[LAStools] Open LiDAR downloads in Spain

[Jose Luis Tomé]

Hello,

 

Here you have a very good new for Spanish LiDAR users. The Government of Spain has integrated a “open LiDAR” data:

 

http://www.ign.es/ign/layoutIn/detalleNoticias.do

 

To download, go to Products Download Center where you have to register as a user and select the product " LiDAR ( .laz 2x2km ):

 

http://centrodedescargas.cnig.es/CentroDescargas/catalogo.do

 

Point clouds have been captured by flight LiDAR sensor with a density of 0.5 points / m2, and then automatically classified and colored by RGB orthophotos obtained from the National Plan of Orthophotography Air ( PNOA ) with size pixel 25 or 50cm .

 

At present , available for three-quarters of the country , pending the communities of Andalucia , Baleares and part of Castilla y León , which will probably be available in the next year and a half .

 

Martin, can you tell us about the decompression tool provided in the auxiliary information?.

 

Regards,

 

Jose Luis

 

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[Martin Isenburg]

Hello Jose,

these are exciting news, thanks for sharing!!! All Spanish LiDAR at captured at a density of 0.5 points / m2, classified and colored by RGB orthophotos can be freely downloaded at 2km by 2km LAZ files via this webpage after registration:

http://centrodedescargas.cnig.es/CentroDescargas/catalogo.do

So all of Europe is finally going Open Data? There are rumors and tweets that England is unleashing their LiDAR data next.

Have you tried to work yourself through the registration? Is it complicated? Does it work? Can you post a lasinfo.exe report of a downloaded 2km by 2km LAZ file? 

What exactly does the fine print mean. It seems that the data comes with the disabling catch that commercial use is not allowed. Here what google translate think it says on the page 

http://centrodedescargas.cnig.es/CentroDescargas/inicio.do

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