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The <em>r.in.lidar</em> module will load and bin LAS LiDAR point clouds
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into a new raster map. The user may choose from a variety of statistical
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methods in creating the new raster.
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-Please note that the current region extents and resolution are used for
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-the import. It is therefore recommended to first use the <em>-s</em>
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-flag to get the extents of the LiDAR point cloud to be imported, then
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-adjust the current region accordingly and only now proceed with the
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+Please note that the current region extents and resolution are used for
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+the import. It is therefore recommended to first use the <em>-s</em>
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+flag to get the extents of the LiDAR point cloud to be imported, then
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+adjust the current region accordinglyi, and only then proceed with the
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actual import.
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<p>
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<em>r.in.lidar</em> is designed for processing massive point cloud datasets,
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-for example raw LIDAR or sidescan sonar swath data. It has been tested with
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+for example raw LiDAR or sidescan sonar swath data. It has been tested with
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datasets as large as tens of billion of points (705GB in a single file).
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<!-- Doug Newcomb, US Fish & Wildlife Service -->
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Available statistics for populating the raster are:<br>
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