LAS is binary file that stores LIDAR point data records. LIDAR is a technology that combines laser with radar. LIDAR is chiefly used in atmospheric physics. A LIDAR device emits light impulses that illuminate the target and measures the reflected light with specialized sensors.
After converting the file to the new format, you will be able to use other programs to support it. Keep in mind, however, that the LAS file after converting to LAZ may differ slightly from the original. The most important information should be kept, but if you want the file after conversion from LAS to LAZ to be the same, you have to do this carefully and choose the proper application from the list below.
There is no guarantee, of course, that the conversion will come up to all your expectations, but it will certainly help you. If, after all, the effect of converting LAS to LAZ does not meet your expectations, you can simply try to find on the Internet a different version of your file in LAS format, properly converted to a LAZ file by someone else. If this fails, use the information provided in the further part of the website.
If after converting the file LAS the desired result was not achieved, you can try to change the format of LAS file to other than LAZ. On our website you will find more information on the following conversion options
Unfortunately, if after performing the two previously described steps (trying to find your LAS file converted by someone else, and the attempt to convert it to LAZ on your own) you still have a problem with your file, then there are only a few solutions left. You can once again try to find and install an application that can open the LAS file in its original format (without conversion to LAZ file). Such a solution will be difficult to implement, but it certainly will give the best result.