ADS-ZIP
URL: https://sfa-laboratory.ch/data/ads/ADS.zip
Digitized Official Publications
Overview
This dataset contains digitized official publications hosted by the Swiss Federal Archives, covering publications from 1798-2021. The data was extracted from amtsdruckschriften.bar.admin.ch using web scraping methods.
Dataset Structure
The dataset is organized as follows:
- Each publication is contained in a separate folder within the ZIP file
- Each folder contains:
- PDF file of the original document
- CSV file with metadata
- TXT file containing OCR-extracted text
- Root directory contains:
- metadata_ads.csv: Comprehensive metadata for all documents
- List of missing files from the extraction process
Available Collections
The platform hosts the following collections (🟢 indicates included in this dataset):
Federal Assembly (Bulletin, Minutes, Finding Aids)
- 🟢 Official Bulletin of the Federal Assembly (1891-1999) - 46,916 documents
- 🟢 Federal Assembly Minutes (1921-1970) - 7,126 documents
- 🟢 Directory of Proceedings (1848-1891) - 2 documents
- 🟢 Overview of Proceedings (1891-1995) - 842 documents
Federal Law
- 🟢 Federal Gazette (1849-2008) - 58,988 documents
- 🟢 Consolidated Collection (1848-1947) - 65 documents
- ❌ Official Compilation (1948-1998)
- 🟢 Administrative Practice of Federal Authorities (1987-2017) - 2,502 documents
Federal Council
- 🟢 Federal Council Minutes (1848-1973) - 18,255 documents
- 🟢 Federal Council Management Reports (1848-1995) - 443 documents
Other Collections
- 🟢 Federal Calendar (1849-2021) - 4,254 documents
- ❌ Federal State Account and Budget (1848-2006)
- ❌ Diplomatic Documents of Switzerland (1848-1946)
- ❌ Studies and Sources (1975-2005)
- ❌ Collection of Acts from the Helvetic Republic Period (1798-1803)
Document Identification
Each document is identified by an eight-digit ID (pdfnum/ais_id) that combines: - Publication type identifier (first digits) - Running number within the publication type
Technical Details
- Format: ZIP archive containing folders with PDF, CSV, and TXT files
- OCR: All text documents have been processed using OCR technology
- Metadata: Structured in CSV format
- Time span: 1798-2021 (varies by collection)
- Languages: German, French, Italian (original documents in their respective languages)
Usage Notes
- The dataset is intended for research and reference purposes
- Some documents may be missing from the original collection
- OCR quality may vary depending on the original document condition
- Metadata includes additional contextual information about each document
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Additional Information
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Data last updated | February 21, 2025 |
| Metadata last updated | February 21, 2025 |
| Created | February 21, 2025 |
| Format | ZIP |
| Identifier (Permalink) | ads-zip |
| Issued date | February 25, 2025 |
| Modified date | - |
| Languages | Language independent |
| Access URL | https://sfa-laboratory.ch/data/ads/ADS.zip |
| Download URL | https://sfa-laboratory.ch/data/ads/ADS.zip |
| License (Terms of use) | Non-commercial Allowed / Commercial Allowed / Reference Not Required |
| File size | 90.6GB |
| Format | ZIP |
| Coverage | - |
| Documentation | - |
| Access service | - |
| Temporal Resolution | - |
| Byte size | 97,315,320,817 |
| Datastore active | False |
| Datastore contains all records of source file | False |
| Display name | ADS-ZIP |
| Download url | https://sfa-laboratory.ch/data/ads/ADS.zip |
| Has views | False |
| Id | 852b3a0a-8524-4fe9-b176-2daf983a6043 |
| Identifier | ads-zip |
| Issued | 1 year ago |
| License | https://opendata.swiss/terms-of-use#terms_open |
| Package id | 11692bd1-5ce3-4ef7-a3da-d68c3220a67b |
| Position | 1 |
| State | active |
| Title | ADS-ZIP |