pyvista.examples.downloads.download_lidar#

download_lidar(load=True)[source]#

Download lidar dataset.

Parameters:
loadbool, default: True

Load the dataset after downloading it when True. Set this to False and only the filename will be returned.

Returns:
pyvista.PolyData | str

DataSet or filename depending on load.

Examples

>>> from pyvista import examples
>>> dataset = examples.download_lidar()
>>> dataset.plot(cmap="gist_earth")
../../../_images/pyvista-examples-downloads-download_lidar-1_00_00.png

See also

Lidar Dataset

See this dataset in the Dataset Gallery for more info.

This dataset is used in the following examples: