RDB Quick Facts

Format Type Identifier

RDB

Reader/Writer

Reader

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.