§ 01Free software
PCToolbox
A free desktop studio for LiDAR point clouds. 26 processing tools, a streaming 3D viewer, and the book's algorithms running live, all on the PDAL engine.
v1.0.0 · Open source, MIT · LAS · LAZ · COPC · EPT
§ 02Workflow
From raw scan to deliverable
01
Prepare
Tile, merge, clip, decimate, filter, colourise.
02
Terrain
Ground extraction, DTM, DSM, nDSM, height normalisation.
03
Analyse
Segment, classify, detect shapes, map density, measure change.
04
Deliver
Rasters, meshes, vectors, reports, reprojected clouds.
Also in the box: format converter · reprojection with vertical datums · LAS editor · registration · meshing · COPC/EPT viewer with cross-sections
§ 03Algorithm Lab
The book, running live
Every lesson in the Algorithm Lab follows a chapter of 3D Point Cloud Processing: the theory, the pseudocode, then an interactive demo you can tune and watch on real points. Voxel downsampling, PCA normals, ICP, ground filters, DBSCAN, Poisson reconstruction.
§ 04For teams
Work with the author
PCToolbox and the book come from the same hands that would work on your project. Three ways to engage:
Custom pipelines and software
PDAL processing chains, automation, and desktop or server tools built around your data and your deliverables.
AI classification, done for you
Semantic classification of your LiDAR data, or the full model pipeline implemented in-house so your team owns it.
Try it free with one scan →Team training
Live sessions on point cloud processing for engineering teams, built on the book's material and real datasets.
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