#!/usr/bin/env python3 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*- """ Stamp a spatial reference (EPSG) into the headers of LAS/LAZ point clouds. Role in the pipeline: After HoliCity (London) tiles have been translated into real-world projected coordinates, some files still lack a CRS recorded in their LAS header. This utility writes the target EPSG into each file's header WITHOUT modifying any point coordinates, so the tiles are correctly tagged for QGIS / satellite imagery alignment before tiling. Behavior: - Recursively scans a directory for .las/.laz files (skipping macOS "._*" AppleDouble sidecar files). - For each file, first attempts to write the CRS with laspy (header.add_crs, falling back to header.epsg). - If laspy cannot write the SRS, falls back to the PDAL CLI (`pdal translate ... --writers.las.a_srs=EPSG:`), which embeds the SRS into the LAS header while leaving coordinates unchanged. - Verifies each result by reading back the header EPSG and reprojecting the bbox center to WGS84 for a printed sanity check. Inputs: directory of .las/.laz files (CLI: -d/--dir). Outputs: either overwritten files (--overwrite) or copies with a suffix (default *_srs.las, configurable via --suffix), each carrying TARGET_EPSG. External tools: laspy, pyproj, and PDAL (`pdal translate`) as a fallback. """ import os import sys import argparse import subprocess from pathlib import Path import laspy from pyproj import CRS, Transformer TARGET_EPSG = 27700 # OSGB36 / British National Grid (commonly used for London) def is_mac_dot_underscore(p: Path) -> bool: return p.name.startswith("._") def try_write_epsg_with_laspy(in_path: Path, out_path: Path, epsg: int) -> bool: """Write the CRS using laspy first; return True on success.""" las = laspy.read(str(in_path)) ok = False # Option A: add_crs (laspy 2.3+) try: las.header.add_crs(CRS.from_epsg(epsg)) ok = True except Exception: pass # Option B: write header.epsg directly (works on some versions) if not ok: try: las.header.epsg = int(epsg) ok = True except Exception: ok = False if ok: las.write(str(out_path)) return ok def try_write_epsg_with_pdal(in_path: Path, out_path: Path, epsg: int) -> bool: """Fall back to PDAL to write the SRS into the LAS header; coordinates unchanged.""" try: cmd = [ "pdal", "translate", str(in_path), str(out_path), "-f", "writers.las", f"--writers.las.a_srs=EPSG:{epsg}", "--writers.las.compression=false" ] subprocess.check_call(cmd, stdout=subprocess.DEVNULL, stderr=subprocess.STDOUT) return True except Exception: return False def center_wgs84(path: Path, epsg: int): """Read the bbox center and reproject to WGS84, for printed verification only.""" with laspy.open(str(path)) as f: hdr = f.header mins = getattr(hdr, "mins", getattr(hdr, "min", (0,0,0))) maxs = getattr(hdr, "maxs", getattr(hdr, "max", (0,0,0))) cx = (mins[0] + maxs[0]) * 0.5 cy = (mins[1] + maxs[1]) * 0.5 tr = Transformer.from_crs(f"EPSG:{epsg}", "EPSG:4326", always_xy=True) lon, lat = tr.transform(cx, cy) return (lon, lat), (cx, cy), getattr(hdr, "epsg", None) def process_file(p: Path, overwrite: bool, keep_suffix: str): out_path = p if overwrite else p.with_name(p.stem + keep_suffix) # Try laspy first ok = try_write_epsg_with_laspy(p, out_path, TARGET_EPSG) method = "laspy" # Then fall back to PDAL if not ok: ok = try_write_epsg_with_pdal(p, out_path, TARGET_EPSG) method = "pdal" if not ok: print(f"[FAIL] {p.name}: failed to write EPSG (neither laspy nor pdal available)") return # Read back to verify (lon, lat), (cx, cy), epsg_now = center_wgs84(out_path, TARGET_EPSG) print(f"[OK] {p.name} -> {out_path.name} via {method} " f"| EPSG: {epsg_now} | center_xy=({cx:.3f},{cy:.3f}) | WGS84=({lon:.6f},{lat:.6f})") def main(): ap = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Batch-write EPSG into LAS/LAZ headers (without changing coordinates) and print a center-point verification.") ap.add_argument("-d", "--dir", default=".", help="Directory to scan (recursive)") ap.add_argument("--overwrite", action="store_true", help="Overwrite the original files (default writes *_srs.las)") ap.add_argument("--suffix", default="_srs.las", help="Output suffix when not overwriting (default _srs.las)") args = ap.parse_args() root = Path(args.dir).resolve() if not root.exists(): print(f"Directory does not exist: {root}", file=sys.stderr); sys.exit(1) files = [p for p in root.rglob("*") if p.is_file() and p.suffix.lower() in (".las", ".laz") and not is_mac_dot_underscore(p)] if not files: print("No .las/.laz files found (._* filtered out)"); return print(f"Target EPSG: {TARGET_EPSG} | Scan directory: {root}\n") for p in sorted(files): try: process_file(p, overwrite=args.overwrite, keep_suffix=args.suffix) except Exception as e: print(f"[ERR] {p.name}: {e}") if __name__ == "__main__": main()