Nelson LiDAR 1m DSM (2021)

This layer contains the DSM for LiDAR data in the Nelson Region, including Nelson City as well as the surrounding area, captured in 2021.

• The DEM is available as layer Nelson LiDAR 1m DEM (2021).

• The index tiles are available as layer Nelson LiDAR Index Tiles (2021).

• The LAS point cloud and vendor project reports are available from OpenTopography.

LiDAR was captured for Nelson City Council by Aerial Surveys from 10 January to 24 June 2021. These datasets were generated by Aerial Surveys and their subcontractors. Data management and distribution is by Toitū Te Whenua Land Information New Zealand.

Data comprises:

• DEM: tif or asc tiles in NZTM2000 projection, tiled into a 1:1,000 tile layout

• DSM: tif or asc tiles in NZTM2000 projection, tiled into a 1:1,000 tile layout

• Point cloud: las tiles in NZTM2000 projection, tiled into a 1:1,000 tile layout

Pulse density specification is at a minimum of 8 pulses/square metre.

Vertical Accuracy Specification is +/- 0.2m (95%).

Horizontal Accuracy Specification is +/- 1.0m (95%).

Vertical datum is NZVD2016.