LAS

LAS Log ASCII standard file format
File type: Text file
Files with las extension are related to the LAS Log ASCII standard file format used in oil and gas industry.
Found 3 different file type records with the same las filename suffix.
What is las file?
File type category:
Text file
Date updated: December 31, 2024
File extension las is associated with LAS File format. The Canadian Well Logging Society's Floppy Disk Committee has designed this as a standard format for log data on floppy disks.
These las files are written in ASCII with minimal header information and are intended for optical curves only.
How to open las file?
Use any text editor to view content of the LAS Log ASCII standard files.
How to convert las file?
Compatible tools may be able to export *.las files to other formats.
Suggested software to open las file:
Associated software actions with the las file
Software applications that can open las files:
NotePad++ text editor (Microsoft Windows)
Sublime Text (Microsoft Windows)
PSPad (Microsoft Windows)
Sublime Text for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Sublime Text for Linux (Linux/Unix)
Software applications that can edit las files:
NotePad++ text editor (Microsoft Windows)
Sublime Text (Microsoft Windows)
PSPad (Microsoft Windows)
Sublime Text for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Sublime Text for Linux (Linux/Unix)
Software capable of saving las files:
NotePad++ text editor (Microsoft Windows)
Sublime Text (Microsoft Windows)
PSPad (Microsoft Windows)
Sublime Text for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Sublime Text for Linux (Linux/Unix)
Programs for viewing las files:
Well Viewer (Microsoft Windows)
LIDAR data exchange
File type category:
GIS, GPS navigation and map file
Date updated: June 22, 2017
The las file extension is associated with the LIDAR data exchange file format.
The files conforming to the ASPRS LIDAR data exchange format standard are named with an LAS extension.
The LAS file is intended to contain LIDAR point data records. The data will generally be put into this format from software (provided by LIDAR hardware vendors) which combines GPS, IMU, and laser pulse range data to produce X, Y, and Z point data. The intention of the data format is to provide an open format which allows different LIDAR vendors to output data into a format which a variety of LIDAR software vendors can use. Software that creates the LAS file will be referred to as “generating software”, and software that reads and writes to the LAS file will be referred to as “user software” within this specification.
The format contains binary data consisting of a header block, variable length records, and point data. All data is in little-endian format. The header block consists of a public block followed by variable length records. The public block contains generic data such as point numbers and coordinate bounds. The variable length records contain variable types of data including projection information, metadata, and user application data.
How to open las file?
Use compatible tools to work with *.las files.
How to convert las file?
Compatible tools may be able to export *.las files to other formats.
Suggested software to open las file:
Associated software actions with the las file
Software applications that can open las files:
ArcGIS (Microsoft Windows)
Software applications that can edit las files:
ArcGIS (Microsoft Windows)
Software capable of saving las files:
ArcGIS (Microsoft Windows)
Software apps that create las files:
ArcGIS (Microsoft Windows)
Software apps that convert las files:
CloudCompare (Multiplatform)
Software apps that import las files:
LASZip (Microsoft Windows)
LAStools (Microsoft Windows)
Software apps that export las files:
LAStools (Microsoft Windows)
Light-O-Rama animated sequence
File type category:
Graphics file
Date updated: July 12, 2018
The las file extension is related to Light-O-Rama ShowTime Software Suite for Microsoft Windows, a program to create and manage computerized shows.
The *.las file contains animated sequence saved in the program.
How to open las file?
Use Light-O-Rama to work with *.las files.
How to convert las file?
Possibly can be exported to other formats.
Suggested software to open las file:
Associated software actions with the las file
Software applications that can open las files:
Light-O-Rama ShowTime Software Suite (Microsoft Windows)
Software applications that can edit las files:
Light-O-Rama ShowTime Software Suite (Microsoft Windows)
Software capable of saving las files:
Light-O-Rama ShowTime Software Suite (Microsoft Windows)
Software apps that create las files:
Light-O-Rama ShowTime Software Suite (Microsoft Windows)
Software applications that handle other tasks involving las files:
Light-O-Rama ShowTime Software Suite (Microsoft Windows)