Lidar Python Packages

laspy

Laspy is a pythonic interface for reading/modifying/creating .LAS LIDAR files matching specification 1.0-1.4.

whitebox

WhiteboxTools Python Frontend

ouster-sdk

Cross-platform C++ and Python SDK for Ouster LiDAR sensors. Includes tools for visualization, data recording/replay, and sensor configuration

whiteboxgui

An interactive GUI for WhiteboxTools in a Jupyter-based environment

pylas

⚠️ pylas was merged into laspy 2.0 https://github.com/laspy/laspy⚠️

kiss-slam

A LiDAR SLAM system that just works

pyransac3d

Python library for fitting 3D primitive shapes to point clouds with RANSAC. Detect planes, spheres, cylinders, cuboids, circles, and lines.

rko-lio

A Robust Approach for LiDAR-Inertial Odometry Without Sensor-Specific Modelling

torch-pointcloud

PyTorch Point Cloud models, scripts, pretrained weights -- PointNet++, DGCNN, KPConv, RandLA-Net, VoteNet, SPVCNN, 3DETR, PointTransformer, PointMamba and more

truckscenes-devkit

Development Kit for the MAN TruckScenes Dataset

lidar-hd-tools

Python library for quick use of IGN's LiDAR-HD data (high density 3D point cloud coverage of French territory, except French Guyana).

ign-lidar-hd

🏗️ Comprehensive Python library for processing IGN LiDAR HD data into machine learning-ready datasets for Building Level of Detail (LOD) classification. Features GPU/CPU processing, smart data management, and complete ML pipeline integration.

jakteristics

Compute point cloud geometric features from python

slam-regression-ci

Lightweight CI regression gate for SLAM & odometry trajectories: ATE/RPE thresholds, Markdown + JSON reports. Python 3.8+, minimal dependencies.

geokachel

Official German open elevation, surface, building and point-cloud data — one interface, all sixteen Bundesländer, with the credit each licence requires.

geofabrics

A package for generating hydrologically conditioned DEMs and roughness maps from LiDAR and other infrastructure data. Check the wiki for install and usage instructions, and documentation at https://rosepearson.github.io/GeoFabrics/

blickfeld-qb2

Client library to communicate securely with Qb LiDAR devices of Blickfeld GmbH.

raycast2d

Fast python library for 2D raycasting on occupancy grid maps and/or images

rs-fusion-datasets

Remote Sensing Dataset fetcher, loader and benchmarker utils for Joint Classification of Hyperspectral and LiDAR/SAR Data

mpl2nc

Command-line tool for converting Sigma Space Micro Pulse Lidar (MPL) data to NetCDF

lidar-camera-calibrator

Manual LiDAR-to-camera calibration refinement for any dataset: raw data, NumPy, custom loaders, or Foxglove MCAP.

cloudanalyzer

Browser-based LiDAR tools for SLAM map correction, point-cloud analysis, and editable Lanelet2 vector-map drafting. Runs locally with Rust + WebAssembly.

pyfor

Tools for analyzing aerial point clouds of forest data.

alice-lri

C++ and Python library for lossless range image generation and reconstruction from spinning 3D LiDAR point clouds. Automatically estimates all intrinsic sensor parameters from data without calibration files.