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LiDAR and elevation data for Belgium

National open LiDAR Openly licensed LiDAR covers about 70% or more of the land area.

Belgian LiDAR is regional. Flanders' DHMV II (2013–2015, average 16 points/m² on bare terrain) provides 1 m DTM and DSM under the free-reuse model licence. Wallonia has two region-wide LiDAR campaigns (2013–2014 and 2020–2022) with 1 m DTM and DSM under CC BY 4.0. The Brussels-Capital Region publishes an airborne LiDAR point cloud under CC BY 4.0.

Best open resolution
1 m
Open LiDAR coverage
100%
Datasets
5 · 5 open · 5 free
Region
Europe
Last reviewed

By state, province or region

LiDAR status by subnational area in Belgium
Area Status Summary Datasets
Flanders National open LiDAR DHMV II LiDAR (2013–2015) gives region-wide 1 m DTM/DSM free under the Flemish model licence; annual orthophotos. Digitaal Hoogtemodel Vlaanderen II, DTM, raster, 1 m , Digitaal Hoogtemodel Vlaanderen II, DSM, raster, 1 m
Wallonia National open LiDAR Two region-wide LiDAR campaigns (2013–2014, 2020–2022) with 1 m DTM/DSM and annual 25 cm orthophotos, CC BY 4.0. Relief de la Wallonie – MNT 2013-2014 , Relief de la Wallonie – MNT and MNS 2021-2022
Brussels-Capital Region National open LiDAR Airborne LiDAR point cloud (2021) downloadable as LAS under CC BY 4.0; Flemish orthophoto mosaics include Brussels. Airborne LiDAR pointcloud – 2021

Datasets 5

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

  • Digitaal Hoogtemodel Vlaanderen II, DSM, raster, 1 m (opens in a new tab)

    Agentschap Digitaal Vlaanderen

    Cost Free Licence Open
    • DSM
    Resolution
    1 m
    Point density
    –
    Vertical accuracy
    –
    Acquired
    2013–2015
    Coverage
    Flemish Region
    Licence
    Modellicentie Gratis Hergebruik v1.0 (Flemish free-reuse model licence)
    Access
    Direct download
    Formats
    –
    Link check
    Link OK (HTTP 200),

  • Digitaal Hoogtemodel Vlaanderen II, DTM, raster, 1 m (opens in a new tab)

    Agentschap Digitaal Vlaanderen

    Cost Free Licence Open
    • DTM
    Resolution
    1 m
    Point density
    16 pts/m²
    Vertical accuracy
    RMSEz 0.05 m (point cloud specification)
    Acquired
    2013–2015
    Coverage
    Flemish Region
    Licence
    Modellicentie Gratis Hergebruik v1.0 (Flemish free-reuse model licence)
    Access
    Direct download
    Formats
    GeoTIFF, WMS
    Link check
    Link OK (HTTP 200),

  • Relief de la Wallonie – MNT 2013-2014 (opens in a new tab)

    Service public de Wallonie (SPW)

    Cost Free Licence Open
    • DTM
    • DSM
    Resolution
    1 m
    Point density
    –
    Vertical accuracy
    –
    Acquired
    2012–2014
    Coverage
    Walloon Region
    Licence
    CC BY 4.0
    Access
    Direct download
    Formats
    –
    Link check
    Link OK (HTTP 200),

  • Airborne LiDAR pointcloud – 2021 (opens in a new tab)

    Paradigm (Brussels Regional Informatics Centre / urbis)

    Cost Free Licence Open
    • Point cloud
    Resolution
    –
    Point density
    –
    Vertical accuracy
    –
    Acquired
    2021
    Coverage
    Brussels-Capital Region
    Licence
    CC BY 4.0
    Access
    Direct download
    Formats
    LAS
    Link check
    Link OK (HTTP 200),

Elsewhere in Europe