Lidar, Cloud Point and Raster Elevation Data

Description

The Geospatial has a wide variety of elevation and related data available from a variety of sources. Recently acquired is the Ontario Classified Point Cloud (Lidar-Derived) data from OMNRF. This data consists of points containing elevation and intensity information derived from returns collected by an airborne topographic lidar sensor. The minimum point cloud classes are Unclassified, Ground, Water, High and Low Noise. The data is structured into non-overlapping 1-km by 1-km tiles in LAZ format and is available for most areas of Ontario. 

Additionally, the Geospatial Centre has provincial Lidar and DEM/DTM/DSM data through provincial projects like COOP (2016), DRAPE (2014), NWOOP (2017), SCOOP (2013), and SWOOP (2015). 

Data access

To request this data, please fill out the Ask-Us form and include which layers (shapefiles) you are interested in obtaining. The dataset will be shared with you via OneDrive upon completion of the data release agreement form. You may also make an in-person appointment using the same form.

Use restrictions/ licensing/ copyright

These data are provided for personal use for academic, research, and/or teaching purposes. A data release agreement must be agreed to before these licensed data can be released. The Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources must be acknowledged on any derivative product, whether printed or electronic, including for example, a printed map, a raster or vector graphic, a web-based application, etc. Patrons are advised to fully respect the provisions of Canada's Copyright Act as well as terms and conditions imposed by the data provider.

Citation

Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources [computer file]. Toronto, Ontario: The Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, [2022].