hwarentals.blogg.se - Lastools for mac

Note: this is the default directory for the homebrew wine installation. LASTools folder: path\to\lastools\directory.In the Providers section scroll to “Tools for LiDAR Data”. XQuartz is required because it is used as the windowing system for Microsoft Windows and Linux applications. If you are using an old Mac, it is probably already installed, but updating to the new version will not hurt. XQuartz is a windowing system (if you know unix, it’s X) for Mac. Install wine using homebrew brew install wine.

Install Homebrew for mac if you have not done so already.

You may have already performed some of these steps there is no need to repeat them if you have done so. Obtaining a GIS package from a website called “kyngchaos” sounds dodgy, rest assured that it is the method approved by the QGIS developers themselves. If not, full instructions and downloads are available on the KyngChaos page.

This tutorial presupposes you have installed QGIS for Mac. How use lidar data with QGIS for Mac with the LASTools package