How to export las files to excel

Asked By Adam Johnson 70 points N/A Posted on - 05/13/2013

Hello Friends,

I would like to know about how to export las files to excel, please advice on whether there is any plugin in MS Excel that will allow us to open las (with LiDAR data) files within excel or is there any converter for that. I am using MS Excel 2007.

Thanks in Advance,

Adam Johnson

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Answered By Hartman Leroux 0 points N/A #136968

How to export las files to excel

.las files are files that are simple ASCII (text only) files, readable by Microsoft Word, Excel, or Notepad which makes it easy to be ported to different software for viewing, but rendering the data would be a different task.

Here is a link regarding LiDAR, provided here are some supports and related information to import and export LiDAR related files like .las files.

http://grasswiki.osgeo.org/wiki/LIDAR

 

Also here is a link for an open source and free Geographic Information System (GIS) software you could try for geospatial data management and analysis, image processing, graphics/maps production, spatial modeling, and visualization.

http://grass.osgeo.org/

 

And here is a link for your Microsoft Excel plugin which enables you to visualize your data in MS Excel.

http://www.mapcite.com/excel-addin-free.aspx

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Answered By Graham Mcnatt 5 points N/A #136969

How to export las files to excel

Hi! I recommend to you  to download the "LASViewer". This application will allow you to view even a very large LAS file in a very fast speed. Can visualize any data that has intensity, class, elevation, flight line etc. you can also see these files in any text format. You can download a free trial for this on some websites or buy the complete version

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