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LIDAR Downloader UK QGIS 4 compatibility
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Yes — LIDAR Downloader UK supports QGIS 4 (declared max version 4.99.0).
Download UK LIDAR data straight into QGIS
About
Ground and surface height models (DTM and DSM), point clouds and aerial photos (as available) from each government's official open data service: the Environment Agency, DataMapWales and the Scottish Remote Sensing Portal. Choose your area on the map, pick the data, and the plugin downloads, organises and loads it for you. Northern Ireland's LIDAR can't be downloaded through the plugin yet, so it links to the official data on OpenDataNI instead. This is an independent plugin, not affiliated with or endorsed by any of these organisations.
| Author | Simon Stoate |
|---|---|
| Downloads | 184 |
| Latest version | 0.15.0 (experimental) |
| Last updated | 2026-10-11 (4 days ago) |
| Min QGIS | 3.22.0 |
| Max QGIS | 4.99.0 |
| QGIS 4 ready | Yes |
| Maintenance | Active |
| Categories | Raster & terrain, LiDAR & point cloud |
| Tags | lidar, dtm, dsm, point cloud, elevation, bathymetry, terrain, flood, aerial photography, orthophoto, mosaic, vrt, environment agency, defra, england, wales, scotland, northern ireland, download, uk, processing |
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