2.3 (network) - import point cloud:per-node parallel (.laz) file import?

[andyroo]

I've started experimenting with coalignment of aerial lidar and SfM and I'm seeing some intriguing results but it's painful and time-consuming to explore at scale because point clouds are imported one-at-a-time even in network mode, so it can take several hours to import a survey with 100-200 tiles. Since the laser scan point clouds are distinct entities it seems like this maybe could be parallelized? I realize that my perspective may be overly simplistic, but thanks for considering...

[Alexey Pasumansky]

Hello andyroo,

Thank you for this suggestion. We are considering the possibility of adding support for parallel point cloud import via network, but as this task is not that trivial, I cannot yet provide a timeframe, when it could be supported.