Replayed laz support commit

README.md

@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ When the process finishes, the results will be organized as follows:
         |-- texture_N.jpg                   # Associated textured images used by the model
     |-- odm_georeferencing/
         |-- odm_georeferenced_model.ply     # A georeferenced dense point cloud
-        |-- odm_georeferenced_model.ply.laz # LAZ format point cloud
+        |-- odm_georeferenced_model.laz     # LAZ format point cloud
         |-- odm_georeferenced_model.csv     # XYZ format point cloud
         |-- odm_georeferencing_log.txt      # Georeferencing log
         |-- odm_georeferencing_transform.txt# Transform used for georeferencing

SuperBuild/CMakeLists.txt

@@ -124,6 +124,7 @@ set(custom_libs OpenGV
 				CMVS
 				Catkin
 				Ecto
+				LASzip
 				PDAL
 				MvsTexturing
 )

SuperBuild/cmake/External-LASzip.cmake

@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+set(_proj_name laszip)
+set(_SB_BINARY_DIR "${SB_BINARY_DIR}/${_proj_name}")
+
+ExternalProject_Add(${_proj_name}
+  DEPENDS
+  PREFIX            ${_SB_BINARY_DIR}
+  TMP_DIR           ${_SB_BINARY_DIR}/tmp
+  STAMP_DIR         ${_SB_BINARY_DIR}/stamp
+  #--Download step--------------
+  DOWNLOAD_DIR      ${SB_DOWNLOAD_DIR}
+  URL               https://github.com/LASzip/LASzip/releases/download/3.2.2/laszip-src-3.2.2.tar.gz
+  #--Update/Patch step----------
+  UPDATE_COMMAND    ""
+  #--Configure step-------------
+  SOURCE_DIR        ${SB_SOURCE_DIR}/${_proj_name}
+  CMAKE_ARGS
+    -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX:PATH=${SB_INSTALL_DIR}
+  #--Build step-----------------
+  BINARY_DIR        ${_SB_BINARY_DIR}
+  #--Install step---------------
+  INSTALL_DIR       ${SB_INSTALL_DIR}
+  #--Output logging-------------
+  LOG_DOWNLOAD      OFF
+  LOG_CONFIGURE     OFF
+  LOG_BUILD         OFF
+)

SuperBuild/cmake/External-PDAL.cmake

@@ -2,14 +2,13 @@ set(_proj_name pdal)
 set(_SB_BINARY_DIR "${SB_BINARY_DIR}/${_proj_name}")
 
 ExternalProject_Add(${_proj_name}
-  DEPENDS           hexer
+  DEPENDS           hexer laszip
   PREFIX            ${_SB_BINARY_DIR}
   TMP_DIR           ${_SB_BINARY_DIR}/tmp
   STAMP_DIR         ${_SB_BINARY_DIR}/stamp
   #--Download step--------------
   DOWNLOAD_DIR      ${SB_DOWNLOAD_DIR}
-  URL               https://github.com/PDAL/PDAL/archive/e881b581e3b91a928105d67db44c567f3b6d1afe.tar.gz
-  URL_MD5           cadbadf1c83d69d6525cfffd41473323
+  URL               https://github.com/PDAL/PDAL/releases/download/1.7.2/PDAL-1.7.2-src.tar.gz
   #--Update/Patch step----------
   UPDATE_COMMAND    ""
   #--Configure step-------------

opendm/types.py

@@ -255,16 +255,18 @@ class ODM_GeoRef(object):
                   'srs': self.projection.srs,
                   'json': json_file}
 
-        # create pipeline file transform.xml to enable transformation
+        # create pipeline file las.json to write odm_georeferenced_model.laz point cloud
         pipeline = '{{' \
                    '  "pipeline":[' \
                    '    "untransformed.ply",' \
                    '    {{' \
+                   '      "type":"writers.las",' \
                    '      "a_srs":"{srs}",' \
                    '      "offset_x":"{east}",' \
                    '      "offset_y":"{north}",' \
                    '      "offset_z":"0",' \
-                   '      "filename":"transformed.las"' \
+                   '      "compression":"laszip",' \
+                   '      "filename":"{f_out}"' \
                    '    }}' \
                    '  ]' \
                    '}}'.format(**kwargs)
@@ -273,8 +275,7 @@ class ODM_GeoRef(object):
             f.write(pipeline)
 
         # call pdal 
-        system.run('{bin}/pdal pipeline -i {json} --readers.ply.filename={f_in} '
-                   '--writers.las.filename={f_out}'.format(**kwargs))
+        system.run('{bin}/pdal pipeline -i {json} --readers.ply.filename={f_in}'.format(**kwargs))
 
     def utm_to_latlon(self, _file, _photo, idx):
 
@@ -475,7 +476,7 @@ class ODM_Tree(object):
         self.odm_georeferencing_model_obj_geo = 'odm_textured_model_geo.obj'
         self.odm_georeferencing_xyz_file = io.join_paths(
             self.odm_georeferencing, 'odm_georeferenced_model.csv')
-        self.odm_georeferencing_las_json = io.join_paths(
+        self.odm_georeferencing_laz_json = io.join_paths(
             self.odm_georeferencing, 'las.json')
         self.odm_georeferencing_model_laz = io.join_paths(
             self.odm_georeferencing, 'odm_georeferenced_model.laz')

tests/test_odm.py

@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ class TestGeoreferencing(unittest.TestCase):
 
     def test_las_out(self):
         self.assertTrue(os.path.isfile(os.path.join(self.app.georeferencing.inputs.tree.odm_georeferencing,
-                                                    "odm_georeferenced_model.ply.las")))
+                                                    "odm_georeferenced_model.laz")))
 
 
 class TestOrthophoto(unittest.TestCase):