2.7.1

Bug Fixes

• Add more logging to readers.stac #4353
• Don't break strict aliasing rules #4361
• Don't do readers.las ready() processing if there are no points #4363
• readers.arrow and writers.arrow do not require GDAL CMake dependency #4365
• Add writers.tiledb duplicate points config #4370
• use CONFIG CMake find_package for filters.arrow and readers.draco/writers.draco #4369
• Don't attempt tree isolation for isolated point in filters.litree #4373

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2.7.0

New Stages

• Add filters.sparsesurface sparse surface filter by @chambbj in #4330
• Add filters.h3 to add H3 index values to points by @hobu in #4345
• Add filters.griddecimation grid decimation filter by @alavenant in #4223

Enhancements

• implement filters.hexbin.density by @hobu in #4244
• add ogr block to filters.geomdistance by @hobu in #4236
• Threaded readers.las by @abellgithub in #4219
• Add math unary functions to AssignmentStatement in filters.expression and filters.assign by @hobu in #4288
• filters.assign can now create dimensions by @hobu in #4282
• Add readers.las.ignore_missing_vlrs by @wintal in #4299
• Add extra dim support to writers.copc by @abellgithub in #4309
• Added threading functionality to filters.overlay by @bramton in #4307
• filters.expression multiple expressions evaluation by @hobu in #4328
• Add random filename support to Writers by @hobu in #4342
• update embedded Eigen to 3.4.0 by @hobu in #4335

Bug Fixes

Build

• update gitignore for xcode compilation by @alavenant in #4224
• Allow pdal to link with CURL target by @Faroito in #4235
• add OWNER_WRITE permissions to installs by @hobu in #4259
• Fix convention error with xmlErrorPtr caused by libxml2 API change by @aimixsaka in #4257
• Remove remaining pdal_util library references by @abellgithub in #4267
• Use standard CMake installation locations by @hobu in #4291
• add osx arm runner by @hobu in #4312
• Use correct location for bash completion files by @bramton in #4314
• WITH_GCS option by @hobu in #4323

General

• Fix readers.stac doing head requests before necessary by @kylemann16 in #4220
• Set while condition for filters.litree to be larger than min points by @fnands in #4218
• readers.copc.bounds produces different results than filters.crop.bounds by @abellgithub in #4246
• Fix position calculation when parsing bounds. by @abellgithub in #4240
• StacReader::addDimensions implementation by @hobu in #4222
• Zero out point count fields when creating a LAS file that has no points. by @connormanning in #4249
• Correct metadata point counts for remote-las-file optimization by @connormanning in #4251
• Fixing seg fault referencing bounding box array entry. by @kylemann16 in #4266
• Fix classification mask for LAS V10 loader utility by @connormanning in #4269
• Fix getting/setting the pointFormat of LAZ-files via LasHeader by @AlexBass05 in #4286
• Added the height difference threshold as parameter to the CSF filter. by @bramton in #4289
• Fix LAS DOY calculation. by @abellgithub in #4296
• skip AutoIdentifyEPSG() call for identifyVerticalEPSG by @hobu in #4347
• filters.decimation non-integer step by @rcoup in #4348
• Fixed logic for adding srs to bounds filtering by @kylemann16 in #4300
• Threading rework by @bramton in #4320
• Make sure transform is valid before use by @abellgithub in #4326
• Control readers.ept thread queue more carefully to prevent it from filling too fast and using too much memory #4359
• Provide a better warning for classifications being written into PDRFs in writers.las that will not fit #4358
• Warning noise cleanup #4354
• Memoize a few things in writers.arrow for better perfomrance #4349

Arbiter

• Update arbiter bundle by @connormanning in #4253
• Arbiter updates for S3 endpoints.json handling by @connormanning in #4254
• Update arbiter bundle for AWS_ENDPOINT_URL env setting by @connormanning in #4325
• Update arbiter bundle to remove public crypto macros by @connormanning in #4334

TileDB

• Add and fix TileDB filter options by @jp-dark in #4233
• Add cell_order and tile_order options to TileDB writer by @jp-dark in #4274
• Fix time tile check for missing tile warning by @jp-dark in #4276
• Update how TileDB domain is set when not provided by user by @jp-dark in #4277
• Added tiledb metadata fields to easily tag array type by @normanb in #4293
• Update minimum TileDB version to 2.18.0 by @jp-dark in #4336

