Installing LASTools

We’ll be using some of the LASTools for lots of different tasks. They’re great for inspecting and manipulating LiDAR .las files.

• Create a project folder somewhere. Mine is C:\GossanHill.
• Put your .las files in there.

Get the LASTools

The programs we need don’t really need to be installed, just saved at a convenient location.

• Get LASTools from rapidlasso.
• Open the Lastools.zip file. Navigate to the bin folder. Copy these files to your project folder: las2las.exe,las2txt.exe,lasinfo.exeand laszip.exe.
• These programs are all free, open source, LGPL licensed software.

Running the LASTools

• Open the Windows command prompt:Win + X then select Command prompt
• Navigate to the project folder: CD C:\GossanHill
• Type a command, such as lasinfo Merged.las
• When you’re done, type exit