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
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

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