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. Furthermore, the developer oriented documentation can also be accessed from this page.

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
Section Parallel Processing demonstrates how to fully utilize powerful workstations and HPC
Section opalsTask A processing concept to utilise multiple machines
Section Package Scripts provides a list of all OPALS python package scripts

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 text and binary data formats for import and export
Section LAS Format Definition contains detailed information about reading and writing ASPRS LAS files

Developer oriented documentation

Section C++ API Reference contains the detailed OPALS module class documentation (public functions, parameters, etc.) within OPALS
Section Developer documentation contains developer oriented documentation

Miscellaneous

Section Customizing Colors of the opalsShell details how custom color themes can be established.
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