How does LidarEngine handle classified data?
LidarEngine currently reads the X,Y,Z, and Intensity values from a raw (TXT, LAS, XYZ) file. As such, it does not handle classified data. If you were to read in a lidar dataset with data classified into different classes (e.g. a bare earth class and a canopy height class) it would take all the data and build a single surface from it. The user is required to separate the classes out prior to being imported into LidarEngine. It is important that users looking for a bare earth model import a lidar dataset containing only bare earth points. Same goes for Canopy heights or data with buildings. If one wanted to create an Above Ground Canopy height model, they could subtract the canopy heights surface from the bare earth surface. This can be done using EASI Modelling in Focus. LidarEngine is not capable of classifying RAW data (assigning classes to raw data points).
