Convert Bin file to las - error in header

[L Wasser]

HI All -- I am trying to convert a bin file to a las. when i do it in lastools (using the arctoolbox gui), i get the error below. Any feedback re:dealing with this error is greatly appreciated. This bin file contains data from a ground lidar scan.

Leah 

Executing: lasfilter C:\lidar\data\Station004\SW001\SCANS\Scan0001.bin # # # # # # # # # # # # true

Start Time: Wed Jun 26 11:25:48 2013

Running script lasfilter...

Starting las2las ...

Found C:\lidar\bin ...

Found C:\lidar\bin\las2las.exe ...

LAStools command line:

C:\lidar\bin\las2las.exe -v -i C:\lidar\data\Station004\SW001\SCANS\Scan0001.bin

ERROR: corrupt terrasolid header. size != 56.

ERROR: cannot open lasreaderbin with file name 'C:\lidar\data\Station004\SW001\SCANS\Scan0001.bin'

ERROR: could not open lasreader

usage:

las2las -i *.las -utm 13N

las2las -i *.laz -first_only -olaz

las2las -i *.las -drop_return 4 5 -olaz

las2las -latlong -target_utm 12T -i in.las -o out.las

las2las -point_type 0 -lof file_list.txt -merged -o out.las

las2las -remove_vlr 2 -scale_rgb_up -i in.las -o out.las

las2las -i in.las -clip 630000 4834500 630500 4835000 -clip_z 10 100 -o out.las

las2las -i in.txt -iparse xyzit -clip_circle 630200 4834750 100 -oparse xyzit -o out.txt

las2las -i in.las -keep_scan_angle -15 15 -o out.las

las2las -i in.las -rescale 0.01 0.01 0.01 -reoffset 0 300000 0 -o out.las

las2las -i in.las -set_version 1.2 -keep_gpstime 46.5 47.5 -o out.las

las2las -i in.las -drop_intensity_below 10 -olaz -stdout > out.laz

las2las -i in.las -last_only -drop_gpstime_below 46.75 -otxt -oparse xyzt -stdout > out.txt

las2las -i in.las -remove_all_vlrs -keep_class 2 3 4 -olas -stdout > out.las

las2las -h

Error. las2las failed.

Completed script lasfilter...

Succeeded at Wed Jun 26 11:25:48 2013 (Elapsed Time: 0.00 seconds)

[Martin Isenburg]

Hello,

looks like Terrasolid introduced a new flavor of their BIN file format
that my open source code (see lasreader_bin.cpp) does not support yet.
Can anyone confirm that? PDAL folks? Or someone from the GlobalMapper
/ FME / MARS Merrick / Terrsolid folks listening in? Time to give back
some LiDAR love ,,, (-;

Martin

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