2019 USGS Lidar: Osh Kosh 3 Rivers (MN, WI) Point Cloud files with Orthometric Vertical Datum North American Vertical Datum of 1988 (NAVD88) using GEOID18

Below are links to the files that make up the 2019 USGS Lidar: Osh Kosh 3 Rivers (MN, WI) dataset in an orthometric vertical datum North American Vertical Datum of 1988 (NAVD88) using GEOID18. This HTML file is here to emulate the access you would have gotten through an ftp site. The files containing geospatial indices, metadata, etc., are listed first, followed by the files. To download in bulk, it is suggested you use a program such as wget (example below). The geospatial index file in shapefile format also has a URL attribute that some GIS programs can use to download files. You can also subset the data, make derived products, and change projection, datum, etc., using the Digital Coast Data Access Viewer (add to cart, the link to bulk download or LAZ fmt will take you here).

The files are in LAZ format, a lossless compressed version of the ASPRS LAS format. The compression and decompression is done with the free and open source 'laszip' program available at https://laszip.org. This is not the same as the more general zip format. Many geospatial programs will read LAZ files natively and decompression is often not necessary. There is a list of software with native support on the laszip site. This data is LAS 1.4 format compressed using laszip in native mode. You'll need laszip version 170330 or higher (or tools compiled with at least that version of laszip) to read it.

There are many download managers you can use to get all the data. An example is the uGet program using the list of URLs in file urllist9199.txt. Several posts on the GeoZone blog provide help with downloading, including:

The total size to download all the files is 441G. There are 14260 LAZ files and the summary class table is:

Class Number Class Name Points

1 Unclassified 49663437533
2 Ground 43138581959
7 Low Point (noise) 37985052
9 Water 507128140
10 Rail 114
13 Wire - Guard 130
17 Bridge Deck 1889417
18 High Noise 839965223
20 Ignored Ground (near breakline) 11219885

Class Number	Class Name	Points
1	Unclassified	49663437533
2	Ground	43138581959
7	Low Point (noise)	37985052
9	Water	507128140
10	Rail	114
13	Wire - Guard	130
17	Bridge Deck	1889417
18	High Noise	839965223
20	Ignored Ground (near breakline)	11219885

Georeferencing Note

You may find the georeferencing on the files refers to generic NAD83 (EPSG code 4269). All files, with the exception of the few in WGS84, are in a more recent realization of NAD83 such as NAD83(CORS96), NAD83(HARN), NAD83(NSRS2007), or NAD83(2011).