DOI: https://doi.org/10.5069/G9P8494X
OT Collection ID: OT.012025.2193.1
OT Collection Name: Manawatū - Whanganui, New Zealand 2024
Short Name: NZ24_Whanganui
Collection Platform: Airborne Lidar

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Download and Access Products: 
	1. Point Cloud Data
		opentopoID: OTLAS.012025.2193.1
		Data Processing: https://portal.opentopography.org/lidarDataset?opentopoID=OTLAS.012025.2193.1


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Collection Overview: LiDAR was captured for Regional Software Holdings Limited (RSHL) by Woolpert between 26 January 2024 and 4 May 2024. These datasets were generated by Woolpert and their subcontractors. Data management and distribution is by Toitū Te Whenua Land Information New Zealand.
Prepared DEM and DSM files are available through the LINZ Data Service:

Manawatū - Whanganui, New Zealand 2024 Digital Elevation Model
Manawatū - Whanganui, New Zealand 2024 Digital Surface Model


Dataset Acknowledgement: Released under Creative Commons CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Attribution Required for Copies: "Copyright in this work is owned by Regional Software Holdings Limited (RSHL)". Attribution Required for Derivative works: "Copyright in the underlying dataset from which this work has been derived is owned by the Regional Software Holdings Limited (RSHL)".

Dataset Citation: Ministry for the Environment, Regional Software Holdings Limited, Toitū Te Whenua Land Information New Zealand (LINZ) (2025). Manawatū - Whanganui, New Zealand 2024. Collected by Woolpert NZ Ltd , distributed by OpenTopography and LINZ. https://doi.org/10.5069/G9P8494X. Accessed: 2025-02-05

Use License: CC BY 4.0

Dataset Keywords: manawatū, whanganui, north island, new zealand, linz, woolpert

Survey Date: 01/26/2024 - 05/04/2024
Publication Date: 01/23/2025

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Data Provider and Roles:
	1. Woolpert NZ Ltd 
	Role: Collector
	Url: https://woolpert.com/

	2. Ministry for the Environment
	Role: Funder
	Url: https://environment.govt.nz/

	3. Toitū Te Whenua Land Information New Zealand
	Role: Partner
	Url: https://www.linz.govt.nz/

	4. Regional Software Holdings Limited 
	Role: Partner
	Url: https://rshl.co.nz/ 


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Total number of points: 63,861,292,228 pts

Area: 3,035.75 km^2

Point Density: 21.04 pts/m^2

Classifications: 
	Class 0 - Never classified: 589
	Class 1 - Unclassified: 14,373,833
	Class 2 - Ground: 34,783,736,813
	Class 3 - Low Vegetation: 7,904,229,374
	Class 4 - Medium Vegetation: 9,911,222,214
	Class 5 - High Vegetation: 10,760,393,101
	Class 6 - Building: 25,614,425
	Class 7 - Low Point (low noise): 186,800,953
	Class 9 - Water: 100,256,425
	Class 17 - Bridge Deck: 918,315
	Class 18 - High Noise: 173,746,186
Coordinates System: 
	Horizontal: NZTM2000 NZGD2000 Meters [EPSG: 2193]
	Vertical: NZVD2016 [EPSG: 7839]

Survey Report: https://object.cloud.sdsc.edu:443/v1/AUTH_opentopography/www/metadata/NZ24_Whanganui_metadata.pdf

LAS Validation Data Report: https://portal.opentopography.org/lasReport?opentopoID=OTLAS.012025.2193.1

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Dataset Boundary in GeoJSON format: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/OpenTopography/Data_Catalog_Spatial_Boundaries/main/OpenTopography_Point_Cloud_Lidar/NZ24_Whanganui.geojson

Dataset Extent (Bounding Box):
	North: -39.72429461120532°
	South: -40.7909446840954°
	East: 176.64079350185122°
	West: 175.47552966334152°