel, J., & Branquinho, C. (2015). Structural diversity indices based on airborne LiDAR as ecological indicators for managing highly dynamic landscapes. Ecological Indicators, 57, 268–279. doi:10.1016/j.ecolind.2015.04.017

Examples

z <- c(0.5, 1.2, 1.8, 2.4, 3.1)
lid_lhdi(z)
#> [1] 0.9656627