rapidlasso GmbH

rapidlasso GmbH specializes in advanced software for processing LiDAR data. Their flagship product, LAStools, is a comprehensive suite featuring over 50 highly efficient, batch-scriptable, multicore command-line tools for diverse point cloud operations. This suite includes both open-source and licensed components, catering to a wide range of geospatial professionals.

Another key offering is BLAST, recognized for its speed and memory efficiency in generating Digital Terrain Models (DTMs), Digital Elevation Models (DEMs), Digital Surface Models (DSMs), Canopy Height Models (CHMs), and elevation contours from billions of points. It leverages unique “streaming TIN” technology for seamless triangulation and rasterization. The award-winning LASzip is their open-source, lossless LiDAR compressor, widely adopted as an industry standard for efficient data storage. Complementing these tools, laslook provides a free point cloud visualizer and a user-friendly GUI for LAStools, complete with documentation and an integrated 3D viewer for analysis.