NAME

       las2ogr - convert LAS file to data source using OGR

SYNOPSIS

       las2ogr [-h | -i <infile> -o <outfile> -t <format> | -formats]

DESCRIPTION

       las2ogr  converts  LAS  file  to  data  source  using  OGR drivers available from GDAL/OGR
       package.  This utility is useful to translate cloud of points collected by  LiDAR  sensors
       to vectors for easier data exchange and processing.

OPTIONS

       -h     print usage information

       -i >infile>
              input ASPRS LAS file

       -o >outfile>
              output file

       -f >format>
              OGR format for output file

       -formats
              list supported OGR formats

EXAMPLE

       Shows how to convert LAS file to ESRI Shapefile with POINT geometry type:

       $ las2ogr -i mydata.las -o points.shp -f "ESRI Shapefile"

                                         26 February 2014                              las2ogr(1)