Convert LAS to shapefile (LAS2Shapefile)

This tool can be used to convert a LAS file, containing LiDAR data, into an equivalent vector shapefile. The shapefile's database file (.dbf) will contain fields for the elevation (Z), intensity (I), classification value (CLASS), return number (RTN_NUM), and number of returns (NUM_RTNS). Notice that the LAS file format is a highly efficient format for storing LiDAR data compared with the shapefile format, and as such, it is expected that shapefiles will be considerably larger than their equivalent LAS files.

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Scripting:

The following is an example of a Python script using this tool:

wd = pluginHost.getWorkingDirectory()
# You may have multiple input files but they must
# be separated by semicolons in the string.
inputFiles = wd + "input1.las" + ";" + wd + "input2.las" + ";" + wd + "input3.las"
args = [inputFiles]
pluginHost.runPlugin("LAS2Shapefile", args, False)

This is a Groovy script also using this tool:

def wd = pluginHost.getWorkingDirectory()
// You may have multiple input files but they must
// be separated by semicolons in the string.
def inputFiles = wd + "input1.las" + ";" + wd + "input2.las" + ";" + wd + "input3.las"
String[] args = [inputFiles]
pluginHost.runPlugin("LAS2Shapefile", args, false)

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