dataset · USA
NUVIEW - Multi-State Geospatial Data
NUVIEW hosts and manages a unified collection of geospatial datasets from multiple U.S. states and agencies (LiDAR, orthophoto imagery, DEM/DSM, and derivative products). Data are organized in a single S3 bucket with a logical sub-folder hierarchy: `/state_or_agency_product_type/acqusition_project_name/...`. All assets are cloud-optimized (COG GeoTIFFs, COPC (Cloud Optimized Point Cloud) LAZ point clouds, etc.) and available under open licenses.
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Licence: CC0 "Public Domain" (or state/agency-specific open data licenses)
Evidence quality: 37.9
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
- LiDAR · orthophoto imagery · DEM/DSM · derivative products
- Coverage docs-verified
- Multiple U.S. states and agencies
- Update frequency docs-verified
- Project-based updates
- Formats docs-verified
- COG GeoTIFF · COPC LAZ
- Access docs-verified
- Open, anonymous S3 access with no AWS account required; licence CC0 Public Domain or state/agency-specific open data licences
Useful for
- Use cases llm-inferred
- Terrain model inputs (DEM/DSM) for US flood or drainage modelling projects · LiDAR point cloud review for US site survey and topographic baselines · Orthophoto imagery for US land-cover and habitat context mapping · Comparative terrain analysis for consultancy work outside the UK
- Audience llm-inferred
- GIS analysts · hydrologists · flood consultants · drainage engineers · BIM/civils engineers
Limitations
- Constraints llm-inferred
- US-only coverage; no UK data, so of limited use for UK-focused projects · Project-based updates, so no fixed refresh schedule · States and agencies covered are not enumerated in the docs; the bucket must be listed to find them · Licence varies for state/agency-specific sources · Format list ends in 'etc.', so other formats may exist
Evidence
- arn:aws:s3:::nuview-state-opendata, arn:aws:sns:us-west-2:830737158982:nuview-state-opendata-object_created
- https://registry.opendata.aws/nuview-state/
Check upstream coverage, uncertainty and licence before use. Station observations are not forecasts or design levels.