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Format

HALO Photonics Doppler LiDAR File Format

Summary

Name
HALO Photonics Doppler LiDAR File Format
Identifiers
PUID: fmt/2115
Format type
Text (Structured)
Description
HALO Photonics Doppler LiDAR File Format is a proprietary, text-based format that contains header information and time-series data for atmospheric measurements. It is designed for continuous remote sensing specifically to log atmospheric backscatter and line-of-sight wind velocity.
Note
Vendor: HALO Photonics: https://halo-photonics.com/\nDocumentation: https://aidaho-edu.uni-hohenheim.de/gitlab/lafe_test/lafi-data-management/-/wikis/home/HPL-Doppler-LiDAR-File-Format-Documentation
File extensions
hpl
Submitted by
Digital Research Alliance of Canada - FRDR / Alliance de recherche numérique du Canada – DFDR

Internal signatures

HALO Photonics Doppler LiDAR File Format

Description
BOF; Offset: 288-400; Magic Bytes: Azimuth

Byte sequences

Min Frag Length
Absolute from BOF
Offset
288
Max offset
112
Byte Sequence
417A696D757468
Endianness
None

Changelog

  • V125

    Release date
    7 September 2026
    • Added format

      HALO Photonics Doppler LiDAR File Format: Full entry added. Submitted by Digital Research Alliance of Canada - Federated Research Data Repository / Alliance de recherche numérique du Canada - Dépôt fédéré de données de recherche.

    • Added signature

      HALO Photonics Doppler LiDAR File Format: Signature researched and samples provided by Digital Research Alliance of Canada - Federated Research Data Repository / Alliance de recherche numérique du Canada - Dépôt fédéré de données de recherche.