Airborne LiDAR data acquisition for flood mapping purposes

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.