TechnicalGIS

LiDAR and elevation data for Denmark

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

Danmarks Højdemodel (DHM), maintained by Klimadatastyrelsen from annual airborne laser scanning, provides a nationwide classified point cloud and terrain and surface models at 0.4 m. The data are free data under the Danish free geographic data terms but require a free Dataforsyningen user account.

Best open resolution
0.4 m
Open LiDAR coverage
–
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

  • Danmarks Højdemodel – Overflade (DHM/Overflade) (opens in a new tab)

    Klimadatastyrelsen

    Cost Free with registration Licence Open
    • DSM
    Resolution
    0.4 m
    Point density
    –
    Vertical accuracy
    –
    Acquired
    –
    Coverage
    Nationwide
    Licence
    Vilkår for brug af frie geografiske data (free data terms permitting commercial use with attribution)
    Access
    Direct download
    Formats
    GeoTIFF
    Link check
    Link OK (HTTP 200),

  • Danmarks Højdemodel – Terræn (DHM/Terræn) (opens in a new tab)

    Klimadatastyrelsen

    Cost Free with registration Licence Open
    • DTM
    Resolution
    0.4 m
    Point density
    –
    Vertical accuracy
    –
    Acquired
    2014–2015 baseline, updated from annual laser scanning
    Coverage
    Nationwide (Denmark excluding Greenland and the Faroe Islands)
    Licence
    Vilkår for brug af frie geografiske data (free data terms permitting commercial use with attribution)
    Access
    Direct download
    Formats
    GeoTIFF
    Link check
    Link OK (HTTP 200),

  • Danmarks Højdemodel – Punktsky (DHM/Punktsky) (opens in a new tab)

    Klimadatastyrelsen

    Cost Free with registration Licence Open
    • Point cloud
    Resolution
    –
    Point density
    –
    Vertical accuracy
    –
    Acquired
    –
    Coverage
    Nationwide
    Licence
    Vilkår for brug af frie geografiske data (free data terms permitting commercial use with attribution)
    Access
    Direct download
    Formats
    LAZ
    Link check
    Link OK (HTTP 200),

Elsewhere in Europe