[Live-demo] Re: we are running out of time to have libLAS on OSGeo-Live?

[Manuel Grizonnet]

Hi all,

FYI, the source code of the LibLas library is integrated in the Orfeo
ToolBox library (included is osgeo live) and it works well!

There is a small example in the OTB software guide which make use of LibLAS
to read a lidar data  file. You can find a example here:
http://orfeo-toolbox.org/SoftwareGuide/SoftwareGuidech7.html#x29-980007.2

Manuel

2011/8/2 Howard Butler <hobu.inc at gmail.com>

>
> On Aug 1, 2011, at 4:16 PM, Cameron Shorter wrote:
> > Our criteria for getting an application written up on OSGeo-Live is that
> either:
> > 1. You can run it and see it tested
> > 2. You are a library which has graduated OSGeo incubation.
> > This criteria is in place as a demonstrated commitment to quality. If the
> project has not gone through the incubation process, then we have at least
> proven that it can be installed, and users can see it working.
>
> libLAS is probably too small to ever go through OSGeo incubation.
>  OSGeo-Live presumably includes things like curl and libxml2, etc.  libLAS
> is essentially that, except for LiDAR data.  It's never going to big enough
> to have a community behind it.  libLAS' "users" are really other
> applications like GRASS, and my efforts with getting libLAS on the
> OSGeo-LiveDVD were essentially to lay the groundwork so applications like
> that can take advantage of that.  It's not really a user-facing application.
>
> >
> >>> . Cameron Comment: Please include a suitable graphic. In this case,
> probably a pretty picture of LiDAR data over a coverage? Maybe something
> like this: http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/911/images/lg-map-lidar1.jpg . Make
> sure you have rights to publish the image.
> >> I do not want to give any impression that libLAS is a LiDAR exploitation
> or visualization tool.  Putting a picture of a rendered elevation model or
> some such visualization on the quickstart might give that impression.
>  libLAS is water pipes and plumbing, not Trevi Fountain :)
> >
> > We have an image on each page in order to draw people's eye in. It is a
> common practice on marketing documents, and doesn't need to be directly
> related to the text. Marketing documents often have pictures of smiling
> people looking at a white board.
> >
> > I note that you have a logo. Can you please also include a picture which
> ideally is related to the libLAS document. (hence my suggestion of a LIDAR
> picture, but I'm happy for you to suggest something different)
>
> /me wanders through wikipedia for a picture of Kane from Mortal Kombat
> shooting his eye laser :)
>
> >>
> >>> .. Cameron Comment: Note that many (most?) readers won't know what
> LIDAR, or ASPRS LAS is. They also might not be connected to the internet, so
> won't be able to follow links you provide. Hence, please add a sentence or
> two here explaining what they are and why you would use it.
> >> Can one call oneself a GIS practitioner these days an not know what
> LiDAR is?
> > Many (most?) people looking at this DVD will not be GIS practitioners.
> They may be software developers are setting up a web mapping website, are
> familiar with WMS and Google Maps, and have been asked to see if there is
> anything else on this DVD worth investing in.
> >
> > At conferences, I am continually surprised by the simple language I need
> to fall back on.
>
> /me wanders through wikipedia...
>
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Manuel
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