• LiDAR data can be used to model the impacts of the changes to the environment, disaster management and more.
  • You can download or request the dataset online or via the ACT Government.

The ACT Government acquired Airborne LiDAR in 2020 and 2015 for the entire ACT. This dataset may be used to model:

  • the impacts of climate change
  • disaster management
  • water security
  • environmental management
  • urban planning and
  • infrastructure design.

The 2020 LiDAR data covers the entire ACT with a density of 12 pulses per square metre (ppm).

LiDAR is classified to Level 3 (for ground). It's delivered as LAS v1.4 in in GDA2020, MGA2020 z55 in the following vertical datums:

  • GDA2020 ellipsoidal
  • AHD
  • AVWS.

Licence conditions

The LiDAR data is available under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) licence. The ACT Government requests attribution as:

(c) Australian Capital Territory and Aerometrex Limited.

How to access the LiDAR data

Download the classified LiDAR point cloud data for the ACT from Elevation – Foundation Spatial Data.

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