2015 LiDAR Flight Dublin City

This dataset, hosted by the NYU Libraries Spatial Data Repository, offers comprehensive LiDAR and photogrammetry data collected over Dublin City, Ireland, in 2015. It represents a significant resource for urban research, planning, and development studies, providing detailed insights into the city's built environment and topography.

The collection stems from Flight 150326_131220, part of a larger data acquisition project. It features over 1.4 billion laser points, captured using a TopEye system S/N 443, alongside imagery from a Phase One camera system. The aerial survey was conducted at an average altitude of 300m, encompassing 41 flight paths across an area exceeding 2km². Data formats include 3D point-cloud (LAZ), full waveform LiDAR (LAS and Pulsewave), and ortho-rectified 2D rasters.

The data collection was supported by the European Research Council Consolidator project RETURN – Rethinking Tunnelling in Urban Neighbourhoods [ERC-2012- StG-307836] and additional funding from Science Foundation Ireland [12/ERC/I2534]. Further documentation and a guide to the entire collection are available via the source dataset for researchers and practitioners interested in high-fidelity urban geospatial data.