NAME
las2ogr - convert LAS file to data source using OGR
SYNOPSIS
las2ogr [-h | -i <infile> -o <outfile> -t <format> | -formats]
DESCRIPTION
las2ogr converts LAS file to data source using OGR drivers available from GDAL/OGR package. This utility is useful to translate cloud of points collected by LiDAR sensors to vectors for easier data exchange and processing.
OPTIONS
- FC-hF[0]
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print usage information
- FC-iF[0] >infile>
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input ASPRS LAS file
- FC-oF[0] >outfile>
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output file
- FC-fF[0] >format>
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OGR format for output file
- FC-formatsF[0]
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list supported OGR formats
EXAMPLE
Shows how to convert LAS file to ESRI Shapefile with POINT geometry type:
FC
$ las2ogr -i mydata.las -o points.shp -f "ESRI Shapefile"
F[0]