Lidar coverage in Argyll & Bute
At present LiDAR coverage for Argyll & Bute is sparse and restricted to the below:

1. Phase 1 collection including a strip from Oban through to Dalmally, Lochgilphead and
   surrounds, part of East coast Isle of Bute and Campbeltown –captured 2011/2012 for
   flood risk management 1 m DSM/DTM and laz point cloud.
2. LiDAR data captured in 2016/17 of sites and their immediate landscape: Eileach-an-
   Naoimh, Eilean Mor, Inch Kenneth, Inchcolm, Iona and Kilmartin Glen as part of the
   LiDAR for Historic Environment Scotland Projects (2016). 1 m DSM/DTM and laz
   point cloud
3. Data collected for the Slate Islands off the west coast of Scotland offering a complete
   coverage of Luing and Torsa. A group of small islands to the west including Fladda
   and Belnahua, as well as the southernmost part of Seil and northern tip of Shuna
   were also scanned in 2020 by Fugro, commissioned by Luing History Group for a
   LiDAR for Historic Environment Scotland Project Isle of Luing. 50 cm DSM/DTM and
   laz point cloud (not indicated on the below coverage map).
   Coverage map clipped from Scottish LiDAR Remote Sensing datasets | Scottish
   Government, darker areas denote sites with LiDAR other than Luing.

The sparse LiDAR available for Argyll & Bute through the Scottish Government portal limits
it’s application using open-source GIS for heritage projects at this time. The Luing data
captured in 2020 has only just been made available through the Portal, sadly too late to be
used as an example dataset for creating 3D models in the Feb/Mar GIS training sessions.
However, this data can now be downloaded freely and used by anyone wanting to apply the
techniques introduced in the training and could be part of any further workshops/training
ABMHF may wish to run.