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Low distortion area
Regions and cities, Environment
During fieldwork in the official cadastral survey, a local adaptation must be made or proof must be provided that this is not needed. In low distortion areas, a local adaptation...
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Transition of reference frames LV03 - LV95: Displacement vectors at TSP1...
Regions and cities, Environment
The displacement vectors of the pass points (TSP2) point from LV03 to LV95 and therefore in the direction and absolute value of the local rectification (infobox).
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Territorial limit points NS
Regions and cities, Environment
The “Territorial limit points NS” dataset contains the points marking the vertices of the national border (Territorial limit NS) and is managed by the national survey. These poi...
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Lithological-petrographic map of Switzerland 1:200000
Regions and cities, Environment
The Lithological-petrographic map of Switzerland 1:200,000 provides an overview of the subsurface classified according to lithological-petrographic criteria. The legend is desig...
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National Gravity Network
Regions and cities, Environment
Current base stations of the national gravity network. These stations are observed regularly and serve as reference Points for gravimetric projects.The backbone of this network ...
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Official index of cities and towns including postal codes and perimeter
Regions and cities, Environment
In Article 24 of the regulations governing geographic names (GeoNV), the Federal Office of Topography (swisstopo) is commissioned to establish, administer and publish the new of...
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Geological Vector Datasets GeoCover
Regions and cities, Environment
The GeoCover geological datasets are geodata representing the geology of the surface (2D) for the whole of Switzerland. These data, standardised according to the 2D Geological D...
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Landsat Mosaic of Switzerland
Regions and cities, Environment
The mosaic of Landsat satellite images is a composition of 20 individual images taken by the American satellite Landsat 5, in the years 1990 to 1994. It is a unique set of image...
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Official directory of streets
Regions and cities, Environment
Official dataset for “official directory of streets”, ID196, as per the catalogue of basic geodata in accordance with Swiss Federal Law. The official directory of streets includ...
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Cableways and skilifts winter
Regions and cities, Transport
The cableways and skilifts operating in winter are part of the national maps with snow sports theme for Switzerland and adjacent parts of its neighbouring countries. The data se...
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Geological Atlas of Switzerland 1:25000
Regions and cities, Environment
The sheets of the Geological Atlas of Switzerland (GA25) give detailed information about the uppermost layers of the subsurface structure. Geological formations are represented ...
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Switzerland During the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM) 1:500000
Regions and cities, Environment
The map (GK500-LGM) shows the maximum extent of glaciation in Switzerland at the height of the last Ice Age around 24,000 years ago. It presents the latest results of current re...
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SWISSIMAGE HIST 1946: The Orthophotomosaic of Switzerland from 1946
Regions and cities, Environment
The orthophoto mosaic SWISSIMAGE HIST 1946 is a composition of historical black and white aerial photographs from 1946 («US flight mission») over the whole of Switzerland with a...
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Geological Map of Switzerland 1:500000
Regions and cities, Environment
The 1:500,000 Geological Map of Switzerland covers the whole of Switzerland and adjoining parts of neighbouring countries. It gives an overview of the distribution of the upperm...
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Status of the cantonal geotope inventories
Regions and cities, Environment
The Geotopes Project Group (Swiss Academy of Sciences SCNAT) centralises all geodata relating to cantonal geotope inventories in a GIS database. The aim is to obtain a nationwid...
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Thickness model of unconsolidated deposits
Regions and cities, Environment
The national thickness model of unconsolidated deposits describes the thickness of the unconsolidated deposits in meters with a 10 x 10 m raster cell size. This product is deriv...
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swissBATHY3D Hillshade : Bathymetric data
Regions and cities, Environment
This representation is derived from the swissBATHY3D data and allows the visualization of the depth and lakebed relief of Swiss lakes. A hillshade is derived from the elevation ...
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Raw materials, production and mining sites of the cement industry
Regions and cities, Environment
Cement is a fundamental component for the manufacturing of concrete, one of the most widely used construction materials in Switzerland and around the world. This dataset shows t...
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Gravimetric Map of Switzerland (Isostatic Anomalies) 1:500000
Regions and cities, Environment
Isostatic anomalies can be deduced using the Pratt or Airy hypothesis. These anomalies correspond to the static flotation of the Earth’s crust in the upper mantle. The deviation...
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Dimension stone
Regions and cities, Environment
This dataset shows the extraction and production sites of dimension stone in Switzerland (in operation or decommissioned). Sculpted or sawn, these dimension stones are mainly us...
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Hard rock aggregates: Production and mining sites of the hard rock industry
Regions and cities, Environment
Hard rock aggregates play a central role particularly for the construction and maintenance of the Swiss railway network (railway ballast) as well as of high-performance roads. F...
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Salt
Regions and cities, Environment
This dataset shows the extraction and production sites of salt in Switzerland (in operation or decommissioned). Salt falls under the category of industrial minerals and is mainl...
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Aeromagnetic Map of Switzerland 1:500000
Regions and cities, Environment
The overall magnetisation of a rock consists of induced magnetisation caused by the Earth's magnetic field and of remanent magnetisation acquired by the rock during its formatio...
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Switzerland During the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM) 1:500000 (vector map)
Regions and cities, Environment
The map (GK500-LGM) shows the maximum extent of glaciation in Switzerland at the height of the last Ice Age around 24,000 years ago. It presents the latest results of current re...
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Declination Map of Switzerland 1:500000
Regions and cities, Environment
Geomagnetic maps are the result of measurements of total intensity, declination and inclination. The declination describes the angle formed between magnetic and geographic north...