BUG-000146593 for ArcGIS Pro

Bug ID Number	BUG-000146593
Submitted	February 3, 2022
Last Modified	June 13, 2025
Applies to	ArcGIS Pro
Version found	2.9.1
Operating System	Windows OS
Operating System Version	10.0
Version Fixed	3.1
Status	Fixed

Additional Information

This issue is addressed in ArcGIS Pro 3.1. The issue is caused by LAZ 1.4 files written with specific versions of LASzip that wrote an improper spatial reference Well-known text (WKT) information in the Extended variable length records (EVLR). To overcome this issue, it is necessary to drop the extended variable length records (EVLR) and assign a valid spatial reference. There is an existing issue to return a proper error message when such a file is encountered since many files were created with this issue.

Workaround

Overwrite the spatial reference. Use ArcGIS Pro 3.1 as it is better at handling the LAS file. The correct output is generated when a projection is defined.