LAStools now supports the GDAL vector library

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Silke Kämmerer

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Oct 27, 2025, 1:05:18 PM (4 days ago) Oct 27

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Hi all,

we are pleased to announce the integration of the universal vector library GDAL into LAStools. In addition to the native shapefile reader and writer (SHP) that LAStools has long offered, the GDAL implementation now also allows LAStools users to read and write vector formats in KML, GeoJSON, GML (Geography Markup Language), GPKG (GeoPackage), and GPX (GPS Exchange Format). The LAStools lasclip, lasdistance and las3poly can read the new vector formats, and lasboundary can write the new vector formats.

A beta version to test the new capabilities is available for download at:

Windows: https://downloads.rapidlasso.de/beta/LAStools_251021beta.zip
Linux: https://downloads.rapidlasso.de/beta/LAStools.251021beta.tar.gz

Information on using the GDAL library can be found in the included gdal_README.md file and in the readmes of the corresponding tools.

We appreciate your feedback!

Cheers,
Silke

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