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# EnvironmentLightEstimationProvider

A source of live data about lighting information in the environment.

```
final class EnvironmentLightEstimationProvider
```

## Overview

Use the anchor this provider returns to reflect lighting from a person’s surroundings on the surfaces of virtual objects.

## Topics

### Creating an environment light estimation provider

[`init()`](/documentation/ARKit/EnvironmentLightEstimationProvider/init())

Creates an environment light estimation provider.

### Inspecting the environment light estimation provider

[`anchorUpdates`](/documentation/ARKit/EnvironmentLightEstimationProvider/anchorUpdates)

An asynchronous sequence of all anchor updates.

[`description`](/documentation/ARKit/EnvironmentLightEstimationProvider/description)

A textual representation of this environment light estimation provider.

[`state`](/documentation/ARKit/EnvironmentLightEstimationProvider/state)

The state of an environment light estimation provider.

### Type properties

[`isSupported`](/documentation/ARKit/EnvironmentLightEstimationProvider/isSupported)

A Boolean value that indicates whether a device supports the environment light estimation provider.

[`requiredAuthorizations`](/documentation/ARKit/EnvironmentLightEstimationProvider/requiredAuthorizations)

The authorization types that an environment light estimation provider requires.


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