Docs

• Update ground.rst by @wiringa in #4213
• Update denoising.rst by @wiringa in #4212
• Add streaming tutorial by @oleg-alexandrov in #4238
• Use current PDAL for workshop by @j9ac9k in #4283
• Update hausdorff.rst by @jf-geo in #4285
• Fixed 'Edit on GitHub' link. by @bramton in #4290
• Update filters.groupby documentation. by @bramton in #4303
• Update LasWriter.compression documentation by @AlexBass05 in #4305
• Fixed anchor location of Processing Modes by @bramton in #4306
• Update writers documentation about LAZ support by @AlexBass05 in #4311
• fixed spelling error in filters.rst -> filters.litree documentation. by @Keenan-Nicholson in #4316
• Add reading streamer example by @oleg-alexandrov in #4247
• Add an example of a standalone program for applying a filter by @oleg-alexandrov in #4250
• Add Workshop Setup Instructions for ArcGIS Users by @j9ac9k in #4344

New Contributors

• @n4z4m3 made their first contribution in #3952
• @mmuetzel made their first contribution in #3957
• @jshrake made their first contribution in #3958
• @andre-schulz made their first contribution in #3987
• @jp-dark made their first contribution in #4021
• @jgrocha made their first contribution in #4030
• @Faroito made their first contribution in #4032
• @cbrl made their first contribution in #4039
• @dg0yt made their first contribution in #4044
• @GannonGuess made their first contribution in #4054
• @kannes made their first contribution in #4087
• @fq made their first contribution in #4088
• @ibell13 made their first contribution in #4096
• @zdila made their first contribution in #4114
• @leavauchier made their first contribution in #4133
• @lukekas made their first contribution in #4152
• @dependabot made their first contribution in #4164
• @nilason made their first contribution in #4198

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2.6.3

Bug Fixes

• Fix LAS day of year calculation #4296 #4295
• Add tiledb metadata fields #4293
• Fix 'Edit on Github' link #4290 (thanks @bramton!)
• Use correct location for bash completion files #4314 (thanks @bramton!)
• Update filters.groupby documentation #4303 (thanks @bramton!)
• Fixed speling error in filters.litree documentation #4316 (thanks @Keenan-Nicholson!)
• Fix getting/setting PDRF in LasHeader #4286 (thanks @AlexBass05!)
• Update hausdorff.rst #4285 (thanks @jf-geo!)
• Update PDAL workshop #4283 (thanks @j9ac9k!)
• Fixed logic of srs bounds filtering for readers.stac #4300 (thanks @kylemann16!)

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2.6.2

Bug Fixes

• Fix xmlErrorPtr by new libxml2 API (thanks @aimixsaka!) #4257
• Add OWNER_WRITE permissions to installs #4259
• default to WITH_BACKTRACE=OFF #4262
• Fix segfault in readers.stac in some situations #4266
• Remove remaining pdal_util library refrences #4267
• Add cell_order and tile_order options to writers.tiledb #4274
• Fix time tile check for missing tile warning in writers.tiledb #4276
• Update TileDB domain in writers.tiledb #4277

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2.6.1

Bug Fixes

• Arbiter S3 endpoints #4254
• Arbiter cout lint #4253
• Correct counts for readers.las remote files #4251 #4249
• writers.copc missing node metadata for very small files #4246
• Fix position calculation for bounds parsing #4240
• Add a streaming tutorial #4238 (Thanks @oleg-alexandrov!)
• Allow PDAL to link curl target #4235
• Add and fix TileDB options #4233
• readers.stac AddDimensions support #4222
• Fix significant readers.stac performance regression #4220
• Set while condition in filters.litree #4218 (thanks @fnands!)

