LiDAR 2022

LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) data of the City of Vancouver and UBC Endowment Lands with an Area of Interest (AOI) covering a total of 134 square kilometers.​Data products includes a classification that defines "bare earth" ground surface, water and of the upper most surface defined by vegetation cover, buildings and other structures.Data accessEach of the 181 polygons on the map or rows in the table provides corresponding link to the data in LAS format (zipped, file sizes range from 16.45MB to 2.74GB).AttributesPoint data was classified as:Unclassified;Bare-earth and low grass;Low vegetation (height <2m);High vegetation (height >2m);Water;Buildings;Other; andNoise (noise points, blunders, outliners, etc) Note​The 2022 LiDAR data is being utilized for initiatives including land management, planning, hazard assessment, (e.g. floods, landslides, lava flows, and tsunamis), urban forestry, storm drainage, and watershed analysis. Data currency​Aerial LiDAR was acquired on September 7th and September 9th, 2022 and is current as of those dates. Data accuracyThe LiDAR data is positioned with a mean density of approximately 49 points per square metreSidelap: minimum of 60% in north-south and east-west directionsVertical accuracy: 0.081 metre (95% confidence level)Coordinate system​The map of grid cells on this portal is in WGS 84 but the LiDAR data in the LAS files are in the following coordinate system:Projection: UTM Zone 10 (Central Meridian 123 West)Hz Datum: NAD 83 (CSRS) 4.0.0.BC.1.GVRDVertical Datum:  CGVD28GVRDMetro Vancouver Geoid (HTMVBC00_Abbbyn.zip) Websites for further information
City boundary dataset