Decompress a LAZ scan and export its coordinates as plain text.
The sample has 1,000 points with colors, intensity and classification. The XYZ result has 1,000 rows and three coordinate columns; the other attributes are omitted.
Compressed size does not indicate point count. Up to 100 MB and 5,000,000 points are accepted; the point limit still applies after decompression. XYZ text may be larger than the LAZ source. XYZ omits colors, intensity, classification, GPS time, return information, CRS and other metadata. It has no header or unit field.
Not necessarily. LAZ is compressed and XYZ is plain text. Compare the actual result size; crop or subsample a working cloud if you need fewer points.
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The download contains whitespace-separated X, Y and Z, with no header. Twelve decimal places are written, but this does not add accuracy to the source measurement. Check a few rows and the point count before importing the text elsewhere.
XYZ does not record units, a coordinate reference system or LAS metadata. The site performs no reprojection or unit conversion. Keep the original file and record its coordinate context when sharing the text output.
Choose PLY to retain supported colors, intensity and classification. An XYZ result can be previewed and downloaded but cannot be processed further here. Select the original imported working cloud to crop or subsample, then export that result.
| Source data | XYZ result |
|---|---|
| X, Y, Z after source scale and offset | Three numeric columns |
| RGB, intensity and classification | Omitted |
| CRS, units, GPS time and returns | Not recorded |
| Original file | Available separately during the session |
No. This website accepts PLY, LAS, LAZ and E57 input. Keep a PLY result when you need to continue processing later.
Crop to the needed region or subsample the imported working cloud before exporting. Review the point-count change and retained detail; XYZ conversion alone is not a compression step.