# RDB - RIEGL Database

Driver short name

RDB

New in version 3.1.

Build dependencies

rdblib >= 2.2.0.

GDAL can read *.mpx files in the RDB format, the in-house format used by RIEGL Laser Measurement Systems GmbH through the RDB library.

The driver relies on the RDB library, which can be downloaded here. The minimum version required of the rdblib is 2.2.0.

## Driver capabilities

Supports Georeferencing

This driver supports georeferencing

## Provided Bands

All attributes stored in the RDB, but the coordinates, are provided in bands. Vector attributes are split up into multiple bands. The attributes are currently mapped as follows:

RDB attribute | GDAL Band
--- | ---
riegl.surface_normal[0], riegl.surface_normal[1], riegl.surface_normal[2] | Band 1 Band 2 Band 3
riegl.reflectance | Band 4
riegl.amplitude | Band 5
riegl.deviation | Band 6
riegl.point_count | Band 7
riegl.pca_thickness | Band 8
riegl.std_dev | Band 9
riegl.height_center | Band 10
riegl.height_mean | Band 11
riegl.height_min | Band 12
riegl.height_max | Band 13
pixel_linear_sums[0] pixel_linear_sums[1] pixel_linear_sums[2] | Band 14 Band 15 Band 16
pixel_square_sums[0] pixel_square_sums[1] pixel_square_sums[2] pixel_square_sums[3] pixel_square_sums[4] pixel_square_sums[5] | Band 17 Band 18 Band 19 Band 20 Band 21 Band 22
riegl.voxel_count | Band 23
riegl.id | Band 24
riegl.point_count_grid_cell | Band 25