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LiDAR and elevation data for American Samoa

Partial open LiDAR Openly licensed LiDAR exists, but only for limited areas such as states, provinces, cities or project sites.

NOAA NGS flew topobathymetric LiDAR over Tutuila, Ofu-Olosega, Ta'ū, Swains Island and Rose Atoll in 2022, adding to a 2012 NOAA survey; the data are public domain LAZ.

Best open resolution
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Open LiDAR coverage
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Datasets
3 · 3 open · 3 free
Region
Oceania
Last reviewed

Datasets 3

Free is not the same as open. Cost is what you pay to get the data; the licence says what you may do with it. How cost and licence are defined

  • 2012 NOAA Lidar: American Samoa (opens in a new tab)

    NOAA

    Cost Free Licence Open
    • Point cloud
    Resolution
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    Point density
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    Vertical accuracy
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    Acquired
    2012
    Coverage
    American Samoa
    Licence
    Public domain (US Government work)
    Access
    Direct download
    Formats
    LAZ
    Link check
    Link OK (HTTP 200),

  • 2022 NOAA NGS Topobathy Lidar: Tutuila, American Samoa (opens in a new tab)

    NOAA National Geodetic Survey

    Cost Free Licence Open
    • Point cloud
    • Bathymetric LiDAR
    Resolution
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    Point density
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    Vertical accuracy
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    Acquired
    2022
    Coverage
    Tutuila (2,296 LAZ tiles)
    Licence
    Public domain (US Government work)
    Access
    Direct download
    Formats
    LAZ
    Link check
    Link OK (HTTP 200),

  • NOAA Data Access Viewer (opens in a new tab)

    NOAA Office for Coastal Management

    Cost Free Licence Open
    • Point cloud
    • DTM
    Resolution
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    Point density
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    Vertical accuracy
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    Acquired
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    Coverage
    Manu'a, Swains and Rose Atoll 2022 surveys and earlier collections
    Licence
    Public domain (US Government work)
    Access
    Portal
    Formats
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    Link check
    Link OK (HTTP 200),

Elsewhere in Oceania