Free LiDAR Data Sources

Jun 22, 2023
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There is a growing collection of free LiDAR and other DEM/Elevation data resources online and available to the public. We are often asked by customers about availability for LiDAR (or DEM) data in their area of interest. So our Support Team has put together a little list


LiDAR BC:


Coverage: British Columbia, Canada
Link to Portal

LiDar BC

Open Topography:

A collection of LiDAR and LiDAR-derivative datasets from around the world.  The majority of its data sets are located in the United States, New Zealand.

Coverage: Mostly US, New Zealand
Link

U.S. Interagency Elevation Inventory

Coverage: mostly US
Link

Open.Canada.ca - High Resolution Digital Elevation Model (HRDEM) - CanElevation Series

Coverage: Canada
Link

ELVIS

Coverage: Australia (mostly SW)
Link

Arctic DEM Explorer

2m DEM covering latitudes greater than 60 degrees including parts of Canada, Russia, Greenland, Iceland, Faroe Islands, Norway, Finland, Sweden, USA)

Coverage: Latitudes greater than 60 degrees
Link

Forêt ouverte

Coverage: Quebec, Canada
Link

 

Canadian GIS Database

Coverage: a list of additional data sets from within Canada
Link

National Land Service of Finland

Coverage: Finland
Link

CNIG - Centro Nacional de Información Geográfica 

Coverage: Spain
Link

 

swissSURFACE3D

Coverage: Switzerland
Link

LINZ - Land Information New Zealand

Coverage: New Zealand
Link

Høydedata

Coverage: Norway
Link

Open Topographic Data Viewer

Coverage: Ireland
Link

 Agencija rs Za Okolje

Coverage: Slovenia
Link

Geospatial Data Extraction (Maps Canada)

Coverage: Canada
Link

Natural Resources Canada

Coverage: Canada
Link