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CanElevation - LiDAR Point Clouds
The [LiDAR Point Clouds](https://open.canada.ca/data/en/dataset/7069387e-9986-4297-9f55-0288e9676947) is a product that is part of the CanElevation Series created to support the [National Elevation Data Strategy](https://natural-resources.canada.ca/maps-tools-publications/satellite-elevation-air-photos/national-elevation-data-strategy) implemented by NRCan. This product contains point clouds from various airborne LiDAR acquisition projects conducted in Canada. These airborne LiDAR acquisition pr
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Licence: The LiDAR Point Clouds dataset is available free of charge under the [Open Government License - Canada](https://open.canada.ca/en/open-government-licence-canada). Le jeu de données Nuages de points Li
Evidence quality: 38.5
Listed in aws-odr public catalogue API on 2026-10-16; relevance/value screened (haiku).
Metadata checked: 2026-10-14T13:20:00.000Z
What's in it
- Data offered docs-verified
- airborne LiDAR point clouds from multiple Canadian acquisition projects · orthometric elevation point clouds (CGVD2013)
- Coverage docs-verified
- Canada
- Update frequency docs-verified
- as new LiDAR data becomes available
- Formats docs-verified
- LAZ · COPC
- Access docs-verified
- Free and open under the Open Government Licence - Canada; public S3 bucket, no AWS account required (aws s3 ls --no-sign-request)
Useful for
- Use cases llm-inferred
- Generate a DEM from COPC LAZ point clouds for a Canadian project site · Identify which LiDAR projects and tiles cover a region of interest before download · Stream COPC point clouds over HTTP for visual inspection in a cloud environment · Topographic terrain input for flood or drainage studies on Canadian sites
- Audience llm-inferred
- GIS analysts · flood consultants · hydrologists · civils engineers · drainage engineers
Limitations
- Constraints llm-inferred
- Covers Canada only, outside the UK focus of terramcp.earth · Point clouds are distributed per acquisition project with no integration between projects · Elevations use CGVD2013 and NAD83(CSRS) epoch 2010 with UTM zones, so conversion is needed for UK datums · Raw point cloud data only; no API or MCP tool interface · Coverage is patchy and depends on which partner projects exist for an area
Evidence
Check upstream coverage, uncertainty and licence before use. Station observations are not forecasts or design levels.