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

34 datasets found

  • Declination Map of Switzerland 1:500000

    Federal Office of Topography swisstopo
    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....

    Last updated: December 31, 1979

    • SERVICE
    • WMS
    • WMTS
    • ZIP
    • API
    • geophysical-map
    • e-geoch-geoportal
    • conservation-and-archiving-planning-aap---confederation
    • official-geodata
    • geophysics
    • magnetism
    • geology
    • fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
  • Switzerland During the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM) 1:500000

    Federal Office of Topography swisstopo
    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...

    Last updated: December 31, 2009

    • SERVICE
    • WMS
    • WMTS
    • glaciology
    • e-geoch
    • glaciation
    • geology
    • fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
  • 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
  • Quarries 1980

    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
  • 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
    • coal-mining
    • energy-resource
    • geotechnics
    • bitumen
    • natural-gas
    • mineral-extraction
    • geology
    • mineral-resources
    • fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
  • Gypsum

    Federal Office of Topography swisstopo
    Regions and cities, Environment

    This dataset shows the extraction and production sites of gypsum in Switzerland (in operation or decommissioned). Gypsum falls under the category of industrial minerals and is used...

    Last updated: October 1, 2017

    • SERVICE
    • WMS
    • API
    • mineral-industry
    • mineral-extraction
    • geotechnics
    • geology
    • mineral-resources
    • fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
  • Other industrial minerals

    Federal Office of Topography swisstopo
    Regions and cities, Environment

    This dataset shows the locations where industrial minerals have been identified as well as the former mining sites in Switzerland. Because of their specific chemical and/or...

    Last updated: October 1, 2017

    • SERVICE
    • WMS
    • API
    • geotechnics
    • mineral-extraction
    • mineral-industry
    • mineral-resources
    • geology
    • 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
  • Metallic raw materials

    Federal Office of Topography swisstopo
    Regions and cities, Environment

    This dataset shows the locations where metallic raw materials (ores) have been identified as well as the former mining sites in Switzerland. Currently, no metallic raw materials...

    Last updated: October 1, 2017

    • SERVICE
    • WMS
    • API
    • geotechnics
    • ore
    • mineralisation
    • mineral-industry
    • mineral-extraction
    • geology
    • mineral-resources
    • fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
  • Lithological map of Switzerland – Genesis 1:500000

    Federal Office of Topography swisstopo
    Regions and cities, Environment

    The Lithological map of Switzerland – Genesis 1:500,000 provides an overview of the subsurface classified according to the origin of the rocks, e.g. deposits from rivers and...

    Last updated: January 1, 2000

    • SERVICE
    • WMS
    • WMTS
    • API
    • lithology
    • petrography
    • geotechnics
    • geology
    • mineral-resources
    • fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
  • Quarries 1995

    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
  • Lithological map of Switzerland 1:500000

    Federal Office of Topography swisstopo
    Regions and cities, Environment

    The Lithological map of Switzerland 1:500,000 provides an overview of the subsurface classified according to lithological and petrographic criteria. The geometry of the polygons...

    Last updated: August 3, 2012

    • SERVICE
    • WMS
    • WMTS
    • API
    • lithology
    • petrography
    • geotechnics
    • geology
    • fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
  • Quarries 1965

    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
    • geotechnics
    • quarry
    • geology
    • mineral-resources
    • 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
  • Salt

    Federal Office of Topography swisstopo
    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 mainly...

    Last updated: October 1, 2017

    • SERVICE
    • WMS
    • API
    • mineral-extraction
    • mineral-industry
    • geotechnics
    • geology
    • mineral-resources
    • fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
  • Geological Atlas of Switzerland 1:25000

    Federal Office of Topography swisstopo
    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 by...

    Last updated: January 1, 1930

    • SERVICE
    • WMS
    • WMTS
    • API
    • e-geoch
    • conservation-and-archiving-planning-aap---confederation
    • geologic-map
    • official-geodata
    • geology
    • stone
    • tectonics
    • earth-science
    • sedimentation-geology
    • geological-process
    • geomorphology
    • fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
  • 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
  • Total Intensity Map of Switzerland 1:500000

    Federal Office of Topography swisstopo
    Regions and cities, Environment

    Geomagnetic maps are the result of measurements of total intensity, declination and inclination. The geomagnetic field is defined by a vector, which isrepresented in terms of its...

    Last updated: December 31, 1979

    • SERVICE
    • WMS
    • WMTS
    • API
    • official-geodata
    • conservation-and-archiving-planning-aap---confederation
    • geophysical-map
    • e-geoch
    • geophysics
    • magnetism
    • geology
    • fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
  • Lithological and mineralogical map of Switzerland 1:200000

    Federal Office of Topography swisstopo
    Regions and cities, Environment

    The Lithological-mineralogical map of Switzerland 1:200,000 provides an overview of the subsurface classified according to lithological criteria. The superimposed locations of...

    Last updated: January 1, 1998

    • SERVICE
    • WMS
    • WMTS
    • API
    • conservation-and-archiving-planning-aap---confederation
    • official-geodata
    • ore
    • mineral
    • raw-material
    • mineral-resources
    • geology
    • fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
  • Geothermal Map of Switzerland 1:500000

    Federal Office of Topography swisstopo
    Regions and cities, Environment

    The geothermal map shows the thermal energy that is produced in the subsurface and traverses the Earth's surface within an area of 1 m2 (mW/m2). The heat flow data is calculated...

    Last updated: December 31, 1982

    • SERVICE
    • WMS
    • WMTS
    • API
    • official-geodata
    • conservation-and-archiving-planning-aap---confederation
    • e-geoch
    • geophysical-map
    • egip-european-geothermal-information-platform
    • geothermal-energy
    • geophysics
    • energy-resources
    • geology
    • fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure