The centre of competence for the Swiss Confederation responsible for geographical reference data, for instance the description, representation and archiving of geographic spatial data.

148 datasets found

  • Tectonic Map of Switzerland 1:500000

    Federal Office of Topography swisstopo
    Regions and cities, Environment

    The Tectonic Map of Switzerland (TK500) depicts the tectonic units and structural elements of the entire Swiss territory and neighboring regions. These units group together rocks...

    Last updated: May 1, 2024

    • SERVICE
    • WMS
    • WMTS
    • API
    • conservation-and-archiving-planning-aap---confederation
    • geologic-map
    • e-geoch
    • official-geodata
    • tectonics
    • earth-science
    • mountain-range
    • fault
    • fault
    • geology
    • fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
  • Energy raw materials

    Federal Office of Topography swisstopo
    Regions and cities, Environment

    This dataset shows the locations where energy raw materials have been identified as well as the former mining sites in Switzerland. Currently, no energy raw materials are exploited...

    Last updated: October 1, 2017

    • SERVICE
    • WMS
    • API
    • mineral-industry
    • natural-gas
    • bitumen
    • energy-resource
    • coal-mining
    • geotechnics
    • mineral-extraction
    • mineral-resources
    • geology
    • fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
  • Quarries 1915

    Federal Office of Topography swisstopo
    Regions and cities, Environment

    The data on quarries is part of the Resources Information System of the Georesources Switzerland Group, a database of mineral deposits in Switzerland. This database contains...

    Last updated: December 31, 1997

    • SERVICE
    • WMTS
    • API
    • quarry
    • geotechnics
    • geology
    • mineral-resources
    • fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
  • Aerial Images swisstopo color

    Federal Office of Topography swisstopo
    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...

    Last updated: January 1, 1961

    • WMS
    • SERVICE
    • WMTS
    • GPKG
    • HTML
    • API
    • conservation-and-archiving-planning-aap---confederation
    • orthoimagery
    • fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
  • National Map 1:100'000, winter representation

    Federal Office of Topography swisstopo
    Regions and cities, Environment

    The winter national map 1:100'000 is a derivation of the topographical national map 1:100'000 of Switzerland with detailed depictions of traffic, settlement areas, terrain, bodies...

    Last updated: November 28, 2025

    • SERVICE
    • national-map
    • ski-tour
    • terrain-representation
    • official-geoservice
    • traffic-network
    • vegetation
    • border
    • water-geographic
    • cartography
    • relief-land
    • geographical-names
    • fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
    • topography
    • map-chart
  • Raw materials, production and mining sites of the gypsum industry

    Federal Office of Topography swisstopo
    Regions and cities, Environment

    Gypsum is used primarily in the construction industry and for the manufacturing of cement. It is also employed in the handicraft and ceramics industries. This dataset shows the...

    Last updated: March 12, 2025

    • SERVICE
    • WMS
    • API
    • mineral-industry
    • geotechnics
    • mineral-extraction
    • mineral-resources
    • geology
    • fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
  • VECTOR25 Hydrographic network GWN07

    Federal Office of Topography swisstopo
    Regions and cities, Environment

    The layer "Hydrographic network" consists of a directionally oriented line network connected to each other with nodes, and of a table without geometry. Those features which are in...

    Last updated: August 31, 2007

    • SERVICE
    • WMS
    • WMTS
    • API
    • hydrography
    • lake
    • geographic-information-system
    • water-geographic
    • river
    • landscape-model
    • e-geoch
    • gis-geographic-information-system
    • fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
    • nomenclature
  • Vector map base (Vector Tileset)

    Federal Office of Topography swisstopo
    Regions and cities, Environment

    The Base Vector Tileset is a comprehensive package of tiled vector map data designed to be used as a source for dynamic web map representation, specifically the BaseMap Vector Tile...

    Last updated: June 1, 2025

    • mapbox vector tiles (mbtiles)
    • official-geodata
    • base-map
    • fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
    • geographical-names
  • Imagery Base Map (Vector Tile Style)

    Federal Office of Topography swisstopo
    Regions and cities, Environment

    “Imagery Base Map” offers a good overview of the current landscape thanks to a combination of orthoimages (rectified aerial photographs) and cartographic elements. It is based on...

    Last updated: March 1, 2024

    • JSON
    • orthophoto
    • base-map
    • official-geodata
    • fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
    • orthoimagery
    • geographical-names
  • Height control points HFP1 (National Survey)

    Federal Office of Topography swisstopo
    Regions and cities, Environment

    All spatial data is based on measurement points. It is recommended to use the so-called fixed control points for all technical works which need reliable and accurate position...

