GeoCue’s repository of articles covering tools, tips, and workflows for processing point clouds in LP360 Geospatial.
Ever get frustrated trying to find one of your project LAS files in the LAS Files Table of Contents window? The Select LAS Files Graphically button is the tool you need. Simply click the Select LAS files graphically button and then select the LAS tile that you want to find. The corresponding LAS file is…
KBA-01014-J7W0W1 Question Is LP360 for ArcGIS 64-bit compatible? Answer Other recipients: LP360 for ArcGIS will run on 64-bit machines, however, there is no 64-bit installer for the ArcGIS extension. The LP360 for ArcGIS program will install on a 64-bit OS and run as a 32-bit program for both ArcGIS and Windows. The reason for this…
As we have discussed in the last two issues of LP360 News, breaklines are two- or three-dimensional graphic data (points, lines, polygons) that we introduce into an elevation model to alter the topology. When working with Geographical Information System (GIS) models, we nearly always model complex, irregular elevation data as a Triangulated Irregular Network (TIN).…
LP360 (Advanced) for both ArcGIS and Windows (e.g. “Standalone”) includes a Point Cloud Task (PCT) for vectorizing clusters of points of a particular class. A squaring option is included for constraining the vectors to straight lines with 90° vertex angles (for example, when tracing an object with known straight edges and 90° such as a building roof). The link below…
LP360 (Advanced) for both ArcGIS and Windows includes a planar filter for automatically classifying planar surfaces within point clouds. It is most typically used for detecting building roofs but can be used for any planar surface detection. The link below provides a detailed overview of using this tool. LP360 Planar Filter User Guide
MS-DOS is short for Microsoft Disk Operating System and is a non-graphical command line operating system, which was eventually replaced by the Windows Operating System. While this original operating system is rarely used nowadays, the command shell known as the Windows Command Line is still used and recommended – particularly for batch processing. LP360 has…
In the previous issue of LP360 News, I introduced the use of Triangulated Irregular Networks (TIN) for modeling point derived elevation data as well as the basic concepts of “soft” breaklines. I realized when writing that first article that it is probably a useful exercise to review contours. Thus this part II article will be…
