# PDAL

Canonical: https://gisforweb.com/tools/pdal/

Point cloud data abstraction library and CLI for translating, filtering, and processing LiDAR.

PDAL is a C++ library and command-line application for translating, filtering, and processing point-cloud data. Its pipeline model composes readers, filters, and writers in JSON, with Python bindings for programmatic workflows. It supports formats including LAS/LAZ, COPC, EPT, GeoParquet, STAC point clouds, and others.

## Details

- Type: library

- Categories: data-processing, 3d, analysis

- Open source: Yes

- Pricing model: open-source

- License: BSD-3-Clause

- Platforms: linux, macos, windows

## Features

- Translates and processes point cloud data

- JSON pipelines compose readers, filters, and writers

- Supports LAS, LAZ, COPC, and EPT formats

- Reads and writes GeoParquet point clouds

- Python bindings for programmatic workflows

- Command-line application included

## Project sources

- Website: https://pdal.org/

- Documentation: https://pdal.org/en/stable/

- Repository: https://github.com/PDAL/PDAL

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