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LiDAR and elevation data for Haiti

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

A 2010 post-earthquake lidar survey (838 km², 3.4 points/m²) is distributed openly via OpenTopography. A World Bank 1.5 m lidar terrain model for 2014–2016 covers 29,239 km², but no use licence is provided.

Best open resolution
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Open LiDAR coverage
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Datasets
2 · 1 open · 2 free
Region
North America
Last reviewed

Datasets 2

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

  • Haiti earthquake lidar (2010) (opens in a new tab)

    OpenTopography (World Bank-commissioned survey)

    Cost Free Licence Open
    • Point cloud
    Resolution
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    Point density
    3.4 pts/m²
    Vertical accuracy
    –
    Acquired
    2010
    Coverage
    Port-au-Prince and earthquake-affected areas (838 km²)
    Licence
    Public domain (stated in the dataset description)
    Access
    Direct download
    Formats
    LAS
    Link check
    Link OK (HTTP 200),

  • Haiti Digital Terrain Model 2014–2016 (opens in a new tab)

    The World Bank / HaitiData (via OpenTopography)

    Cost Free Licence Not open
    • DTM
    • Orthophoto
    Resolution
    1.5 m
    Point density
    –
    Vertical accuracy
    –
    Acquired
    2014–2016
    Coverage
    29,239 km²; 1.5 m DTM and 0.25 m orthophotography
    Licence
    Not provided
    Access
    Direct download
    Formats
    GeoTIFF, IMG
    Link check
    Link OK (HTTP 200),

Elsewhere in North America