# CanadaBuys #NRCan-5000098113

NRCan lidar data licensing, processing, and analysis for four Canadian cities

**Posted:** October 30, 2026
**Respond By:** November 16, 2026
**Identifier:** NRCan-5000098113
**NAICS:** 541370

Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) seeks licensed lidar data and related processing for four Canadian cities.
- **Buyer:** Natural Resources Canada (NRCan); no sub-agency or office is identified.
- **Named supplier:** **Airborne Imaging / Forsite** is identified as the pre-identified supplier and the only known supplier meeting the mandatory requirements.
- **Requested service:** An open license for existing high-density, leaf-off lidar data, plus additional processing and analysis, covering Calgary, Edmonton, Winnipeg, and Halifax—approximately 6,150 km² total.
- **Key data requirements:** Data acquired in 2024 or later during the leaf-off period; aggregate nominal pulse density of at least 20 pulses/m²; non-vegetated vertical RMSEZ no greater than 10 cm; at least 50% swath overlap; and coverage of at least 90% of each city's municipal boundaries.
- **Technical delivery requirements:** NAD83(CSRS), epoch 2010 (v8), and CGVD 2013 using the CGG2013 geoid; clipped and projected to the applicable UTM zone; multiple returns and intensity values; at least unclassified and ground classifications; compressed LAZ using LAS 1.4 R-15 and point data record format 6.
- **Licensing and value:** License must be compatible with the Open Government Licence – Canada. Estimated value is CAD $332,100, excluding applicable taxes (approximately USD $240,000–$250,000).
- **Competition condition:** The notice states that adequately supported evidence from another capable supplier would prompt a competitive process.

### Description

Natural Resources Canada requires an open license for existing high-density, leaf-off lidar data acquired in Fall 2024 or later, covering Calgary, Edmonton, Winnipeg, and Halifax, with an area of interest of approximately 6,150 km². The contractor must perform additional processing and analysis and deliver the lidar data to detailed accuracy, datum, classification, projection, and file-format specifications. Interested suppliers must submit a statement of capabilities demonstrating that they hold the relevant data rights, can provide a license compatible with the Open Government Licence – Canada, meet the technical requirements, and cover at least 90% of each city's municipal boundaries. The ACAN identifies Airborne Imaging / Forsite as the pre-identified supplier; sufficient evidence from another supplier would trigger a competitive process.

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