LAS DEM
File conversion

Convert LAS to DEM

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Is it possible to convert LAS to DEM?
Yes - LAS converts to DEM.

Not a like-for-like conversion: a point cloud is gridded/interpolated into a raster DEM/DTM (GeoTIFF). Do it in QGIS, Global Mapper, ArcGIS Pro or LAStools (blast2dem).

Also to DEM: HGT · SHP

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Last verified Oct 2026

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How to convert LAS to DEM

Converting a .LAS file to .DEM lets you open the content in software that prefers the .DEM format, though some details may change compared with the original. We are still putting together the list of programs that handle .LAS files.

A full step-by-step guide for this conversion is on the way; the information above is drawn straight from our database.

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