# 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.timestamp_min | Band 4
riegl.timestamp_max | Band 5
riegl.reflectance | Band 6
riegl.amplitude | Band 7
riegl.deviation | Band 8
riegl.height_center | Band 9
riegl.height_mean | Band 10
riegl.height_min | Band 11
riegl.height_max | Band 12
riegl.point_count | Band 13
riegl.point_count_grid_cell | Band 14
riegl.pca_thickness | Band 15
riegl.std_dev | Band 16
riegl.voxel_count | Band 17
riegl.id | Band 18