RDB Quick Facts

Format Type Identifier RDB
Reader/Writer Reader
Licensing Level Professional
Dependencies None
Dataset Type File
Feature Type RDB or <scan_name>
Typical File Extensions .rds, .rdx
Automated Translation Support Yes
User-Defined Attributes No
Coordinate System Support No
Generic Color Support No
Spatial Index No
Schema Required Yes
Transaction Support No
Encoding Support No
Geometry Type rdb_type

RDB Geometry Support

Geometry Supported?
aggregate no
circles no
circular arc no
donut polygon no
elliptical arc no
ellipses no
line no
none no
point no
point cloud yes
polygon no
raster no
solid no
surface no
text no
z values yes

RDB Raster Quick Facts

Point Cloud Component Data Type Notes
x UInt32  
y UInt32  
z UInt32  
amplitude UInt16 In versions 2.0+, one of amplitude or reflectance is instead named intensity, depending on the value of the SCANNER_INSTRUMENT_TYPE parameter.
reflectance Int16 In versions 2.0+, one of amplitude or reflectance is instead named intensity, depending on the value of the SCANNER_INSTRUMENT_TYPE parameter.
gps_time UInt64

Only present in versions 1.0, 1.1, 2.0, 2.1, 2.2, 3.0, 6.0.

From dataset or optional TST file.

deviation UInt8 Measure of deviation of echo's pulse shape with respect to the pulse shape of the emitted pulse.
flags UInt8 Bit field containing point flags.
returns UInt8  
number_of_returns UInt8  
classification UInt8

Only present in versions 1.1, 2.0, 2.1, 2.2, 3.0, 4.0, 6.0.

source_index UInt32

Index in the source file.

Only present in versions 2.1, 2.2, 3.0, 4.0, 6.0.

angle Int8

Only present in versions 3.0 and 6.0.

color_red UInt8 From optional RGB file.
color_green UInt8 From optional RGB file.
color_blue UInt8 From optional RGB file.
color_alpha UInt8 From optional RGB file.