| Format Type Identifier | TERRASCAN |
| Reader/Writer | Both |
| Licensing Level | Professional |
| Dependencies | None |
| Dataset Type | File base name |
| Feature Type | Feature Name |
| Typical File Extensions | .bin; *.ts |
| Automated Translation Support | Yes |
| User-Defined Attributes | No |
| Coordinate System Support | No |
| Generic Color Support | No |
| Spatial Index | Never |
| Schema Required | Not Applicable |
| Transaction Support | No |
| Geometry Type Attribute | terrascan_type |
| Encoding Support | No |
| Geometry Support | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geometry | Supported? | Geometry | Supported? | |
| aggregate | no | point | no | |
| circles | no | point cloud | yes | |
| circular arc | no | polygon | no | |
| donut polygon | no | raster | no | |
| elliptical arc | no | solid | no | |
| ellipses | no | surface | no | |
| line | no | text | no | |
| none | no | z values | no | |
| Point Cloud Component | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| x | Int32 | |
| y | Int32 | |
| z | Int32 | |
| classification | UInt8 | |
| returns | UInt8 | |
| number_of_returns | UInt8 | |
| view_visibility | UInt8 | Runtime flag (view visibility). Only present in version 20020715. |
| mark | UInt8 | Runtime flag. Only present in version 20020715. |
| flight_line | UInt8 (version 20010712) or UInt16 (version 20020715) | |
| intensity | UInt16 | |
| gps_time | UInt32 | |
| color_red | UInt8 | |
| color_green | UInt8 | |
| color_blue | UInt8 |