City of Waterloo Lidar (2014, 2019)

Description

This updated resource was received from the City of Waterloo in May, 2019. The 1 km x 1 km tiled data set was collected between November 2nd - 3rd, 2014 with an average flying height above ground of 1,200 metres (m) producing a horizontal accuracy of ~0.31 m root square mean error (rmse). 2014 Lidar also available.

Spatial reference and data type

This georeferenced data is available in Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM), zone 17 coordinates; horizontal datum is North American Datum (NAD) 83. Stored as LASer data files, average file size is 75 MB with the total data package size of 24.2 GB.

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. Leading Edge Geomatics 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.