unzipping LAZ file

[Fabio Vargas]

Hi, 

I'm trying to unzip a .laz file so I can view withing SOCET GXP. any instructions or steps on how to do this? 

Thanks. 

[Kirk Waters - NOAA Federal]

Use laszip, not zip. You can find as part of LAStools or at laszip.org.

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[Eve Eisemann]

If you haven't used lastools before, here's a basic step-by-step to create an .las from a .laz file:

1. download lastools from here: http://rapidlasso.com/lastools/

2. open a dos command prompt, for mac there's instructions here: http://rapidlasso.com/category/tutorials/

3. move to the lastools/bin directory in the command prompt, and type your laszip command

4. The command should look like this: 

laszip -i folder/file.laz 

or 

laszip -i folder/*.laz 

if you want to unzip all .laz files in a folder. For more options see the documentation on laszip: 

https://www.cs.unc.edu/~isenburg/lastools/download/laszip_README.txt

or just type laszip -h into your command prompt from the lastools folder to see more info on the command. 

I hope this helps! I wasn't very familiar with these basics when I began either. There are more great tutorials on the rapidlasso website.