The Lidar Data Download facility in Digimap allows you to:
Note: although we use a shopping basket, all data is free. There are Terms and Conditions that cover the use of the data.
Lidar Data Download can be accessed from the Digimap Lidar page.
Select the Lidar Data Download button.
If the Lidar Data Download button is not available, the most likely cause is that you are at an institution that does not allow Data Download off campus.
You can search for your area of interest by:
using the search box to search for a placename, postcode or geographic coordinates
panning and zooming the map.
there are reference grids (postcodes or national grid squares) you can switch on to help you identify your area. Select any grid using the Reference Grids menu on the left of the map.
Note: the maps you view in Data Download are only to help you identify your area. They do not reflect the data product(s) you will order.
You must define your area on the map - the image below shows an area selected.
There are tools to help you select an area, as shown in the image below.
Select the Draw rectangle button, click on the map, drag to highlight your area, release when you have finished drawing.
Select the Draw polygon button, click on the map, clicking at each point you wish to draw. Double click when you have finished drawing.
Select the Buffer button, you can create point or line buffers to select everything with a set distance of a point or line.
The delete button can be used to clear the selected area and start again.
You will find a listing of map data categories in the Select Products area on the left of the screen.
Select the down arrow next to any product to see the available data products.
Each category has:
Click the arrow to the right of any product name.
The Product Information pop-up, see image below, contains information about the scale, formats, allowance, grid size, licence and uses.
Click More Info. on the box for a detailed help page.
Each pop-up has a link to the licence agreement for the product you are interested in.
These vary - for many map data products these formats will not be available.
Select Add more data at the bottom of the basket to add more map data products.
You can then either add more products for the same area or make a new area selection and add products for it.
There are separate Help pages that give you information about how to use the data in various GIS and CAD packages.
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