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PDAL looks like a fantastic library but for some reason when I install Anaconda, it breaks a bunch of dependencies\paths. Is it possible to use PDAL without having Anaconda (Miniconda) installed? If so, can you outline the steps? This is where I am getting my steps now - Windows 10 It may be stemming from the "Register Anaconda as your default Python" checkbox. I would rather not do that.

UPDATE Things are working well in the OSGEO4Shell and I was able to run a pipeline with

pdal pipeline testpipe1.json

{
    "pipeline":[
     {
        "type":"readers.las",
        "filename":"F:\\MP02-MP25\\LAS\\XXX5_RGB(1564).las"
      },
      {
        "type":"filters.crop",
        "a_srs": "EPSG:4326",
        "polygon":"POLYGON ((
              -90.28151392936705 38.64088326179908,
              -90.28208792209625 38.64059415029273,
              -90.2816641330719 38.64016257587423,
              -90.28008699417114 38.640112295190406,
              -90.27978658676147 38.64051453967314,
              -90.28035521507263 38.640879071785584,
              -90.28151392936705 38.64088326179908
              ))"
      },
      {
        "type":"writers.las",
        "a_srs": "EPSG:4326",
        "filename":"F:\\MP02-MP25\\LAS\\XXX5_RGB(1564)T.las"
      }
    ]
  }
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In OSGeo4W setup -> Advanced Install, you can select the PDAL Library and install on a QGIS instalation and use in Python-Qgis standalone or in OSGeo4W Shell. PDAL Lib in OSGeo4w

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  • Error from the OSGEOShell - 'The code execution cannot proceed because gdal203.dll was not found. Reinstalling the program may fix this problem.'
    – Cary H
    Commented Feb 19, 2021 at 17:24
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    Same solution, put gdal203 in search of OSGeo4W Setup
    – Marco Reliquias
    Commented Feb 19, 2021 at 18:10
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    Yes - I typed 'setup' into the OSGEOShell and did exactly that. Then typed pdal -h and it is working ! Thanks I did try and pip install GDAL -U but that was an error also.
    – Cary H
    Commented Feb 19, 2021 at 18:11
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    In OSGeo4W Shell, you can use GDAL Tools too
    – Marco Reliquias
    Commented Feb 19, 2021 at 18:14
  • If you "python-qgis" in OSGeo4W Shell, you can import osgeo and gdal
    – Marco Reliquias
    Commented Feb 19, 2021 at 18:14

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