topic Why did Esri choose to create zLas, a proprietary format, rather than collaborating with or building on existing open standards like LASzip? in Standards and Interoperability Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/standards-and-interoperability-questions/why-did-esri-choose-to-create-zlas-a-proprietary/m-p/311248#M160 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>For background, see Paul Ramsey's article: <A href="http://boundlessgeo.com/2014/01/lidar-format-wars/" title="http://boundlessgeo.com/2014/01/lidar-format-wars/">Format Wars Episode V: LIDAR - Boundless</A>‌</P><P>And James Fee: <A href="http://www.spatiallyadjusted.com/2014/01/15/las-laz-lazzip-zlas-and-you/" title="http://www.spatiallyadjusted.com/2014/01/15/las-laz-lazzip-zlas-and-you/">LAS, LAZ, LasZip, zLAS and You</A>‌</P><P></P><P>How does this decision square with Esri's "Open" initiative?</P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 16 Jul 2014 14:30:24 GMT TomMacWright1 2014-07-16T14:30:24Z Why did Esri choose to create zLas, a proprietary format, rather than collaborating with or building on existing open standards like LASzip? https://community.esri.com/t5/standards-and-interoperability-questions/why-did-esri-choose-to-create-zlas-a-proprietary/m-p/311248#M160 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>For background, see Paul Ramsey's article: <A href="http://boundlessgeo.com/2014/01/lidar-format-wars/" title="http://boundlessgeo.com/2014/01/lidar-format-wars/">Format Wars Episode V: LIDAR - Boundless</A>‌</P><P>And James Fee: <A href="http://www.spatiallyadjusted.com/2014/01/15/las-laz-lazzip-zlas-and-you/" title="http://www.spatiallyadjusted.com/2014/01/15/las-laz-lazzip-zlas-and-you/">LAS, LAZ, LasZip, zLAS and You</A>‌</P><P></P><P>How does this decision square with Esri's "Open" initiative?</P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 16 Jul 2014 14:30:24 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/standards-and-interoperability-questions/why-did-esri-choose-to-create-zlas-a-proprietary/m-p/311248#M160 TomMacWright1 2014-07-16T14:30:24Z