Waikato, New Zealand updated with additional data

Jul 23, 2024

The Land Information New Zealand (LINZ) dataset, Waikato, New Zealand 2021, has been updated with additional data. This dataset now contains over 270 billion lidar points and covers roughly 25,000 km2, making it one of the larger datasets in the OpenTopography catalog. This dataset is available through an ongoing collaboration between OpenTopography and LINZ as part of the LINZ National Elevation Program.

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LINZ coverage for new datasets
Spatial coverage of LINZ dataset, "Waikato, New Zealand 2021" in red. Black hashes indicate regions of additional data.

 

 

Forest Hillshade
Colorized hillshade of a digital surface model (DSM) over a uniquely forested region near Pureora Forest Park.

 

 

Point Cloud Intensity
3D visualization of point cloud data over a power line corridor. Data is colored by intensity.