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2.6.0

Changes of Note

• chamfer, delta, density, eval, ground, hausdorff, and random kernels are deprecated. These can now be implemented in Python. See #4209 for deprecation schedule.
• readers.las and readers.copc now support srs_vlr_order, which allows users to explicitly control which CRS definition is used #4205
• GDAL 3.4+ is now required by @hobu in #3997
• Alternative GeoJSON and object pdal::Bounds spellings by @hobu in #4042
• Implement -DSTANDALONE=ON plugin building for common plugins by @hobu in #4103
• Implement Gnuinstalldirs support by @hobu in #4052
• Add optional WKTv2 VLRs to LAS by @jjimenezshaw in #3998
• CMake 3.13 is now the minimum supported CMake version by @hobu in #4137
• pdal_util into pdalcpp are no longer separately installed libraries. Just use pdalcpp.{dylib|so|dll} by @hobu in #4139
• Split out ClassFlags into its bitfields for readers.las, readers.copc, writers.las and writers.copc by @connormanning in #4186

New Stages

• filters.georeference filter by @gui2dev in #4109
• filters.straighten filter by @gui2dev in #4108
• writers.arrow for GeoParquet and Arrow IPC write support by @hobu in #4115
• readers.arrow for GeoParquet and Arrow IPC read support by @hobu in #4115

Enhancements

• Add optional debug argument to filters.csf by @n4z4m3 in #3952
• add allow_empty option to writers.gdal to support writing empty GDAL output by @hobu in #3984
• readers.stac now streamable by @hobu in #3989
• readers.tindex now streamable by @hobu in #3992
• readers.gdal performance enhancements by @hobu in #3991
• pdal info now outputs PROJJSON as actual JSON for pdal info by @hobu in #4003
• Add spherical coordinates support to readers.e57 readers by @Faroito in #4032
• Implement in and out coordinate epoch support in SRS transformations by @hobu in #4049
• Add Roll and Pitch to readers.rxp by @hobu in #4067
• remote readers.bpf and writers.bpf stage-n-push support by @hobu in #4066
• Support remote files for readers.nitf #4025 by @hobu in #4062
• Update TileDB compression filter support by @jp-dark in #4056
• Update S3 driver for IMDSv2 instance profile flow by @connormanning in #4063
• add .vpc to recognized extensions for readers.stac and QGIS #4072 by @hobu in #4073
• add filters.stats.commonsrs to allow user to override the default coordinate system for bounds computation by @hobu in #4150
• add 'normal x', 'normal y', 'normal z', and 'height above ground' as dimension name aliases @hobu in #4188
• Add tolerance in barycentric interpolation by @leavauchier in #4155
• readers.i3s and readers.slpk are now always-on readers by @hobu in #4145
• Update arbiter bundle by @connormanning in #4089
• readers.tindex.reader_args by @hobu in #4098
• Enhancements/fixes related to coordinate system epochs by @rouault in #4154
• Support GeoJSON with 'srs' override as 'polygon' parameters in pipelines by @hobu in #4101

Bug Fixes

• Fix building with MinGW by @mmuetzel in #3957
• Fix case where endpoint lies exactly on a grid intersection. by @abellgithub in #3959
• Fix S3 HEAD requests by @connormanning in #3961
• Remove redundant header include in EsriReader.hpp by @andre-schulz in #3987
• Fix UB when casting negative doubles by in filters.voxelcentroidnearestneighbor @pierotofy in #4015
• Fix MinGW builds by @dg0yt in #4044
• Don't use const_cast by @dg0yt in #4043
• Don't open readers.nitf stream multiple times if already open by @hobu in #4017
• Check that the userId of the first VLR is 'copc' by @hobu in #4006
• rethrow arbiter::ArbiterError in situations where we can't open a file by @hobu in #4033
• Include to fix GCC 13 compatibility by @cbrl in #4039
• Update TileDB array timestamp handling by @jp-dark in #4038
• TileDB deprecated function clean-up by @jp-dark in #4037
• Allows mixing user set and auto-generate domains for the TileDB writer by @jp-dark in #4040
• Fix handling of string readers.las header items containing spaces by @abellgithub in #3967
• Handle 0 points in filters.greedyprojection by @hobu in #4022
• prevent invalid conversion from const compile error by @jgrocha in #4030
• Point view sorting not working on newer OSX compilers by @connormanning in #4058
• Make EPT reader origin query more robust by @connormanning in #4075
• Write las header bounding box using the converted coordinates by @fq in #4088
• Fix legacy return count in writers.las by @leavauchier in #4133
• COPC/LAS: properly set legacy return counts for LAS1.4/PDRF>=6 by @rcoup in #4183
• fix crashing for non-sql OGR filters in readers.ept and readers.copc by @hobu in #4181
• Terminate when input is smaller than requested output size or radius has grown too small in filters.relaxationdartthrowing by @chambbj in #4184
• Fix edge cases in EPT origin query by @connormanning in #4141
• Fix readers.pcd reading of 64bit values by @hobu in #4158
• Fix OB1 error in pdal tile by @abellgithub in #4122
• writers.copc: round X/Y/Z values to match writers.las by @rcoup in #4180
• Always read COPC file VLRs and add to metadata by @hobu in #4136

