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National Ecological Network REN, watercourses / lakes
Regions and cities, Environment
The National Ecological Network (REN) was developed in close collaboration with cantonal authorities for the protec-tion of nature and landscapes. It issues a technical/sciencif...
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Nuclear Power Plants
Education, culture and sport, Energy, Regions and cities, Environment
Nuclear power plants are facilities for the commercial generation of electrical power from controlled nuclear fission. The four Swiss nuclear power plants have a total output of...
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Wind Atlas of Switzerland: Frequency of meteorological icing at 100 metres...
Education, culture and sport, Energy, Regions and cities, Environment
In Switzerland, the mountain regions (Jura, Alps and Alpine foothills) are the most suitable regions for exploiting wind energy potential. But here, the air temperature during t...
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Current pilot and demonstration projects of the Swiss Federal Office of Energy
Education, culture and sport, Energy, Regions and cities, Environment
With its Pilot and Demonstration programme the Swiss Federal Office of Energy (SFOE) promotes the development and testing of new technologies, solutions and concepts relating to...
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Wind energy plants
Education, culture and sport, Energy, Regions and cities, Environment
Wind energy plants utilise the kinetic energy of airflow to rotate turbine blades. The mechanical energy that is produced in this way is then converted by a generator into elect...
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Waste incineration plants (MWI)
Education, culture and sport, Energy, Regions and cities, Environment
Waste incineration is the burning of combustible waste components to reduce the volume of the waste while using the energy it contains.In 2017, Switzerland had 30 municipal wast...
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Suitability of façades for the use of solar energy
Education, culture and sport, Energy, Regions and cities, Environment
The sun's energy that reaches the Earth's surface can be used, via two proven forms of solar technology – photovoltaics (electric current) and solar thermal energy (heat) – to g...
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Location and adjoining areas of pipeline systems according to the Ordnance...
Education, culture and sport, Energy, Regions and cities, Environment
The Ordinance on Protection against Major Accidents (MAO, SR 814.012) is designed to protect the public and the environment from serious damage resulting from major accidents. I...
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Thermal networks: demand from industry
Education, culture and sport, Energy, Regions and cities, Environment
In strategic planning, heat demand is used to identify large connected areas that may be appropriate for a thermal network. Areas with a heat density of at least 700 MWh/a per h...
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Thermal networks: demand from residential and commercial buildings
Education, culture and sport, Energy, Regions and cities, Environment
The demand for heat and cooling is a key element in the strategic planning of thermal networks. Building a thermal network is only viable if sufficient sales turnover can be gen...
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Swiss land use statistics
Regions and cities, Environment
The Swiss Land Use Statistic provides detailed and accurate information on the state and evolution of land use and land cover in Switzerland. On this page you will find the geod...
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Buildings And Dwellings Statistics: Buildings
Population and society, Regions and cities
Since 1990, the residential buildings recorded in federal national censuses have been given coordinates. Since 2010, the Buildings and Dwellings statistic (BDS) replaces the bui...
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Business Census/Enterprise Statistics: Enterprises
Regions and cities, Economy and finance
Since 1995, coordinates have been allocated to all establishments recorded in federal business censuses. After each census, detailed information of businesses locations and full...
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Site of tick bite reported for tick-borne encephalitis (TBE), Switzerland, 2012-2024
Health, Regions and cities
Tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) is an infectious viral disease transmitted by ticks, which is subject to a statutory duty to report. This map shows in orange the communes in which...
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TBE: recommendation of vaccination
Health, Regions and cities
Tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) is an infectious disease that is caused by the TBE virus and can give rise to meningitis. The disease is transmitted via bites from infected ticks....
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Accommodations winter
Population and society, Regions and cities
The winter accommodations are part of the national maps with snow sports theme for Switzerland and adjacent parts of its neighbouring countries. The data set is produced in coll...
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swissSURFACE3D Raster monodirectional hillshade
Regions and cities, Environment
The hillshade is derived from the digital elevation model swissSURFACE3D Raster. It illustrates the surface relief of Switzerland and the Principality of Liechtenstein. A hillsh...
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Aerial Images swisstopo infrared
Regions and cities, Environment
The aerial imagery catalogue of swisstopo includes several hundred thousand analogue aerial photographs (in colour, infrared, or black and white). They are represented by the ce...
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Thermal waters
Regions and cities, Environment
This dataset contains an overview of groundwater in Switzerland that have been heated by geothermal energy. The increased temperature of thermal groundwater results from the int...
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Aerial Images swisstopo b / w
Regions and cities, Environment
The aerial imagery catalogue of swisstopo includes several hundred thousand analogue aerial photographs (in colour, infrared, or black and white). They are represented by the ce...
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National Map 1:100'000
Regions and cities, Environment
The National Map 1:100,000 is a supra-regional topographic map of Switzerland. The map perimeter is divided into 23 individual sheets. There are composites of specified regions....
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Road Map 1:200'000
Regions and cities, Transport
On the Road Map of Switzerland 1:200'000 is the traffic network highlighted and information for the motor vehicle driver is added (names and numbers of highways and their access...
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swissTLMRegio Transportation road network
Regions and cities, Transport
The topic Transportation contains different features connected with traffic. There is information about: Customs offices, major road junctions (Interchange), access ramps, roads...
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National Map 1:10'000 (color)
Regions and cities, Environment
The 1:10,000 national map is swisstopo’s largest scale topographic map. It stands out for its detailed representation of traffic, settlements, terrain and vegetation as well as ...
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Topographical Map (Dufour Map)
Regions and cities, Environment
The first official map of Switzerland. First issued between 1844 and 1864, updated up to 1939. 25 sheets. Map format: 70 x 48 cm = 3360 km2. Representation of the terrain: Shade...