Exporting Points to Shapefiles

LIDAR points can be exported to point shapefiles. The points stored in the shapefiles can be either 3D or 2D shapes. You may select any combination of point attributes to store in the database for the shapefile. The following field names are used for each LIDAR point attribute:

• X - x coordinate (easting)
• Y - y coordinate (northing)
• Z - z coordinate (elevation)
• CLS - classification
• INTEN - intensity
• RETNUM - Return Number
• NUMRETS - Number of Returns
• PSID - Point Source ID
• SCANGLE - Scan Angle
• USERDATA - User defined data
• TIMESTMP - Timestamp (GPS Week or POSIX)
• RED - Red color value
• GREEN - Green color value
• BLUE - Blue color value

How to Export LIDAR Points to Shapefiles

This is the method for completing Step 1 of the Export Wizard for Shapefile output only.

1. Open the LP360 Export Wizard from the Project tab of the ribbon. The Export Wizard dialog opens with Step 1 of 3 displayed.

2. Select Points from the Export Type list.

   

3. Select Point Shapefile from the Export Format list.

   

4. Select Input Points Filter to define which points to export. 

5. To include point attributes in the output shapefile, enable the desired attributes in the Point Attributes to Export list.

   

6. To export points as 3D shapes, enable Export as 3D Shapes.

   

7. Select Next to proceed to the next step of the Export Wizard, Export Extent (Step 2 of 3)