TileDB

• Fix FindTileDB.cmake to check version by @jp-dark in #4077
• Refactor internal TileDB plugin by @jp-dark in #4082
• Fix TileDBWriter argument types by @jp-dark in #4100
• Create updated filter profiles for TileDB writer by @jp-dark in #4107
• Add bit field packing to TileDB reader/writer by @jp-dark in #4134
• Set default chunk_size to be larger than capacity by @jp-dark in #4135

Docs

• PDAL Workshop updated to use COPC by @GannonGuess @ibell13 @TomTheTonk in #4054
• Update docs for TileDB stages by @jp-dark in #4079
• Additional example for filter.assign by @kannes in #4087
• Update filters.chipper.rst by @lukekas in #4152
• Add workshop instructions for offline/USB install + small fixes by @j9ac9k in #4167

New Contributors

• @n4z4m3 made their first contribution in #3952
• @mmuetzel made their first contribution in #3957
• @jshrake made their first contribution in #3958
• @andre-schulz made their first contribution in #3987
• @jp-dark made their first contribution in #4021
• @jgrocha made their first contribution in #4030
• @Faroito made their first contribution in #4032
• @cbrl made their first contribution in #4039
• @dg0yt made their first contribution in #4044
• @GannonGuess made their first contribution in #4054
• @kannes made their first contribution in #4087
• @fq made their first contribution in #4088
• @ibell13 made their first contribution in #4096
• @zdila made their first contribution in #4114
• @leavauchier made their first contribution in #4133
• @lukekas made their first contribution in #4152
• @dependabot made their first c...

2.5.6

Bug Fixes

• Address header scaling issues in writers.copc and writers.las #4088 #4099
• Fix gcc12 eigen warnings #4102
• Update arbiter bundle for IMDSv2 AWS improvements #4089
• More workshop instruction improvements #4096 (Thanks @ibell13 !)

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2.5.5

Bug Fixes

• Add .vpc to recognized extensions for readers.stac #4072 #4073
• Provide S3 IMDS V2 auth fallback #4070
• Add Roll and Pitch per-point output to readers.rxp
• Support remote readers.bpf and writers.bpf with stage-n-push support
• Significant PDAL Workshop documentation updates #4061 (Thanks @GannonGuess and @TomTheTonk!)

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2.5.4

Bug Fixes

• Random shuffling of pdal::PointRef does not work correctly on some compilers. For PDAL the impact was limited to std::stable_sort. It has been addressed by #4065 and #4058 with possibly breaking changes coming in 2.6.0
• readers.ntif didn't support remote files #4025
• standalone builds of readers.rxp did not work #4060
• Utils::trimLeading and Utils:trimTrailing might not have worked correctly on some compilers #4055
• Remove unneeded readers.icebridge heap allocation that was being improperly freed #4050
• Fixup mingw builds #4044 (thanks @dg0yt!)
• <cstdint> now needed for E57 library (thanks @cbrl!) #4039
• Rethrow arbiter::ArbiterError which was being swallowed in openFile #4033
• Prevent invalid const_cast so GDAL 3.7.0 works (thanks @jgrocha and @dg0yt!) #4030
• Arbiter S3 driver IMDSv2 support did not work #4063

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2.5.3

Bug Fixes

• pdal info --metadata was ill-formed #4004 #4002
• Check that the first VLR userId is copc #4006
• Check if directory exists before listing it #4007
• Check for out of bounds for VoxelCentroidNearestNeighborFilter #4015
• Don't open readers.nitf streams multiple times if already open #4017
• Harden pdal::Geometry from invalid references #4018
• Handle 0 points in filters.greedyprojection #4022

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