Export classifed point cloud

las_manipulation.py

@@ -365,6 +365,7 @@ def main():
         check_value = row['CHECK VALUE']
         direct = row['DIRECTION']
         check_distance = row['CHECK DISTANCE']
+        las_dir  = row['LAS CLASSIFIED FOLDER']
         shp_dir  = row['SHP SWASH FOLDER']
         tmp_dir = row['TMP FOLDER']
 
@@ -381,13 +382,18 @@ def main():
         las_data = call_lastools('lasground_new', input=las_data, output='-stdout',
                                  args=['-step', lasground_step], verbose=False)
 
+        # Save classified point cloud
+        las_name = os.path.join(las_dir, las_basename + '.las')
+        with open (las_name, 'wb') as f:
+            f.write(las_data)
+
         # Interpolate point cloud onto a grid
         print('Interpolating to grid...')
         xyz_name = os.path.join(tmp_dir, las_basename + '.xyz')
         call_lastools('las2dem', input=las_data, output=xyz_name,
                       args=['-step', 1], verbose=False)
 
-        # Make runup clipping mask
+        # Make runup clipping mask from gridded point cloud
         print('Calculating runup clipping mask...')
         shp_name = os.path.join(shp_dir, las_basename + '.shp')
         polygon_wave_runup(xyz_name, direct, shp_name, check_value, check_distance, zone_MGA)