liblas-bin 1.7.0+dfsg-4 (ppc64el binary) in ubuntu trusty

 libLAS is a C/C++ library for reading and writing ASPRS LAS versions
 1.0, 1.1 and 1.2 data. The LAS format is a sequential binary format
 used to store data from sensors and as intermediate processing storage
 by some LiDAR-related applications. LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging)
 is an optical remote sensing technology that measures properties of
 scattered light to find range and/or other information of a distant
 target. The prevalent method to determine distance to an object or
 surface is to use laser pulses.
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 This package contains the essential toolset to manage LiDAR data:
 lasinfo, lasmerge, las2las, las2txt, txt2las, las2ogr.