Digital Terrain Model of Salzburg from Airborne Laserscan Data

Airborne Laserscan data provides a 5-meter resolution digital terrain model for the Austrian state of Salzburg. The dataset is provided in the ESRI ASCII GRID format within a ZIP archive and is published under a CC-BY-4.0 license. Cooperation OGD Österreich and Wikimedia Österreich are listed as the organizing entities.

Use Cases

• Model hydrological flow and flood risk based on the detailed terrain elevation.
• Plan infrastructure and construction projects based on the 5-meter resolution surface model.
• Conduct visibility analysis for telecommunications or environmental studies based on the terrain model.
• Create topographic maps and visualizations based on the digital elevation data.

Strengths

• Data is derived from Airborne Laserscan, a high-precision remote sensing method.
• The 5-meter resolution suggests a detailed representation of the terrain surface.
• The CC-BY-4.0 license is a permissive open data license.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.
• Row count and total file size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Cooperation OGD Österreich, Wikimedia Österreich

Collection Method

Derived from Airborne Laserscan data.

Geography

State of Salzburg, Austria