Canterbury - Kaikōura LiDAR 1m DEM (2016)

This layer contains the DEM for LiDAR data for Kaikōura captured in 2016.

• The index tiles are available as layer Canterbury - Kaikōura LiDAR Index Tiles (2016)

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

LiDAR was captured after the 14 November 2016 Christchurch earthquake. The dataset was generated by AAM 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

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

Pulse density specification is at a minimum of 3.5 pulses/square metre.

Vertical Accuracy Specification is +/- 0.1m (95%)
Horizontal Accuracy Specification is +/- 0.5m (95%)

Vertical datum is NZVD2016.