[Qgis-user] las files

[Andreas Neumann]

Hi Tony,

Basically you have two options for using/converting LAS/LAZ files in QGIS:

* LasTools (commercial, requires license), integrated in QGIS processing 
toolbox

* PDAL (OpenSource), not yet properly integrated in QGIS processing toolbox

If all you need is a LAS/LAZ viewer there is also plas.io where you can 
load and view a LAS/LATZ directly in a modern web browser with WebGL 
support.

If you want to go the "free" route you'll have to use PDAL outside of 
QGIS (on the command-line) and convert them to GeoTIFF files. Have a 
look at the PLAS tutorials at https://pdal.io/tutorial/index.html

There are very loose, not yet concrete, plans to better integrate PDAL 
in the QGIS processing toolbox, and there is even a QGIS plugin for that 
in the very early stages. If you are adventurous you could try if it 
works for you.

Greetings,

Andreas

Am 20.05.19 um 09:10 schrieb Tony Shepherd (FarmMaps NZ):
>
> Hi All
>
> I'm new to QGIS after using MapInfo for more years than I dare to 
> admit and finding QGIS great.  I’m making full use of the 3D features 
> as I work mainly in the forestry industry and as they say, a picture 
> says a thousand words, particularly when showing topography.  My 
> question is, I am trying to find a way of converting some LiDar data 
> that I have (las files) to something that QGis can use when creating 
> 3D views.  Currently I’m using tif DEM files, so can anyone point me 
> in the right direction to creating a dem from las files?  I can't see 
> any plugins so wonder how others are achieving this?
>
> Cheers
>
> Tony
>
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