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LIDAR Ground Truth Surveys
The Environment Agency LIDAR Ground Truth surveys dataset is an archive of elevation points and attribute information that have been independently surveyed to verify the accuracy of the EA's LIDAR timestamped surveys. Captured by various independent surveyors, a ground truth survey is a collection of a few hundred points captured on a flat, unambiguous surface such as a tarmac car park or tennis court using GPS. Each ground truth point has an accuracy of +/-3cm R.M.S.E and contains attribute inf
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Evidence quality: 43.6
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Metadata checked: 2026-10-14T13:20:00.000Z
Evidence
- https://environment.data.gov.uk/api/file/download?fileDataSetId=8e22cfe5-4ae6-4cb3-8fc9-a041b4d0124d&fileName=LIDAR Ground Truth Surveys Technical Note.docx
- https://www.data.gov.uk/dataset/123fd228-9033-4cac-afc4-4084977dd30a/lidar-ground-truth-surveys
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