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pgPointcloud - A PostgreSQL extension for storing point cloud (LIDAR) data.
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LIDAR_ `point cloud`_ are becoming more and more available. Devices are easy to
get, not too expensive, and provide very accurate 3D points. pgPointCLoud is an
open source PostgreSQL_ extension for storing point cloud data and use it with
PostGIS_. It is very easy to use, robust and efficient.

By storing LIDAR points in a PostgreSQL database, pgPointcloud eases many
problems and allows a good integration with other geo-spatial data
(vector, raster) into one common framework : PostGIS.

News
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**01-07-2020**
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pgPointcloud 1.2.1 has been released.


Concepts
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   concepts/index

Download
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   download

Getting Started
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   quickstart

Functions
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   functions/index

Tutorials
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   tutorials/index

Development
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   development

Project
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   community
   faq
   copyright


Indices and tables
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* :ref:`genindex`
* :ref:`search`


.. _`point cloud`: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Point_cloud
.. _`LIDAR`: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LIDAR
.. _`PostgreSQL`: https://www.postgresql.org/
.. _`PostGIS`: https://postgis.net/