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LiDAR and elevation data for Czechia

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

ČÚZK's DMR 5G terrain model and DMP 1G surface model, derived from nationwide airborne laser scanning in 2009–2013 and completed for the whole country by June 2016, are free under CC BY 4.0. They are distributed as TIN-based models; the gridded DMR 4G is provided at 5 m.

Best open resolution
5 m
Open LiDAR coverage
100%
Datasets
3 · 3 open · 3 free
Region
Europe
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

  • Digitální model povrchu České republiky 1. generace (DMP 1G) (opens in a new tab)

    Český úřad zeměměřický a katastrální (ČÚZK)

    Cost Free Licence Open
    • DSM
    Resolution
    –
    Point density
    –
    Vertical accuracy
    Total mean height error 0.4 m (well-defined objects), 0.7 m (other)
    Acquired
    2009–2013
    Coverage
    Whole Czech Republic
    Licence
    Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0), free of charge
    Access
    Direct download
    Formats
    TIN (XYZ, LAS)
    Link check
    Link OK (HTTP 200),

  • Digitální model reliéfu České republiky 5. generace (DMR 5G) (opens in a new tab)

    Český úřad zeměměřický a katastrální (ČÚZK)

    Cost Free Licence Open
    • DTM
    Resolution
    –
    Point density
    –
    Vertical accuracy
    Total mean height error 0.18 m (open terrain), 0.3 m (forest)
    Acquired
    2009–2013
    Coverage
    Whole Czech Republic
    Licence
    Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0), free of charge
    Access
    Direct download
    Formats
    TIN (XYZ, LAS)
    Link check
    Link OK (HTTP 200),

Elsewhere in Europe