Airborne lidar data acquisition

Designation Number:
CSA W229.1
Standard Type:
National Standard of Canada - Domestic
Standard Development Activity:
New Standard
ICS code(s):
13.020.30
Status:
Open for SDO comment
SDO Comment Period Start Date:
SDO Comment Period End Date:
Posted On:

Scope:

Scope

Note: The standard designation number, title & scope for this NOI (originally published on April 4, 2023) was updated by the responsible SDO on February 18, 2025.

 

1.1 Inclusions 

This Standard provides requirements, recommendations, and guidance for the following elements of airborne lidar data acquisition: 

a) project planning;

b) data collection;

c) data processing and management;

d) data validation; and

e) project deliverables.

1.2 Users 

Users of this Standard include department managers, project coordinators, geomatics experts, natural resource managers, engineers, and planners both within and outside government. 

This Standard assumes users have a basic understanding of airborne lidar technology and data, including terminology and data structure. 

1.3 Applicability 

This Standard is intended to be used as a resource for the acquisition of elevation data from airborne lidar data undertaken across Canada. 

1.4 Terminology 

In this Standard, “shall” is used to express a requirement, i.e., a provision that the user is obliged to satisfy in order to comply with the Standard; “should” is used to express a recommendation or that which is advised but not required; and “may” is used to express an option or that which is permissible within the limits of the Standard. 

Notes accompanying clauses do not include requirements or alternative requirements; the purpose of a note accompanying a clause is to separate from the text explanatory or informative material. 

Notes to tables and figures are considered part of the table or figure and may be written as requirements. 

Annexes are designated normative (mandatory) or informative (non-mandatory) to define their application. 

Project need:

Project Need

Flood maps in Canada are vital for identifying flood risk and preventing catastrophic damage to infrastructure, property, and homes. Assessing risk requires accurate and available data to maintain and update accessible maps across all jurisdictions in Canada. A key source of this data, and one where standardization could benefit, if that associated with LiDAR. As such, this Standard will provide technical specifications to federal, provincial and territorial departments, as well as individuals and organizations in Canada requiring information to understand and plan for airborne LiDAR data acquisition. This proposed New Standard is being developed at the request of the Standards Council of Canada (SCC). The primary target audience of the proposed NSC will be federal, provincial and territorial departments, whose responsibility is to provide technical guidance to their implementing bodies, as well as individuals and organizations in Canada that need to understand and plan for airborne LiDAR data acquisition. Other users may include department managers, project coordinators, geomatics experts, water resource engineers, and planners both within and outside of government.

Note: The information provided above was obtained by the Standards Council of Canada (SCC) and is provided as part of a centralized, transparent notification system for new standards development. The system allows SCC-accredited Standards Development Organizations (SDOs), and members of the public, to be informed of new work in Canadian standards development, and allows SCC-accredited SDOs to identify and resolve potential duplication of standards and effort.

Individual SDOs are responsible for the content and accuracy of the information presented here. The text is presented in the language in which it was provided to SCC.