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lasinfo64 supports JSON output

lasinfo is a well-known LAStool for examining LAS and LAZ files and is often used to output information from point cloud files. The output format has always been simple ASCII text. Quite a few users parse this text to extract information for further automated processing. This is possible but carries the risk of misinterpretation of […]

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PROJ Integration into LAStools

We are pleased to announce that PROJ has been integrated into LAStools, enhancing the capabilities of geodesic calculations, cartographic projections, and coordinate transformations in LAStools. PROJ is a generic coordinate transformation software that transforms geospatial coordinates from one coordinate reference system (CRS) to another, including cartographic projections as well as geodetic transformations. It is used

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Redesign of LAStools error handling

Release note for version 240510: The redesign of the error handling may require customization of scripts using LAStools. Background: The reasons for error messages can be minor (e.g. a tool argument is not in the correct range). However, especially when working in batch mode, it is crucial that errors in the process are reliably detected

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‘Malware alerts’ when starting LAStools or laslook on Windows

Sometimes Windows refuses to start a program. This may be caused by Windows‘ internal security mechanism or by external virus scanners installed by users to protect their computers against viruses, malware programs, serious damage or theft of data. The Microsoft Windows operating system tries to prevent programs from randomly starting that appear suspicious, (e.g., if

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LAStools @linux

LAStools runs on Windows and Linux. This article describes the features and installation of LAStools for Linux. Features All binaries are 64bit.Multicore (-cores) is supported.BLAST (blast2dem) is available.The „-gui“ option is not available because most users run LAStools@Linux on the command line for batch processing. Installation Download the binaries via a browser or use the

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E57 to LAS converter for Linux

Our popular E57 to LAS/LAZ converter e572las is now also available for Linux. The converter converts point clouds from the E57 format to the LAS or the lossless compressed LAZ format. Download the binaries. The tar.gz package contains 3 files. Filename Description e572las_README.md The README file with the documentation of the tool. e572las64 The tool

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