Preparing LiDAR Data To Use and Share

Solving LiDAR Integration and Transformation Headaches with FME 2012

April 2012

Point Cloud Solution 1: Translate

Point Cloud Solution 1: LAS/LASZ

LAS Reader/Writer support for versions 1.0–1.2 LAS Reader and Writer Compression

Using Open Source German-Written LASZip technology (http://laszip.org)

Point Cloud Solution 1: LAS/LASZ

LAS Reader/Writer support for versions 1.0–1.2 LAS Reader and Writer Compression

Using Open Source German-Written LASZip technology (http://laszip.org)

Point Cloud Solution 1: LAS/LASZ

LAS Reader/Writer support for versions 1.0–1.2 LAS Reader and Writer Compression

Using Open Source German-Written LASZip technology

Point Cloud Solution 2: Inspect

Point Cloud Solution 3: Reproject

Point Cloud Solution 3: Reproject

Geocentric coordinates support Orthometric heights support

Point Cloud Solution 3: Reproject

Geocentric coordinates support Orthometric heights support

Point Cloud Solution 4: Tile

Point Cloud Solution 4: Tile

Point Cloud Solution 5: Clip

Point Cloud Solution 5: Clip

Point Cloud Solution 5: Clip

One Billion Point Tiling / Clipping

Point Cloud Solution 5: Clip

One Billion Point Tiling / Clipping

Point Cloud Solution 5a: Cubic Clip

Point Cloud Solution 5a: Cubic Clip

Point Cloud Solution 5a: Cubic Clip

Point Cloud Solution 6: Thin

Point Cloud Solution 6: Thin

Point Cloud Solution 7: Surface Model

Point Cloud Solution 7: Surface Model

Point Cloud Solution 7: Surface Model

Point Cloud Solution 8: Combine

Point Cloud Solution 8: Combine

Point Cloud Solution 8a: Combine

3D Model with Textures -> Color Point Cloud

Point Cloud Solution 8b: Combine

Point Cloud Solution 9: Split

Point Cloud Solution 9: Split

Point Cloud Solution 9a: Split

Split by Color & Intensity Ranges

Point Cloud Solution 9a: Split

Point Cloud Solution 10: Colorization

PointCloudOnRasterComponentSetter

Point Cloud Solution 10: Colorization

Point Cloud Solution 10: Colorization

Point Cloud Solution 10: Colorization

Point Cloud Solution 11: Extents Calculation & Update

Point Cloud Solution 12

Point Cloud Solution 12: ArcGIS 10.1

Create .lasd files for quick LAS use in ArcGIS

Point Cloud Solution 12: ArcGIS 10.1

Create .lasd files for quick LAS use in ArcGIS

Point Cloud Solution 13: Profiling and Slicing

Point Cloud Solution 13: Profiling and Slicing

Point Cloud Solution 14: Performance

One Billion Points: Tiling: 4h 45 m Clipping: 10h 30 m

One Quarter Billion Points: Surface Modelling: 2h

FME Parallel Processing: Point Coercion Done 5x Faster Visit http://fme.ly/parallel

FME can help you Prepare to Use and Share your LiDAR Data Quickly!

LiDAR & FME: Summary

LiDAR & FME: For More Information

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