Process a single LiDAR file
The simplest way to use Cassini is to pass a single LiDAR (an acronym of “light detection and ranging” or “laser imaging, detection, and ranging”) is a method for determining ranges by targeting an object or a surface with a laser and measuring the time for the reflected light to return to the receiver.cassini command:
cassini path\to\my\tile.lazcassini ./path/to/my/tile.lazcassini ./path/to/my/tile.lazIt will generate a png map in the out/tile directory.
If you are not happy with the result (too few cliffs, too much green…), you can modify the configuration and re-generate the map while skipping the LiDAR preprocessing step (which is the most time consuming part) with the --skip-lidar flag. Check the configuration reference to learn more about all the configuration options.
cassini path\to\my\tile.laz --skip-lidarcassini ./path/to/my/tile.laz --skip-lidarcassini ./path/to/my/tile.laz --skip-lidar