How much of each Scottish council area the national LiDAR covers, which survey it comes from, and the towns we have pages for.
| Council area | LiDAR coverage | Main survey | Towns |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen City | 100.0% | LiDAR for Scotland Phase 2 (DTM only) (2012–2014) | 1 |
| Aberdeenshire | 81.4% | Scotland National LiDAR Programme (2025–2026) | 22 |
| Angus | 74.6% | Scotland National LiDAR Programme (2025–2026) | 7 |
| Argyll and Bute | 37.4% | Scotland National LiDAR Programme (2025–2026) | 8 |
| City of Edinburgh | 100.0% | LiDAR for Scotland Phase 5 (2021) | 2 |
| Clackmannanshire | 100.0% | LiDAR for Scotland Phase 5 (2021) | 5 |
| Dumfries and Galloway | 98.9% | Scotland National LiDAR Programme (2025–2026) | 16 |
| Dundee City | 100.0% | LiDAR for Scotland Phase 5 (2021) | 2 |
| East Ayrshire | 99.2% | LiDAR for Scotland Phase 6 (2022) | 7 |
| East Dunbartonshire | 100.0% | LiDAR for Scotland Phase 5 (2021) | 4 |
| East Lothian | 100.0% | LiDAR for Scotland Phase 5 (2021) | 8 |
| East Renfrewshire | 100.0% | LiDAR for Scotland Phase 6 (2022) | 1 |
| Falkirk | 100.0% | LiDAR for Scotland Phase 5 (2021) | 4 |
| Fife | 100.0% | Scotland National LiDAR Programme (2025–2026) | 25 |
| Glasgow City | 100.0% | LiDAR for Scotland Phase 6 (2022) | 1 |
| Highland | 36.8% | Scotland National LiDAR Programme (2025–2026) | 15 |
| Inverclyde | 100.0% | LiDAR for Scotland Phase 6 (2022) | 3 |
| Midlothian | 100.0% | LiDAR for Scotland Phase 5 (2021) | 4 |
| Moray | 76.7% | LiDAR for Scotland Phase 2 (DTM only) (2012–2014) | 11 |
| Na h-Eileanan Siar (Western Isles) | 64.5% | Outer Hebrides LiDAR 2019 (2019) | 1 |
| North Ayrshire | 100.0% | Scotland National LiDAR Programme (2025–2026) | 7 |
| North Lanarkshire | 100.0% | LiDAR for Scotland Phase 5 (2021) | 7 |
| Orkney Islands | 99.8% | Orkney Islands Council LiDAR 2023 (2023) | 2 |
| Perth and Kinross | 78.6% | LiDAR for Scotland Phase 5 (2021) | 9 |
| Renfrewshire | 100.0% | LiDAR for Scotland Phase 6 (2022) | 4 |
| Scottish Borders | 99.3% | LiDAR for Scotland Phase 5 (2021) | 12 |
| Shetland Islands | 19.6% | LiDAR for Scotland Phase 2 (DTM only) (2012–2014) | 1 |
| South Ayrshire | 98.2% | Scotland National LiDAR Programme (2025–2026) | 5 |
| South Lanarkshire | 100.0% | LiDAR for Scotland Phase 6 (2022) | 8 |
| Stirling | 39.8% | LiDAR for Scotland Phase 5 (2021) | 5 |
| West Dunbartonshire | 99.9% | LiDAR for Scotland Phase 6 (2022) | 3 |
| West Lothian | 100.0% | LiDAR for Scotland Phase 5 (2021) | 7 |
Coverage is the share of each council's land area inside published DTM tiles on the Scottish Remote Sensing Portal.
Reports cover Scotland today. We're looking at the rest of the UK and Ireland: England · Wales · Northern Ireland · Ireland.
Council boundaries: Office for National Statistics, Local Authority Districts (May 2024), Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2024.