An aerial image of a portion of the Murray River using false colour to depict the depth of the waterway and height of land contours. The deepest points are shaded in blue, through shades of green, then yellow, then red for the highest points. The image shows the curves of the river wending back and forth across the landscape along with floodplains.

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Visualisation of the Murray River using 1 m DEM with hillshade and false colours.
A LiDAR landscape view of Mt Eccles where laval flows are evident from the summit.

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Lava flows evident from Mt Eccles captured as part of LiDAR capture of the UNESCO World Heritage-listed Budj Bim region in south-western Victoria.
A derived aerial image looking down over a section of land with contour lines representing the contour of the landscape.

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ALS-derived Digital Elevation Model with 50 cm contours.
An aerial digital surface model over Wangaratta, with colours used to represent the height of topography, tree coverage and structures. The lowest points are shaded in deep blue, through greens and yellows to shades of red for the highest points.

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1 m Digital Surface Model over Wangaratta.
A LiDAR composite view showing a section of Mansfield taken from an angle looking down and across several streets. Manmade structures are displayed in shades of red, ground surfaces in shades of light brown, and trees and bushes in shades of green. A large roundabout is in the middle of the image, with houses positioned either side of several streets branching out from the middle. Trees line the main roads and are more clustered in the back yards of houses.

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LiDAR composite view of Mansfield (imagery and classified point-cloud).
A 3D LiDAR image looking diagonally down over an area of land, with a black background around the cross-section. Tree coverage appears with shades of red on the highest points through shades of orange, yellow and then greens to depict lower and lower points. The bottom of waterways are the lowest, or deepest, points on the map and the spectrum of colours continues to move through from greens to aquas, teals and blues, ending in a deep blue. The main river is quite deep, with channels and banks visible in deeper rivulets through the riverbed. Smaller waterways off the main channel of water are a much brighter blue as they feed down towards the main water source.

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3D Digital Elevation Model (DEM) with LiDAR point-cloud. Captured as part of a flagship Victorian Rivers LiDAR project to create baseline river condition data for ongoing river monitoring.

20 November 2023

Since 2006, the Coordinated Imagery Program (CIP) has managed the acquisition of high-quality elevation data and delivered over 130 projects for public sector partners. A  webpage of major LiDAR projects has been launched, featuring examples of the elevation data available across the state.

The projects featured have been used for a range of purposes including flood and bushfire planning, infrastructure planning, environmental monitoring and supporting traditional owner cultural heritage use cases.

Projects listed include:

  • Victoria's largest ever LiDAR survey capturing data over 99% of the state's populated areas as part of the Digital Twin Victoria program.
  • High-density LiDAR of the UNESCO World Heritage Budj-Bim region to identify culturally significant heritage structures.
  • LiDAR capture over East Gippsland and the Central Highlands to support vegetation and forest mapping for conservation and sustainable forestry.
  • and more!

Project and technical details are available for each project, along with sample images. Download or view a sample of the data through a web browser.

The LiDAR data captured in these projects, along with a range of other elevation data, is available to Victorian state and local government agencies. Email coordinated.imagery@delwp.vic.gov.au to enquire about data access and licensing.

Learn more about our major LiDAR projects:

Page last updated: 20/11/23