DOI: https://doi.org/10.5069/G91J980G
OT Collection ID: OT.022025.2193.1
OT Collection Name: Waikato, New Zealand 2024
Short Name: NZ24_Waikato
Collection Platform: Airborne Lidar

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Download and Access Products: 
	1. Point Cloud Data
		opentopoID: OTLAS.022025.2193.1
		Data Processing: https://portal.opentopography.org/lidarDataset?opentopoID=OTLAS.022025.2193.1


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Collection Overview: LiDAR was captured for Regional Software Holdings Limited (RSHL) by Landpro Ltd between 21 January 2024 and 17 May 2024. These datasets were generated by Landpro 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:

Waikato, New Zealand 2024 Digital Elevation Model
Waikato, 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 Regional Software Holdings Limited (RSHL)."

Dataset Citation: Ministry for the Environment, Regional Software Holdings Limited, Toitū Te Whenua Land Information New Zealand (LINZ) (2025). Waikato, New Zealand 2024. Collected by Landpro, distributed by OpenTopography and LINZ. https://doi.org/10.5069/G91J980G. Accessed: 2025-04-25

Use License: CC BY 4.0

Dataset Keywords: Thames-Coromandel, Hauraki, Matamata-Piako, Waikato

Survey Date: 01/21/2024 - 05/17/2024
Publication Date: 02/25/2025

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Data Provider and Roles:
	1. Landpro
	Role: Collector
	Url: https://landpro.co.nz/

	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: 126,618,358,706 pts

Area: 5,105.71 km^2

Point Density: 24.80 pts/m^2

Classifications: 
	Class 1 - Unclassified: 195,425,845
	Class 2 - Ground: 18,739,826,160
	Class 3 - Low Vegetation: 28,272,643,253
	Class 4 - Medium Vegetation: 35,151,833,487
	Class 5 - High Vegetation: 43,480,973,302
	Class 6 - Building: 308,293,487
	Class 7 - Low Point (low noise): 44,521,296
	Class 9 - Water: 395,061,572
	Class 17 - Bridge Deck: 2,712,642
	Class 18 - High Noise: 27,067,661
	Class 128 - Other User Definable Classes (greater than 127): 1
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_Waikato_metadata.pdf

LAS Validation Data Report: https://portal.opentopography.org/lasReport?opentopoID=OTLAS.022025.2193.1

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Dataset Boundary in GeoJSON format: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/OpenTopography/Data_Catalog_Spatial_Boundaries/main/OpenTopography_Point_Cloud_Lidar/NZ24_Waikato.geojson

Dataset Extent (Bounding Box):
	North: -36.45745208590066°
	South: -37.84030968500027°
	East: 175.9502148372478°
	West: 174.70186750805857°