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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