LAS-LAZ

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File Format
Name LAS-LAZ
Ontology
Extension(s) .las, .laz
LoCFDD fdd000418
PRONOM fmt/368, fmt/369, fmt/370
Wikidata ID Q27441566
Released 2003

LAS is a file format for exchanging 3D point cloud data from Lidar captures[1]. The LASer format standard was developed by the American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ASPRS)[2].

File Information

LAS files have a magic header of 4 bytes LASF[3]

LAZ files are compressed versions of the LAS format[4].

Software & Sample Files

References

  1. https://www.asprs.org/divisions-committees/lidar-division/laser-las-file-format-exchange-activities
  2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LAS_file_format
  3. http://www.asprs.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/LAS_1_4_r15.pdf#page=11
  4. https://rapidlasso.com/laszip/
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