Reference documentation

This page provides links to the detailed documentation of the general concepts (software, data administration), scripting using Batch/Python/C++, OPALS software framework related issues (logging, parameters, filters, format definitions), and the handling of standardized and user-defined data formats.

Concepts

• Section Software Concept describes the basic concept of OPALS in detail
• Section OPALS Datamanager describes the ALS point cloud administration concept in detail
• Section Coordinate Reference Systems (CRS) explains how coordinate reference systems are handeled in OPALS

Scripting

• Section Workflow Management provides basic information for using OPALS in a scripting environment
• Section Using Python Bindings specifically describes how to use the OPALS python interface
• Section Using C++ Bindings deals with embedding OPALS modules in customized C++ programs

OPALS framework

• Section Parameters / Configuration Files / Parameter Mapping explains parameter categories and types, and their specification
• Section Logging / Error Handling contains details about the way OPALS logs information and handles errors
• Section Filters introduces the predefined operators for filtering vector data
• Section Generic filter details the specific syntax to access arbitrary attributes and calculate new features

Data formats

• Section Supported data formats overviews the supported vector and raster file formats
• Section OPALS Format Definition shows how to specify arbitrary ascii and binary data formats for import and export
• Section LAS Format Definition contains detailed information about reading and writing ASPRS LAS files

Miscellaneous

• Section Acknowledgements lists all the third party libraries, programs and data used
• Section Glossary contains a list of a keywords and acronyms together with a description of their meaning
• Section Bibliography lists OPALS related scientific articles
• Compact List of OPALS Modules
• Detailed List of OPALS Modules