The document discusses various solutions in FME 2012 for preparing and working with LiDAR point cloud data. It describes 14 solutions for tasks like translating LAS file formats, inspecting, reprojecting, tiling, clipping, thinning, surface modeling, combining, splitting, colorization, calculating extents, integrating with ArcGIS, and profiling/slicing point clouds. It also provides performance results showing FME can process over a billion points and highlights its parallel processing capabilities for faster point coercion.

1. Preparing LiDAR Data
To Use and Share
Solving LiDAR Integration and
Transformation Headaches with FME 2012
April 2012

2. Point Cloud Solution 1: Translate

3. Point Cloud Solution 1: LAS/LASZ
 LAS Reader/Writer support for versions 1.0–1.2
 LAS Reader and Writer Compression
 Using Open Source German-Written LASZip
technology (http://laszip.org)

4. Point Cloud Solution 1: LAS/LASZ
 LAS Reader/Writer support for versions 1.0–1.2
 LAS Reader and Writer Compression
 Using Open Source German-Written LASZip
technology (http://laszip.org)

5. Point Cloud Solution 1: LAS/LASZ
 LAS Reader/Writer support for versions 1.0–1.2
 LAS Reader and Writer Compression
 Using Open Source German-Written LASZip
technology

6. Point Cloud Solution 2: Inspect

7. Point Cloud Solution 3: Reproject

8. Point Cloud Solution 3: Reproject
 Geocentric coordinates support
 Orthometric heights support

9. Point Cloud Solution 3: Reproject
 Geocentric coordinates support
 Orthometric heights support

10. Point Cloud Solution 4: Tile

11. Point Cloud Solution 4: Tile

12. Point Cloud Solution 5: Clip

13. Point Cloud Solution 5: Clip

14. Point Cloud Solution 5: Clip
 One Billion Point Tiling / Clipping

15. Point Cloud Solution 5: Clip
 One Billion Point Tiling / Clipping

16. Point Cloud Solution 5a:
Cubic Clip

17. Point Cloud Solution 5a:
Cubic Clip

18. Point Cloud Solution 5a:
Cubic Clip

19. Point Cloud Solution 6: Thin

20. Point Cloud Solution 6: Thin

21. Point Cloud Solution 7:
Surface Model

22. Point Cloud Solution 7:
Surface Model

23. Point Cloud Solution 7:
Surface Model

24. Point Cloud Solution 8: Combine

25. Point Cloud Solution 8: Combine

26. Point Cloud Solution 8a: Combine

27. Point Cloud Solution 8b: Combine
 3D Model with Textures -> Color Point Cloud

28. Point Cloud Solution 9: Split

29. Point Cloud Solution 9: Split

30. Point Cloud Solution 9a: Split
 Split by Color & Intensity Ranges

31. Point Cloud Solution 9a: Split

32. Point Cloud Solution 10:
Colorization
 PointCloudOnRasterComponentSetter

33. Point Cloud Solution 10:
Colorization

34. Point Cloud Solution 10:
Colorization

35. Point Cloud Solution 10:
Colorization

36. Point Cloud Solution 11:
Extents Calculation & Update

37. Point Cloud Solution 12

38. Point Cloud Solution 12:
ArcGIS 10.1
 Create .lasd files for quick LAS use in ArcGIS

39. Point Cloud Solution 12:
ArcGIS 10.1
 Create .lasd files for quick LAS use in ArcGIS

40. Point Cloud Solution 13:
Profiling and Slicing

41. Point Cloud Solution 13:
Profiling and Slicing

42. Point Cloud Solution 14:
Performance
 One Billion Points:
 Tiling: 4h 45 m
 Clipping: 10h 30 m
 One Quarter Billion Points:
 Surface Modelling: 2h
 FME Parallel Processing:
 Point Coercion Done 5x Faster
 Visit http://fme.ly/parallel

43. LiDAR & FME: Summary
 FME can help you Prepare to Use and Share your
LiDAR Data Quickly!

44. LiDAR & FME: For More Information
 www.safe.com/lidar
 fme.ly/lidar (FMEpedia article collection)
 blog.safe.com/tag/lidar