This tool can be used to convert one or more LAS file, containing LiDAR data, into ASCII files. The user must specify the name(s) of the input LAS file(s) (inputs
). Each input file will have a correspondingly named output file with a .csv
file extension. CSV files are comma separated value files and contain tabular data with each column corresponding to a field in the table and each row a point value. Fields are separated by commas in the ASCII formatted file. The output point data, each on a separate line, will take the format:
X,Y,Z,INTENSITY,CLASS,RETURN,NUM_RETURN,SCAN_ANGLE
If the LAS file has a point format that contains RGB data, the final three columns will contain the RED, GREEN, and BLUE values respectively. Use the ascii_to_las tool to convert a text file containing LiDAR point data into a LAS file.
def las_to_ascii(self, input_lidar: Optional[Lidar]) -> None: ...