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LiDAR and elevation data for Sweden

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

Lantmäteriet publishes the nationwide 1 m terrain model (Markhöjdmodell) and the forestry laser point cloud (Laserdata Skog) free of charge under CC BY 4.0 as high-value datasets, via download and a STAC API. The full-density national laser data product remains a licensed product.

Best open resolution
1 m
Open LiDAR coverage
–
Datasets
2 · 2 open · 2 free
Region
Europe
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

  • Markhöjdmodell Nedladdning (1 m terrain model) (opens in a new tab)

    Lantmäteriet

    Cost Free Licence Open
    • DTM
    Resolution
    1 m
    Point density
    –
    Vertical accuracy
    Height uncertainty about 0.1 m (published example attribute)
    Acquired
    2009–2026
    Coverage
    Nationwide
    Licence
    Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)
    Access
    API
    Formats
    GeoTIFF, COG
    Link check
    Link OK (HTTP 200),

  • Laserdata Skog (forestry point cloud) (opens in a new tab)

    Lantmäteriet

    Cost Free Licence Open
    • Point cloud
    Resolution
    –
    Point density
    –
    Vertical accuracy
    –
    Acquired
    2019–2026
    Coverage
    Nationwide forest-oriented laser scanning
    Licence
    Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)
    Access
    API
    Formats
    LAZ, COPC
    Link check
    Link OK (HTTP 200),

Elsewhere in Europe