[OSGeo-Standards] OGC vote on LAS 1.4 as a community standard

[Johan Van de Wauw]

Hello Bruce,

Is it possible to include a link where the doument can be downloaded.

Kind Regards,
Johan

On Tue, Jan 24, 2017 at 11:25 PM, Bruce Bannerman
<bruce.bannerman.osgeo at gmail.com> wrote:
> Colleagues,
>
> I recall a number of emails over recent years over concerns regarding LIDAR
> data formats.
>
> I also saw the OGC TC vote that is currently open (see below).
>
>
>
> Have the issues that OSGeo members expressed a concern with been resolved
> with this version of the proposed spec?
>
>
>
> Bruce
>
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> This ballot is for recommendation to approve a new Community standard work
> item for LAS 1.4.
>
>
>
> Abstract:  LAS is a specification for a point cloud file format.  It is
> primarily used for transmitting laser point cloud data (LiDAR) but can be
> used for any general 2D or 3D point oriented encoding. The LAS specification
> is a relatively compact binary encoding of point location and point
> attribute data.  Rather than store attributes in referenced records, the
> light-weight attribute data of LAS is stored in the same record as the point
> data. LAS is widely implemented across the entire LiDAR community.
>
>
>
> The LAS 1.4 Community standard justification document [16-139] can be
> downloaded from:
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>
>
> Therefore, the Technical Committee Chair has initiated a vote to recommend
> approval of a new Community standard work item for LAS 1.4.
>
> This is a 45 day electronic vote. The vote will end on 2 February 2017.
>
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