get_transect_length {forestr}

Get transect length of PCL transect (in meters)

Description

get_transect_length acquires the length of a transect based on a known marker spacing of the data markers stored in pcl data.

Usage

get_transect_length(df, marker.spacing)

Arguments

df

data frame of unprocessed PCL data

marker.spacing

distance between transect markers, typically 5 or 10 m

Details

Returns the transect length of a given PCL file given a known marker spacing.

Value

length of transect

Examples

# Get the length of the transect given a known spacing between data markers
transect.length <- get_transect_length(pcl_data, marker.spacing = 10)