Canterbury, New Zealand 2020-2025
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5069/G9Q23XF8
OT Collection ID: OT.122022.2193.1
OT Collection Name: Canterbury, New Zealand 2020-2025
Short Name: NZ20_Cant2
Collection Platform: Airborne Lidar
OT Collection ID: OT.122022.2193.1
OT Collection Name: Canterbury, New Zealand 2020-2025
Short Name: NZ20_Cant2
Collection Platform: Airborne Lidar
Download and Access Products:
| Point Cloud Data | Bulk Download | opentopoID: OTLAS.122022.2193.1 |
Collection Overview:
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 Environment Canterbury Regional Council". Attribution Required for Derivative works: "Copyright in the underlying dataset from which this work has been derived is owned by Environment Canterbury Regional Council".
Dataset Citation: Environment Canterbury Regional Council, Waimakariri District Council, Hurunui District Council, Toitū Te Whenua Land Information New Zealand (LINZ) (2025). Canterbury, New Zealand 2020-2025. Collected by Aerial Surveys, distributed by OpenTopography and LINZ. https://doi.org/10.5069/G9Q23XF8. Accessed: 2025-06-07 Copied to Clipboard
Use License: CC BY 4.0
Dataset Keywords: Canterbury, south island, new zealand, linz, aerial surveys
Survey Date: 05/01/2020 - 04/22/2024
Publication Date: 12/05/2022
LiDAR was captured for Environment Canterbury Regional Council by Aerial Surveys Ltd from 1 May 2020 to 22 April 2024. In the summer months of 2025, small, isolated areas were re-flown to address data voids. The dataset was generated by Aerial Surveys 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:- Canterbury, New Zealand 2020-2025 Digital Elevation Model
- Canterbury, New Zealand 2020-2025 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 Environment Canterbury Regional Council". Attribution Required for Derivative works: "Copyright in the underlying dataset from which this work has been derived is owned by Environment Canterbury Regional Council".
Dataset Citation: Environment Canterbury Regional Council, Waimakariri District Council, Hurunui District Council, Toitū Te Whenua Land Information New Zealand (LINZ) (2025). Canterbury, New Zealand 2020-2025. Collected by Aerial Surveys, distributed by OpenTopography and LINZ. https://doi.org/10.5069/G9Q23XF8. Accessed: 2025-06-07 Copied to Clipboard
Use License: CC BY 4.0
Dataset Keywords: Canterbury, south island, new zealand, linz, aerial surveys
Survey Date: 05/01/2020 - 04/22/2024
Publication Date: 12/05/2022
Data Provider and Roles:
Funders Partner Collector
Funders Partner Collector
Total number of points:
407,090,965,317 pts
Area: 34,223.32 km2
Point Density: 11.90 pts/m2
Classifications:
Coordinate System:
Horizontal: NZTM2000 NZGD2000 Meters [EPSG: 2193]
Vertical: NZVD2016 [EPSG: 7893]
Units: meter
Survey Report: Reports
LAS Validation Data Report: Reports
Area: 34,223.32 km2
Point Density: 11.90 pts/m2
Classifications:
| Class 1 - Unclassified | 185,924,808,012 |
| Class 2 - Ground | 135,694,971,717 |
| Class 3 - Low Vegetation | 47,288,101,465 |
| Class 4 - Medium Vegetation | 16,195,174,647 |
| Class 5 - High Vegetation | 19,676,878,405 |
| Class 6 - Building | 95,918,951 |
| Class 7 - Low Point (low noise) | 310,978,964 |
| Class 8 - Model Key/Reserved | 102,338 |
| Class 9 - Water | 1,410,638,636 |
| Class 18 - High Noise | 493,391,873 |
| Class 128 - Other User Definable Classes (greater than 127) | 309 |
Coordinate System:
Horizontal: NZTM2000 NZGD2000 Meters [EPSG: 2193]
Vertical: NZVD2016 [EPSG: 7893]
Units: meter
Survey Report: Reports
LAS Validation Data Report: Reports
Tile index in shapefile format:
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Dataset Boundary in GeoJSON format: NZ20_Cant2.geojson
Dataset Extent (Bounding Box): North: -41.90216551615878° South: -45.085882044425006° East: 174.06586728931978° West: 169.53703494452552°
Dataset Boundary in GeoJSON format: NZ20_Cant2.geojson
Dataset Extent (Bounding Box): North: -41.90216551615878° South: -45.085882044425006° East: 174.06586728931978° West: 169.53703494452552°