DOI: https://doi.org/10.5069/G9ZC8136
OT Collection ID: OT.042023.2193.2
OT Collection Name: Waikato, New Zealand 2021
Short Name: NZ21_Waikato
Collection Platform: Airborne Lidar

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Download and Access Products: 
	1. Point Cloud Data
		opentopoID: OTLAS.042023.2193.2
		Data Processing: https://portal.opentopography.org/lidarDataset?opentopoID=OTLAS.042023.2193.2


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Collection Overview: Lidar was captured for the 10 Waikato Councils (Waikato Regional Council, Waikato District Council, Hauraki District Council, Thames Coromandel District Council, Matamata Piako District Council, Ōtorohanga District Council, South Waikato District Council, Taupō District Council, Waipā District Council and Waitomo District Council), and the project managed by Co-Lab (formerly Waikato LASS), and led by Waikato Regional Council. Data was captured by Ocean Infinity Ltd (formerly iXblue) from 5 January to 26 March 2021. The dataset was generated by Ocean Infinity and their subcontractors. Data management and distribution is by Toitū Te Whenua Land Information New Zealand
Prepared DEM files are available through the LINZ Data Service:

Waikato, New Zealand 2021 Digital Elevation Model
Waikato, New Zealand 2021 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 Waikato Regional Council". Attribution Required for Derivative works: "Copyright in the underlying dataset from which this work has been derived is owned by Waikato Regional Council"  

Dataset Citation: Waikato Regional Council, Waikato District Council, Hauraki District Council, Thames Coromandel District Council, Matamata Piako District Council, Ōtorohanga District Council, South Waikato District Council, Taupō District, Waipā District Council Council, Waitomo District Council, Lincoln Agritech, Waikato River Authority, Mercury NZ Ltd, EQC Earthquake Commission, Environmental Research Institute, WEL Networks, Toitū Te Whenua Land Information New Zealand (LINZ) (2024). Waikato, New Zealand 2021. Collected by Ocean Infinity, distributed by OpenTopography and LINZ. https://doi.org/10.5069/G9ZC8136. Accessed: 2024-05-17

Use License: CC BY 4.0

Dataset Keywords: waikato, north island, new zealand, linz, ocean infinity

Survey Date: 01/05/2021 - 03/26/2021
Publication Date: 05/15/2023

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Data Provider and Roles:
	1. Ocean Infinity
	Role: Collector
	Url: https://oceaninfinity.com/ 

	2. Waikato Regional Council
	Role: Funder
	Url: https://www.waikatoregion.govt.nz/

	3. Waikato District Council
	Role: Funder
	Url: https://www.waikatodistrict.govt.nz/

	4. Hauraki District Council
	Role: Funder
	Url: https://www.hauraki-dc.govt.nz/

	5. Thames Coromandel District Council
	Role: Funder
	Url: https://www.tcdc.govt.nz/

	6. Matamata Piako District Council
	Role: Funder
	Url: https://www.mpdc.govt.nz/

	7. Ōtorohanga District Council
	Role: Funder
	Url: https://www.otodc.govt.nz/

	8. South Waikato District Council
	Role: Funder
	Url: https://www.southwaikato.govt.nz/

	9. Taupō District Council
	Role: Funder
	Url: https://www.taupodc.govt.nz/

	10. Waipā District Council
	Role: Funder
	Url: https://www.waipadc.govt.nz/

	11. Waitomo District Council
	Role: Funder
	Url: https://www.waitomo.govt.nz/

	12. Lincoln Agritech Limited
	Role: Funder
	Url: https://www.lincolnagritech.co.nz/

	13. Waikato River Authority
	Role: Funder
	Url: https://waikatoriver.org.nz/

	14. Mercury NZ Ltd
	Role: Funder
	Url: https://www.mercury.co.nz/

	15. EQC Earthquake Commission
	Role: Funder
	Url: https://www.eqc.govt.nz/

	16. Environmental Research Institute
	Role: Funder
	Url: https://www.waikato.ac.nz/eri/

	17. WEL Networks
	Role: Funder
	Url: https://www.wel.co.nz/

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


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Total number of points: 148,867,899,182 pts

Area: 14,170.9 km^2

Point Density: 10.51 pts/m^2

Classifications: 
	Class 1 - Unclassified: 28,310,139
	Class 2 - Ground: 64,339,152,430
	Class 3 - Low Vegetation: 6,619,391,886
	Class 4 - Medium Vegetation: 26,554,033,221
	Class 5 - High Vegetation: 41,533,183,908
	Class 6 - Building: 262,324,163
	Class 7 - Low Point (low noise): 9,086,216,975
	Class 9 - Water: 115,845,765
	Class 17 - Bridge Deck: 1,941,091
	Class 18 - High Noise: 327,499,604
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/NZ21_Waikato_metadata.pdf

LAS Validation Data Report: https://portal.opentopography.org/lasReport?opentopoID=OTLAS.042023.2193.2

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Dataset Extent in KMZ format: https://portal.opentopography.org/getKml?otCollectionID=OT.042023.2193.2&download=true

Dataset Spatial Bounds:
	North: -36.41432184335409°
	South: -38.805597585298656°
	East: 176.32546431017323°
	West: 174.60577619241786°