Tag "LASlib"
GIS
Open Source Developers Signed a Letter Against Esri Proprietary LiDAR Format – “Optimized LAS”
We, the undersigned, are concerned that the current interoperability between LiDAR applications, through use of the open “LAS” format, is being threatened by ESRI’s introduction and promotion of an alternative
Software
New LASliberator “frees” LiDAR from Closed Format
The latest product by rapidlasso GmbH – creators of LAStools and LASzip – is an open source tool aiming to liberate LiDAR points locked-up in proprietary “Optimized LAS” – a highly controversial, closed LiDAR format. The new LASliberator can
