Appendix F: Image Data Types

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.