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type: software
title: PDAL
version: 2.9.1
date-released: 2025-08-25
doi: 10.5281/zenodo.2616780
abstract: PDAL is a C++ library for translating and manipulating
geospatial point cloud data. It provides pipelines, filters, readers,
and writers for manipulating point cloud data.
url: https://pdal.io
repository-code: https://github.com/PDAL/PDAL
license: BSD
authors:
  - given-names: Howard
    family-names: Butler
    affiliation: Hobu Inc
    orcid: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5340-1380
  - given-names: Andrew
    family-names: Bell
    affiliation: Hobu Inc
  - given-names: Connor
    family-names: Manning
    affiliation: Hobu Inc
  - given-names: Kyle
    family-names: Mann
    affiliation: Hobu Inc
  - given-names: Ognyan
    family-names: Moore
    affiliation: Hobu Inc
  - given-names: Isaac
    family-names: Bell
    affiliation: Hobu Inc
  - given-names: Brad
    family-names: Chambers
    affiliation: GCS Geospatial
    orcid: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7686-9357
  - given-names: Michael
    family-names: Gerlek
  - given-names: Even
    family-names: Rouault
    affiliation: Spatialys
    orcid: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5068-0476
  - given-names: Frank
    family-names: Warmerdam
    affiliation: Planet Labs Inc
  - given-names: Mateusz
    family-names: Łoskot
    affiliation: Cadcorp
  - given-names: Kristian
    family-names: Evers
    orcid: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1310-4576
  - given-names: Peter
    family-names: Gadomski
    orcid: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4877-7217
  - given-names: Paul
    family-names: Ramsey
  - given-names: Kirk
    family-names: McKelvey
  - given-names: Chris
    family-names: Foster

keywords:
  - PDAL
  - geospatial
  - point clouds
  - conversion
  - processing
