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Overview
In this section, the table summarizes the available useful packages, software solutions which can be useful during LiDAR data processing.
Functions: 1. Point cloud visualization and possibilities for adjusting (manual classification, cutting), 2. Feature calculation based on point cloud neighborhood, 3. Raster-based feature extraction, 4. Point Cloud classification (DTM generation), 5. Georeferencing, 6. Segmentation, 7. Radiometric calibration, 8. Feature extraction for vegetation analysis, 9. GIS tool (for example image analysis algorithm (edge detection))
| Software name | Ideal dataset | Download link | Functions |
|---|---|---|---|
| GRASS GIS | ALS | https://grass.osgeo.org/ | 3,6,9 |
| Cloud Compare | TLS/ALS | http://www.danielgm.net/cc/ | 1,2,5,6 |
| LAStools (partly free) | ALS | https://rapidlasso.com/lastools/ | 1,3,4,8 |
| OPALS (not free) | ALS/TLS | http://geo.tuwien.ac.at/opals/html/index.html | 2,3,5,7,8,9 |
| LP360 (not free) | ALS | http://www.lp360.com/ | 1,3,4 |
| TerraScan (not free) | ALS | https://www.terrasolid.com/products/terrascan_versionhistory.php | 1,4,5,8 |
| SAGA GIS | ALS | http://www.saga-gis.org/en/index.html | 3,6,9 |
| LIS (not free) | ALS/TLS | https://www.laserdata.at/ | 2,4,6,8 |
| PCL library | TLS | http://pointclouds.org/ | 2,5,6 |
| Global Mapper (not free) | ALS | http://www.bluemarblegeo.com/products/global-mapper-lidar.php | 1,2,9 |
Functions: 1. nDSM, 2. typical LiDAR metrics for forestry (raster-based), 3. single tree delineation + mapping (object-based), 4. crown related metrics, 5. manual adjusting possibilities, 6. stem determination, 7. classify forested areas, 8. the capability of processing a large amount of point cloud
| Software name | Ideal dataset | Download link | Functions |
|---|---|---|---|
| rLiDAR | ALS | https://cran.r-project.org/web/packages/rLiDAR/index.html | 1,2,3,4 |
| lidR | ALS | https://github.com/Jean-Romain/lidR | 1,2,3,4 |
| itcSegment | ALS | https://cran.r-project.org/web/packages/itcSegment/index.html | 1,2,3,4 |
| FUSION | ALS | http://forsys.cfr.washington.edu/fusion/fusionlatest.html | 1,2,3,5,8 |
| Computree | TLS | http://computree.onf.fr/?lang=en | 3,4,5,6 |
| 3DForest | TLS | http://www.3dforest.eu/ | 3,4,5,6 |
| LAStools (partly free) | ALS | https://rapidlasso.com/lastools/ | 1,2,7,8 |
| OPALS (not free) | ALS/TLS | http://geo.tuwien.ac.at/opals/html/index.html | 1,2,6,7,8 |
Functions:1. import las/laz, 2. colorization by user-defined attributes, 3. export opportunities, 4. web visualization
| Software name | Ideal dataset | Download link | Functions |
|---|---|---|---|
| FugroViewer | - | https://www.fugro.com/about-fugro/our-expertise/technology/fugroviewer | 1 |
| Cloud Compare | ALS/TLS | http://www.danielgm.net/cc/ | 1,2,3 |
| PCL library | TLS | http://pointclouds.org/documentation/tutorials/cloud_viewer.php | 2 |
| potree | - | https://github.com/potree/potree | 4 |
| plas.io | - | http://neondataskills.org/lidar-data/online-data-viewer/ | 1,4 |