[Liblas-devel] Classification improvements

[Mateusz Loskot]

Howard Butler wrote:
> 
> On Apr 15, 2009, at 8:16 AM, Mateusz Loskot wrote:
> 
>> Folks,
>>
>> Handling classification is not as easy as it may seem. There are number
>> of elements like lookup table stored is variable-length record (LAS 1.0)
>> or defined in spec (LAS 1.1+) as well as tricky bitwise operations are
>> needed to access classification values for a point record. The purpose
>> of the ticket is to submit and discuss proposal of improvements in this
>> area.
>>
>> Basically, the idea is to extract all types, enumerations and operations
>> directly related to classification handling as a class type. Then,
>> LASPoint::GetClassification/SetClassification provide access to object
>> which can be used to manage (read, write) all properties of
>> classification.
>>
>> I'm going to implement all relevant parts of this enhancement.
>>
>> First, I'd like to know your comments about this idea.
> 
> An emphatic +1, because I was going to eventually have to do it
> otherwise :)

Great. I'm on it [1] committing soon.

[1] http://liblas.org/ticket/131

Best regards,
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Mateusz Loskot, http://mateusz.loskot.net
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