LAS supports input image data types to byte, integer*2, integer*4, and real*4 values.
Data Type Name | Data Type | Range |
BYTE | 8-bit unsigned integer (1 byte) | 0 to 255 |
INTEGER*2 | 16-bit signed integer (2 bytes) | -32768 to 32767 | INTEGER*4 | 32-bit signed integer (4 bytes) | -2147483648 to 2147483647 (approximately +/- 2 billion) |
REAL*4 | 32-bit signed real (4 bytes) | -3.40282347e+38 to 3.40282347e+38 |
copy or map may be used to convert LAS images to a different data type.