readLevel2A.Rd

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\name{readLevel2A}
\alias{readLevel2A}
\title{Read GEDI Basic Waveform Metrics (Level2A data)}
\usage{
readLevel2A(level2Apath)
}
\arguments{
\item{level2Apath}{file path pointing to GEDI level2A data. Data in HDF5 Hierarchical Data Format (.h5).}
}
\value{
S4 object of class "gedi.level1a".
}
\description{
This function reads GEDI level2A products: ground elevation, canopy top height, and relative heights (RH).
}
\examples{
# specify the path to GEDI level2A data (zip file)
level2A_fp_zip <- system.file("extdata",
                  "GEDI02_A_2019108080338_O01964_T05337_02_001_01_sub.zip",
                  package="rGEDI")

# Unzipping GEDI level2A data
level2Apath <- unzip(level2A_fp_zip,exdir = dirname(level2A_fp_zip))

# Reading GEDI level2A data (h5 file)
level2a<-readLevel2A(level2Apath=level2Apath)

close(level2a)
}
\seealso{
https://lpdaac.usgs.gov/products/gedi02_av001/
}