<s>
libLAS	B-Language
is	O
a	O
library	B-Library
for	O
reading	O
and	O
writing	O
geospatial	O
data	O
encoded	O
in	O
the	O
ASPRS	O
laser	O
(	O
LAS	B-Application
)	O
file	O
format	O
,	O
versions	O
1.0	O
,	O
1.1	O
and	O
1.2	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
LAS-formatted	O
data	O
is	O
heavily	O
used	O
in	O
lidar	O
processing	O
operations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
LAS	B-Application
format	O
is	O
a	O
sequential	O
binary	O
format	O
used	O
to	O
store	O
data	O
from	O
sensors	O
and	O
as	O
intermediate	O
processing	O
storage	O
by	O
some	O
applications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
libLAS	B-Language
software	O
consists	O
of	O
base	O
library	B-Library
with	O
multiple	O
application	B-Application
programming	I-Application
interfaces	I-Application
available	O
for	O
programming	O
languages	O
like	O
C	B-Language
,	O
C++	B-Language
,	O
Python	B-Language
as	O
well	O
as	O
languages	O
available	O
in	O
.NET	B-Application
Framework	I-Application
and	O
Mono	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
,	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
useful	O
command-line	B-Application
utilities	B-Application
is	O
provided	O
for	O
translating	O
LAS	B-Application
files	O
from	O
one	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
LAS	B-Application
format	O
to	O
another	O
,	O
inspecting	O
header	O
information	O
,	O
and	O
translating	O
LAS	B-Application
data	O
to	O
and	O
from	O
text	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Initial	O
development	O
of	O
libLAS	B-Language
software	O
was	O
supported	O
by	O
the	O
Iowa	O
Geological	O
Survey	O
of	O
the	O
Iowa	O
DNR	O
for	O
use	O
in	O
its	O
statewide	O
lidar	O
project	O
.	O
</s>
