The Surface Analysis LiDAR tool is somewhat similar to the standard Triangulation tool available via the Create Raster Gallery in the Interpolate group. This tool provides limited triangulation capabilities to a standard MapInfo Pro user. The difference between the two is that the Surface Analysis tool uses only LiDAR data loaded from the LAS or LAZ format files. This makes the task of triangulation simple, involving the following steps:
- Select the LAS/LAZ files.
- Detect or specify the coordinate system.
- Select the elevation surface.
- Validate the maximum triangle side length and the raster cell size.
- Select the clipping options.
- Specify the output raster file name.
- Execute operation and display the MRR.
The maximum triangle size, polygon clipping options, and cell size are the only additional options available in the Surface Analysis tool.
Note: MapInfo Pro standard users cannot post-process the raster using MapInfo Pro. So
the coordinate system needs to be specified, and options like clipping must be
available.