ELEVATION DATA · STAC API

Global public lidarthrough one API.

Darly indexes national lidar programs into normalized STAC Items with consistent metadata, coverage footprints, and streamable COG assets, so GIS teams can find and load elevation data directly from Python, QGIS, or production pipelines.

UPDATED 2026-04-27
▸ Coverage

Coverage by source, not just country.

Darly indexes public elevation programs country by country, preserving source provenance while normalizing metadata, footprints, and COG assets behind one API.

Free Paid Coming soon
Country
Program
Collections
Resolution
Products
Access
Status
USAUnited States9.83M km²
USGS 3DEP
usa-3dep-1musa-3dep-1m-seamless
1m
DTM
Free
IndexedUpdated 2026
CANCanada9.98M km²
NRCan HRDEM
can-hrdem-1mcan-hrdem-2m
1m / 2m
DTM + DSM
Free
IndexedUpdated 2025
MEXMexico1.96M km²
INEGI CEM
mex-cem-1-5mmex-cem-5m
1.5m / 5m
DTM + DSM
Paid
IndexedUpdated 2025
FRAFrance643K km²
IGN LiDAR HD
planned
TBD
DTM + DSM
Coming soon
QueuedETA Q3 2026
DEUGermany357K km²
State lidar programs
planned
TBD
DTM + DSM
Coming soon
QueuedETA Q3 2026
NZLNew Zealand268K km²
LINZ Elevation
planned
TBD
DTM + DSM
Coming soon
QueuedETA Q4 2026
Indexed collections keep their source context. Darly preserves attribution, license metadata, native resolution, projection metadata, and direct COG links. Queued sources stay separate until ingestion and QA are complete.
▸ Why Darly

The elevation data layer your stack was missing.

National lidar programs are scattered across portals with inconsistent formats, flaky uptime, and no unified search. Darly indexes them once, normalizes the metadata, and serves them as a single dependable API.

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Built to be depended on.

A monitored, stable API with predictable rate limits and SLAs. Plug it into a production pipeline without babysitting it.

02

Coverage that compounds.

Every public national lidar program we can index, plus global DTM and DSM mosaics derived from them — growing month over month.

03

One schema. Every source.

Normalized STAC metadata, projections, and COG assets — so a query against USGS looks identical to a query against NRCan or INEGI.

▸ Pricing

Free to start. Pay when you scale.

Start free on USA & Canada — no signup required. Subscribe at $50/mo or $200/mo for all countries and production rates. Talk to us for enterprise.

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Free
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Researcher
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Enterprise
Price
Freeno card
$50/ month
Customtalk to sales
Best for
Prototyping, personal projects
Academics, GIS individuals
On-prem, SSO, bulk
Catalogs
USA + Canada
All countries
All countries
Rate limit
60 req/min anon · 600 with account
1,500 req/min
Unlimited
Annual contracts get 2 months free on Researcher and Pro. Mexico requires a paid tier; USA & Canada are free forever.