Argentina

www.ign.gob.ar: patchy Lidar derived DEMs in 0.5 m resolution (urban areas mostly), country wide DEMs in lower resolutions (5 m, 30 m).

Austria

Upper Austria

https://www.land-oberoesterreich.gv.at/211787.htm : DEM 0.5 m, DEM 1 m.

Belgium

Flanders

https://overheid.vlaanderen.be/DHM-DHMV-II-brondata : point cloud (8 pts/m²).

Wallony:

http://geoportail.wallonie.be/catalogue/cd7578ef-c726-46cb-a29e-a90b3d4cd368.html : point cloud (0.8 pts/m²).

Brazil

https://www.ibge.gov.br/geociencias/modelos-digitais-de-superficie/modelos-digitais-de-superficie/10856-mde-modelo-digital-de-elevacao.html: image derived DEM, 40 m.

Canada

Ontario

open.canada.ca: image derived 2 m DEM.

Denmark

https://dataforsyningen.dk/data/930 : DEM 0.4 m.

https://dataforsyningen.dk/data/3931 : point cloud (4-5 pts/m²).

NB. Free registration is needed. You can also find other coll stuff at dataforsyningen.dk (architecture, hydrology etc.).

Estonia

https://geoportaal.maaamet.ee/eng/Spatial-Data/Elevation-data-p308.html : DEM 1 m, 5 m, point cloud.

Finland:

https://tiedostopalvelu.maanmittauslaitos.fi/tp/kartta?lang=en : DEM 2 m, 10 m, point cloud (5 pts/m²).

France

https://geoservices.ign.fr/documentation/diffusion/telechargement-donnees-libres.html#rge-alti-1m DEM 1m, DEM 5m.

Auvergne - Rhône - Alpes region

opendata.auvergnerhonealpes.eu: patchy, small scale lidar surveys of various resolutions.

Coast

diffusion.shom.fr: patchy coverage of the coastal strip (Atlantic, Mediterranean).

Germany

https://data.geobasis-bb.de/geobasis/daten/dgm/ : DEM 1 m.

Ireland:

https://data.gov.ie/dataset/open-topographic-lidar-data : DEM 0.1 m to 1 m.

  • very limited coverage of Lidar surveys.

Italy

www.pcn.minambiente.it: DTM 1 or 2 meters

NB. A formal request and 2 euros fee are required.

https://tinitaly.pi.ingv.it/: DTM in TIN format, 10 m

https://www.geoportale.regione.lombardia.it: DTM 2 m

Trentino-Alto Adige

territorio.provincia.tn.it: DSM/STM 1m, 2m, point cloud (upon request).

Sardinia

http://www.sardegnageoportale.it/areetematiche/modellidigitalidielevazione/ : DTM/DSM 1m.

Latvia

https://www.lgia.gov.lv/lv/Digit%C4%81lais%20virsmas%20modelis : point cloud (1.5 - 4 pts/m²)

List of files for direct download : https://s3.storage.pub.lvdc.gov.lv/lgia-opendata/las/LGIA_OpenData_las_saites.txt

Netherlands

AHN1 lidar http://geodata.nationaalgeoregister.nl/ahn1/atom/ahn1_gefilterd.xml: point cloud (4-5 pts/m²)

AHN2 lidar: http://geodata.nationaalgeoregister.nl/ahn2/atom/ahn2_uitgefilterd.xml : point cloud (9 pts/m²)

NB 1. These links point to .xml files, you will need to convert these to something browser-readable (www.google.com/search?q=convert+xml+to+html)

NB 2. Non-filtered versions of the data are also available: replace gefilterd with uitgefilterd in the page adress.

New Zealand

https://www.linz.govt.nz/data/linz-data/elevation-data : DEMs of various resolutions (quite unintutive data portal).

https://portal.opentopography.org/datasets?loc=New%20Zealand : point clouds.

Norway

https://hoydedata.no/LaserInnsyn/ : DTM/DSM 0.5m, 1m, point clouds.

  • portal is available in English … but language is not really the reason why you still can’t spot the “Download” button :).

Poland

https://mapy.geoportal.gov.pl/imap/Imgp_2.html: DEM 1m.

NB. The label “Data for download” is “Dane do pobrania” in the Polish version.

Slovakia

https://zbgis.skgeodesy.sk/mkzbgis/en/teren : DTM 5m, DSM 1m, point cloud.

  • the game is to find the “export data” button :).

Slovenia

gis.arso.gov.si: point cloud, DEM 1m.

NB. DEM data format is a mess; there is some missing data at the end of each file. Check at arheologija.neocities.org or https://paleoseismicity.org for tutorials.

Spain

centrodedescargas.cnig.es : Point cloud, DEM 2m, DEM 5m.

Basque country

b5m.gipuzkoa.eus : point cloud, DTM/DSM 1m.

Catalonia

https://www.icgc.cat/en/Downloads/Elevations/Lidar-data : point cloud (0.5 pt/m²)

La Rioja

https://www.iderioja.larioja.org/cartografia/index.php?map=RIOJA_TEMATICA&&&lang=es: DEM 1m, point cloud (2 pt/m²).

Galicia

http://mapas.xunta.gal/visores/descargas/: point cloud.

Sweden

Geoportal: https://geotorget.lantmateriet.se/bestallning/produkter/skogliglas and ftp download https://www.lantmateriet.se/en/maps-and-geographic-information/open-geodata/: point cloud (1-2 pts/m²).

NB. Free registration is needed.

Switzerland

https://www.swisstopo.admin.ch/en/geodata/height/alti3d.html : DEM 0.5m, 2m, point cloud.

United Kingdom

An overwiew of current lidar coverage can be found on lidarfinder.com.

England

data.gov.uk/dataset - time stamped tiles: various lidar surveys beggining in 1998.

data.gov.uk/dataset - composite: Point cloud, DEM/DSM 1m, DEM/DSM 2m

Scotland

remotesensingdata.gov.scot: Point cloud, DSM/DTM 1m, DSM/DTM 2m.

Wales

lle.gov.wales: DSM/DTM 0.5m, 1m, 2m.

Northern Ireland

https://www.opendatani.gov.uk/dataset?q=lidar&sort=score+desc%2C+metadata_modified+desc.

To be continued …

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