Relative Density Canopy Cover Outputs for Block3 Lidar data in the Florida Panhandle 2018

RDCC Band

lidR short name

Metric Description

Band 1

Num_Returns

Total number of returns in cell

Band 2 

Num_GrndRet

Number of ground returns in cell

Band 3

Num_1stRet

Number of first returns in cell

Band 4

Grnd_Elev

Ground Elevations (above geoid, etc)

Band 5

Mn_RH

Mean of all Relative Heights

Band 6

SD_RH

Std. Dev of all Relative heights

Band 7

RHt_95th

Relative Height 95%

Band 8

RHt_90th

Relative Height 90%

Band 9

RHt_75th

Relative Height 75%

Band 10

RHt_50th

Relative Height 50%

Band 11

RHt_25th

Relative Height 25%

Band 12

RHt_10th

Relative Height 10%

Band 13

RHt_05th

Relative Height  5%

Band 14

RD_2to10ft

Relative Density 2 to 10 ft (Shrubs)

Band 15

RD_10to20ft

Relative Density 10 to 20 ft (High shrub/low midstory)

Band 16

RD_20to49ft

Relative Density 20 to 49 ft (High midstory)

Band 17

RD_gt2ft

Relative Density all returns gt 2 ft (for comp w/ CC)

Band 18

RD_gt10ft

Relative Density all returns gt 10 ft (for comp w/ CC)

Band 19

RD_gt20ft

Relative Density all returns gt 20 ft (for comp w/ CC)

Band 20

RD_gt49ft

Relative Density greater than 49 ft (Canopy)

Band 21

CC_gt2ft

Canopy Cover gt 2 ft (based only on first returns)

Band 22

CC_gt10ft

Canopy Cover gt 10 ft (based only on first returns)

Band 23

CC_gt20ft

Canopy Cover gt 20 ft (based only on first returns)

Band 24

CC_gt49ft

Canopy Cover gt 49 ft (based only on first returns)

Band 25

MnRHgt2ft

Mean of all relative heights gt 2 ft (includes shrubs, midstory and upper canopy)

Band 26

MnRHgt10ft

Mean of all relative heights gt 10 ft (includes all midstory and upper canopy)

Band 27

MnRHgt20ft

Mean of all relative heights gt 20 ft (includes high midstory and upper canopy)

Band 28

MnRHgt49ft

Mean of all relative heights gt 49 ft (includes upper canopy)