Apparatus and method for processing point cloud data

A method of decoding point cloud data, the method comprising:

• decoding geometry information;
• and
• decoding attribute information,
• wherein the geometry information represents positions of points of the point cloud data and the attribute information represents attributes of the points of the point cloud data,
• wherein the decoding the attribute information includes generating at least one LOD (Level of Detail) by sampling at least one point in at least one node of an octree based on a sampling method,
• wherein the at least one point is a closest point from a center of the at least one node,
• wherein a bitstream including the geometry information and the attribute information further includes an attribute parameter set, and
• wherein the attribute parameter set includes information for identifying the attribute parameter set, information for indicating a coding method for the attribute information, and LOD generation-related information, the LOD generation-related information including information that represents the sampling method.

A device for decoding point cloud data, the device comprising:

• a geometry decoder configured to decode geometry information;
• and
• an attribute decoder configured to decode attribute information,
• wherein the geometry information represents positions of points of the point cloud data and the attribute information represents attributes of the points of the point cloud data,
• wherein the attribute decoder includes an LOD (Level of Detail) generator configured to generate at least one LOD by sampling at least one point in at least one node of an octree based on a sampling method,
• wherein the at least one point is a closest point from a center of the at least one node,
• wherein a bitstream including the geometry information and the attribute information further includes an attribute parameter set, and
• wherein the attribute parameter set includes information for identifying the attribute parameter set, information for indicating a coding method for the attribute information, and LOD generation-related information, the LOD generation-related information including information that represents the sampling method.

A device for encoding point cloud data, the device comprising:

• a geometry encoder configured to encode geometry information in the point cloud data;
• and
• an attribute encoder configured to encode attribute information in the point cloud data,
• wherein the geometry information represents positions of points of the point cloud data and the attribute information represents attributes of the points of the point cloud data,
• wherein the geometry encoder encodes the geometry information based on an octree,
• wherein the attribute encoder includes an LOD (Level of Detail) generator configured to generate at least one LOD by sampling at least one point in at least one node of the octree based on a sampling method,
• wherein the at least one point is a closest point from a center of the at least one node,
• wherein a bitstream including the encoded geometry information and the encoded attribute information further includes an attribute parameter set, and
• wherein the attribute parameter set includes information for identifying the attribute parameter set, information for indicating a coding method for the attribute information, and LOD generation-related information, the LOD generation-related information including information that represents the sampling method.