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
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
Canadian GIS Database
Coverage: a list of additional data sets from within Canada
Link
National Land Service of Finland
Coverage: Finland
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