LiDAR Data Access

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The Department of Resources has an ongoing LiDAR capture program. Data is made available for purchase, and data out of licence is made available for free to download.

LiDAR > 3 years old is available for free download in ELVIS Portal
LiDAR < 3 years old needs to be purchased - see Digital topographic data >Data and products for prices.

LiDAR Type	Format	Links
Point Cloud	LAS file - AHD	Free in ELVIS
	LAS file - Ellipsoid	Purchase Imagery and LiDAR form
Derived Products
DEM (Digital Elevation Model)	tiff	Free in ELVIS
DEM SRTM-derived 1 second	Web services - WCS & WMS	Free in ELVIS
DEM 5m derived from LiDAR	tiff	Free in ELVIS
DTM (Digital Terrain Model)	COG Geotif	Free in ELVIS
	(Ascii format) xyz	Purchase Imagery and LiDAR form
	(Ascii format) zgrid	Purchase Imagery and LiDAR form
DSM (Digital Surface Model)	COG Geotif, ngrid	Purchase Imagery and LiDAR form
DSM SRTM-derived 1 second	tiff	Free in ELVIS
DHM (Digital Height Model)	cog	Purchase Imagery and LiDAR form
CHM (Canopy Height Model)		Purchase Imagery and LiDAR form
Contour Data
25cm Contours	shp format	Purchase Imagery and LiDAR form
1m (more than 3 years old), 5m, 25m contours	shp, tab, kmz, and gdb	Download from QSpatial
Bathymetry		Free in ELVIS

Free LiDAR Data - Older than 3 Years

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Free LiDAR as a Service

Data older than 3 years can be accessed for free through the ELVIS Portal (Geoscience Australia). Follow these steps:

• Digital elevation models (DEM) elevation heights (PDF, 3.1MB)
• LiDAR capture project extents (LiDAR) projects (PDF, 2.4MB)

1. View DEM and Point Cloud Data:
• Click the Layers button in the top menu and check the boxes for DEM and Point Cloud data.
• Adjust the opacity of the layers to view the base imagery in the keymap.


2. Zoom to Area of Interest:
• Zoom to your area of interest or use the ‘Location Search’.

3. Discover and Order Data:
• Click ‘Order Data’.
• Select a draw toolwand click the ‘Draw’ button

• Draw the area in the keymap and click ‘Search’

• Expand the search results to refine the data area in the keymap

• Check the box to select each data file, select your industry, and enter your email address
• Click ‘Order X Dataset’. You will receive an email with the selected datasets

Free LiDAR as a Web Service

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LiDAR data older than 3 years can be consumed as a web service using a GIS application. The following services are available:

• 0.5 or 1 Metre LiDAR DEM
• 1 Second (30 Metre Resolution) Hydrologically Corrected SRTM Digital DEM
• 30, 100, 250 Metre Resolution Bathymetric Data
• Queensland DEM: Time Series
• Imagery Layer: Elevation/DEM_TimeSeries_AllUsers (ImageServer)
• WMS: Elevation/DEM_TimeSeries_AllUsers ImageServer WMSServer

• Queensland DEM: Latest Cache
• Imagery Layer: Elevation/QldDem (ImageServer)
• WMS: Elevation/QldDem ImageServer WMSServer

LiDAR data extents in Queensland Globe

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Queensland Globe allows you to visualise and identify the available LiDAR data extent, but no actual LiDAR data will be downloaded from this platform.

To find recent LiDAR data (less than 3 years old) using the Qld Globe:

1. Add the Elevation project extents layers:
   • Once Queensland Globe is open, click on the Layers panel and click "Add layers".
   • In the search bar at the top of the Layers panel, type "LiDAR" or "Elevation".
   
   • Look for the Qld LIDAR tile footprints or Elevation layer under the search results. Click on it to add it to your map.
2. Zoom to Your Area of Interest:
   • Ensure the map is zoomed in to your specific area of interest. The tile footprints will display at a scale of 1:18,056.
   
3. Open the Tools Menu:
   • Click the spanner icon located at the top right corner of the keymap.
   • Choose the "Identify tool" from the options in the Tools menu.
   
4. Identify the Area of Interest:
   • Click on the area of interest on the map. The LiDAR tile footprints layer will display on the left side of the keymap.
   
   • Click on the identified LIDAR tile footprints layer to display the tile number.