    Last updated: September 20, 2007

    • WMS
    • API
    • HTML
    • reference-frame
    • conservation-and-archiving-planning-aap---confederation
    • coordinate
    • official-geodata
    • national-survey
    • national-coordinates
    • geodesy
    • elevation
    • coordinate-reference-systems
    • fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
  • Transition of reference frames LV03 - LV95: Coordinate changes LV03->LV95

    Federal Office of Topography swisstopo
    Regions and cities, Environment

    The coordinate changes between the old frame of reference LV03 and the new one LV95, respectively the deformations from MN03, are represented in relation to Zimmerwald (BE): the...

    Last updated: December 31, 2006

    • SERVICE
    • WMS
    • WMTS
    • ZIP
    • coordinate-reference-systems
    • national-coordinates
    • coordinate
    • fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
  • Transition of reference frames LV03 - LV95: Displacement vectors at TSP1 points (LV03 - LV95)

    Federal Office of Topography swisstopo
    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).

    Last updated: December 31, 2006

    • SERVICE
    • WMS
    • WMTS
    • ZIP
    • API
    • reference-frame
    • national-coordinates
    • coordinate
    • fineltra
    • transformation
    • coordinate-reference-systems
    • fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
  • Low distortion area

    Federal Office of Topography swisstopo
    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 is...

    Last updated: November 1, 2024

    • SERVICE
    • WMS
    • WMTS
    • API
    • conservation-and-archiving-planning-aap---confederation
    • fixpoint
    • swiss-positioning-service-swipos
    • cadastral-surveying
    • positioning-service
    • precision
    • coordinate-reference-systems
    • cadastral-parcels
    • fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
  • Raw materials, production and mining sites of the brickworks industry

    Federal Office of Topography swisstopo
    Regions and cities, Environment

    This dataset shows the brickwork production and mining sites in operation and decommissioned of the brickworks in Switzerland. Clay, marl and also sandstone are the most important...

    Last updated: August 29, 2019

    • SERVICE
    • WMS
    • WMTS
    • API
    • building-materials-industry
    • brick
    • geotechnics
    • production-and-industrial-facilities
    • geology
    • fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
  • Image strips swisstopo

    Federal Office of Topography swisstopo
    Regions and cities, Environment

    In context of the update cycle of the national maps and the production of the orthoimage mosaic SWISSIMAGE, swisstopo records the whole area of Switzerland with aerial image strips...

    Last updated: January 1, 2005

    • SERVICE
    • WMS
    • ZIP
    • API
    • conservation-and-archiving-planning-aap---confederation
    • multispectral-scanner
    • aerial-photograph
    • aerial-photograph
    • orthoimagery
    • fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
  • National Map 1:10'000, winter representation

    Federal Office of Topography swisstopo
    Regions and cities, Environment

    The winter national map 1:10'000 is a derivation of the topographical national map 1:10'000 of Switzerland with detailed depictions of traffic, settlement areas, terrain, bodies of...

    Last updated: November 28, 2025

    • SERVICE
    • terrain-representation
    • ski-tour
    • national-map
    • traffic-network
    • official-geoservice
    • relief-land
    • border
    • water-geographic
    • cartography
    • vegetation
    • geographical-names
    • fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
    • topography
    • map-chart
  • Landsat Mosaic of Switzerland

    Federal Office of Topography swisstopo
    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...

    Last updated: January 1, 1999

    • ZIP
    • WMS
    • geodata
    • conservation-and-archiving-planning-aap---confederation
    • official-geodata
    • fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
    • satellite-image
    • orthoimagery
  • swissTLM3D

    Federal Office of Topography swisstopo
    Regions and cities, Environment

    swissTLM3D is the large-scale topographical landscape model of Switzerland. It includes both natural and artificial landscape features, as well as name data in vector form. With a...

    Last updated: March 5, 2025

    • official-geodata
    • conservation-and-archiving-planning-aap---confederation
    • traffic-network
    • single-object
    • landscape-model
    • gis-geographic-information-system
    • vector
    • public-transport
    • geographic-information-system
    • hydrography
    • land-cover
    • land-cover
    • geographical-names
    • building
    • fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
  • National maps of Switzerland, winter representation

    Federal Office of Topography swisstopo
    Regions and cities, Environment

    The winter national map is a derivation of the topographical national maps of Switzerland with detailed depictions of traffic, settlement areas, terrain, bodies of water and...

    Last updated: November 28, 2025

    • SERVICE
    • WMS
    • WMTS
    • terrain-representation
    • national-map
    • traffic-network
    • ski-tour
    • official-geoservice
    • relief-land
    • border
    • cartography
    • water-geographic
    • vegetation
    • geographical-names
    • fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
    • topography
    • map-chart
  • Lithological map of Switzerland – Groups of rocks 1:500000

    Federal Office of Topography swisstopo
    Regions and cities, Environment

    The Lithological map of Switzerland – Groups of rocks 1:500,000 provides an overview of the subsurface subdivided into three groups of rocks: unconsolidated rocks, sedimentary...

    Last updated: January 1, 2000

    • SERVICE
    • WMS
    • WMTS
    • API
    • lithology
    • petrography
    • geotechnics
    • geology
    • fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure