Free LiDAR Data Sources

Jan 17, 2025
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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

Argentina LiDAR IGN

Coverage: Argentina

Link

Brazil LiDAR IBGE

Coverage: Brazil

Link

Colombia en Mapas IGAC

Coverage: Colombia

Link

Equator LiDAR SAVGIS

Coverage: Equator
Link

 

 

EoDAS Open LiDAR

Coverage: Belgium
Link

 

 

Croatia Aerial Photography Bioportal

Coverage: Croatia

Link

 

 

Denmark LiDAR

Coverage: Denmark

Link

 

DEFRA - Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs

Coverage: England

Link

 

Estonia LiDAR MAA-AMET

Coverage: Estonia
Link
 

 

Topo Export

Coverage: France
Link

 

 

 

France LiDAR Geoservices

Coverage: France

Link

 

Germany base map

Coverage: Germany

Link

 

Geoportale Nazionale

Coverage: Italy

Link

 

Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland

Coverage: Netherlands

Link

 

Norway LiDAR Hoydedata

Coverage: Norway
Link

 

 

Portugal LiDAR Territorio

Coverage: Portugal

Link

 

 

Geological Survey Ireland

Coverage: Ireland

Link

 

 

Descărcare LAKI MNT

Coverage: Romania
Link
 

National Library of Scotland

Coverage: Scotland, England and Ireland

Link

 

GeaMap Visor Cartográfico de España

Coverage: Spain
Link

 

 

Min Karta Lantmateriet

Coverage: Sweden
Link

 

 

Maps of Swiss Confederation 

Coverage: Switzerland

Link

 

 

DataMapWales

Coverage: Wales

Link

LiDAR & Aerial Archaeology

Coverage: Worldwide - Mostly Europe, Australia, New Zealand and North America. Repository for publicly accessible LiDAR and aerial photography maps and related sources

Link