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LiDAR and elevation data for Uruguay

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

Uruguay’s IDE publishes a national digital terrain model at 2.5 m from the 2017–2018 photogrammetric flight under the Uruguayan open data licence; lidar is available for Montevideo (2024) and smaller areas such as Vergara (1 point/m²) and Minas (2025).

Best open resolution
2.5 m
Open LiDAR coverage
–
Datasets
4 · 4 open · 4 free
Region
South America
Last reviewed

By state, province or region

LiDAR status by subnational area in Uruguay
Area Status Summary Datasets
Montevideo Partial open LiDAR The Intendencia de Montevideo publishes a 2024 lidar survey and derived surface model as open data. Modelo Digital de Superficie 2024 (LiDAR)

Datasets 4

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

  • Modelo digital de terreno de cobertura nacional (opens in a new tab)

    Infraestructura de Datos Espaciales de Uruguay (IDEuy)

    Cost Free Licence Open
    • DTM
    Resolution
    2.5 m
    Point density
    –
    Vertical accuracy
    –
    Acquired
    2017–2018
    Coverage
    Whole country, 5 km tiles; photogrammetric
    Licence
    Licencia de Datos Abiertos – Uruguay (AGESIC)
    Access
    Direct download
    Formats
    GeoTIFF
    Link check
    Link OK (HTTP 200),

  • Modelo Digital de Superficie 2024 (LiDAR) (opens in a new tab)

    Intendencia de Montevideo

    Cost Free Licence Open
    • DSM
    • Point cloud
    Resolution
    –
    Point density
    –
    Vertical accuracy
    –
    Acquired
    2024
    Coverage
    Department of Montevideo; lidar acquired in 2024
    Licence
    Licencia de Datos Abiertos – Uruguay (AGESIC)
    Access
    Direct download
    Formats
    –
    Link check
    Link OK (HTTP 200),

  • Relevamiento LIDAR de la ciudad de Vergara – Treinta y Tres (opens in a new tab)

    Ministerio de Transporte y Obras Públicas

    Cost Free Licence Open
    • Point cloud
    Resolution
    –
    Point density
    1 pts/m²
    Vertical accuracy
    –
    Acquired
    2017
    Coverage
    City of Vergara and surroundings, 1 km tiles
    Licence
    Licencia de Datos Abiertos – Uruguay (AGESIC)
    Access
    Direct download
    Formats
    –
    Link check
    Link OK (HTTP 200),

  • Vuelo fotogramétrico Minas – diciembre 2025 (opens in a new tab)

    Infraestructura de Datos Espaciales de Uruguay (IDEuy)

    Cost Free Licence Open
    • Orthophoto
    • Oblique aerial
    • DSM
    • DTM
    • Point cloud
    Resolution
    –
    Point density
    –
    Vertical accuracy
    –
    Acquired
    2025
    Coverage
    City of Minas, Lavalleja; lidar for four heritage blocks only
    Licence
    Licencia de Datos Abiertos – Uruguay (AGESIC)
    Access
    Direct download
    Formats
    –
    Link check
    Link OK (HTTP 200),

Elsewhere in South America