LINZ dataset covering Abel Tasman National Park now available

Sep 15, 2021

A new lidar dataset covering approximately 815 km2 of Abel Tasman National Park in Tasman, New Zealand is now available on OpenTopography. The dataset has an average point density of 13.89 pts/m2, and the survey area includes Abel Tasman National Park, Kahurangi National Park, and the Takaka Hill and surrounding area. The lidar was captured for the Tasman District Council by Aerial Surveys, with data management and distribution by Toitū Te Whenua Land Information New Zealand. This dataset is available through on ongoing collaboration between OpenTopography and LINZ that makes OpenTopography the primary distribution platform for point cloud data collected as part of the LINZ national elevation program.

Find the data here:

3D Point Cloud Tasman National Park.
3D point cloud colored by elevation of Tasman National Park.

Tasman National Park DTM.
Digital Terrain Model (DTM) colored by elevation of Tasman National Park draped over Google Earth imagery.