11,772 square kilometres of Scottish terrain are covered by this LiDAR-derived Digital Surface Model. The Scottish Government procured this dataset for public use in 2019, with data originally captured by Fugro for Scottish Power Energy Networks in 2015 and 2016. The dataset includes pilot flights from 2019 but does not provide full national coverage.
Use Cases
- Modeling terrain and surface features for environmental planning based on the Digital Surface Model.
- Monitoring overhead power cable networks and other infrastructure assets based on the original Virtual World Asset Management programme.
- Analyzing land cover and elevation changes in specific Scottish regions based on the 2019 pilot flight data.
Strengths
- Covers a specific, quantified area of 11,772 square kilometres.
- Procured by the Scottish Government for public use, suggesting an authoritative source.
- Derived from LiDAR point cloud data, which typically provides high-resolution elevation information.
Limitations
- Description metadata is limited; actual data quality, resolution, and file formats require manual inspection after download.
- The dataset does not have full national coverage, limiting its use for Scotland-wide analysis.
- Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.
Provenance
- Source
- Government Digital Service
- Collection Method
- Aerial LiDAR capture by Fugro, originally for Scottish Power Energy Networks.
- Time Range
- Primary capture in 2015 and 2016, with additional pilot flights in 2019.
- Freshness
- null
- Geography
- Scotland, covering 11,772 km² (partial national coverage).