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

158 datasets found

  • GeoMaps 500 Raster

    Federal Office of Topography swisstopo
    Regions and cities, Environment

    Six «GeoMaps» at 1:500000 scale give a broad overview of the composition and major features of the underlying structure of Switzerland. The geological map provides an overview of...

    Last updated: December 31, 2009

    • WMS
    • geologic-map
    • well-consolidated-rock
    • official-geodata
    • glaciation
    • conservation-and-archiving-planning-aap---confederation
    • gravimetry
    • e-geoch
    • groundwater-resources
    • geology
    • stone
    • sedimentation-geology
    • earth-science
  • GeoMaps 500 Vector

    Federal Office of Topography swisstopo
    Regions and cities, Environment

    Six «GeoMaps» at 1:500000 scale give a broad overview of the composition and major features of the underlying structure of Switzerland. The geological map provides an overview of...

    Last updated: December 31, 2009

    • WMS
    • well-consolidated-rock
    • official-geodata
    • geologic-map
    • glaciation
    • conservation-and-archiving-planning-aap---confederation
    • e-geoch
    • gravimetry
    • groundwater-resources
    • geology
    • stone
    • earth-science
    • sedimentation-geology
  • Geographical Names Switzerland - INSPIRE

    Federal Office of Topography swisstopo
    Regions and cities, Environment

    Geographical Names is based on the data set swissNAMES3D by swisstopo. It is the most comprehensive collection of geographical names for Switzerland and Liechtenstein. swissNAMES3D...

    Last updated: May 2, 2018

    • ZIP
    • official-geodata
    • toponymy
    • inspire
    • place-name
    • geographical-names
    • national
    • fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
  • Transition of reference frames LV03 - LV95: Combined transformation accuracy map

    Federal Office of Topography swisstopo
    Regions and cities, Environment

    From the combined accuracy map can be derived the accuracy of GNSS data measured, e.g. with swipos positioning service, in LV03 (with real-time-FINELTRA) or LV95, compared to...

    Last updated: December 31, 2006

    • SERVICE
    • WMS
    • WMTS
    • API
    • fineltra
    • coordinate-reference-systems
    • fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
  • Status of the cantonal geotope inventories

    Federal Office of Topography swisstopo
    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 nationwide...

    Last updated: February 15, 2023

    • HTML
    • WMS
    • WMTS
    • API
    • SERVICE
    • geotope
    • canton
    • protected-natural-zone
    • conservation-and-archiving-planning-aap---confederation
    • register
    • fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
    • protected-sites
    • geology
  • Swiss Map Vector 1000, Swiss national vector map 1:1 Million

    Federal Office of Topography swisstopo
    Regions and cities, Environment

    Swiss Map Vector 1000 is the Swiss national 1:1,000,000 scale map in vector format. It provides a clear depiction of the main traffic axes, residential areas, bodies of water,...

    Last updated: January 1, 2024

    • terrain-representation
    • gis-geographic-information-system
    • national-map
    • traffic-network
    • fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
    • cartography
    • relief-land
    • border
    • water-geographic
    • vector
    • vegetation
    • topography
    • map-chart
  • Thickness model of unconsolidated deposits

    Federal Office of Topography swisstopo
    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 derived...

    Last updated: August 27, 2025

    • SERVICE
    • WMS
    • WMTS
    • API
    • bouguer-anomaly
    • glaciation
    • conservation-and-archiving-planning-aap---confederation
    • official-geodata
    • sedimentation-basin
    • sedimentation-geology
    • geomorphology
    • geology
    • fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
  • 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 (vector map)

    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
    • API
    • official-geodata
    • e-geoch
    • conservation-and-archiving-planning-aap---confederation
    • geology
    • glaciology
    • 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-industry
    • geotechnics
    • mineral-extraction
    • geology
    • mineral-resources
    • fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
  • swissEO NDVIdiff: Changes in the NDVI

    Federal Office of Topography swisstopo
    Agriculture, fisheries, forestry and food, Regions and cities, Environment

    Map of NDVI (Normalized Difference Vegetation Index) changes compared to the previous year’s period, based on satellite data (Sentinel-2) with a spatial resolution of ten metres....

    Last updated: May 15, 2024

    • SERVICE
    • HTML
    • API
    • surface-reflectance
    • optical
    • sentinel-2
    • fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
    • satellite-image
    • orthoimagery
  • Planimetric control Points LFP1 (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

    • SERVICE
    • WMS
    • API
    • HTML
    • coordinate
    • reference-frame
    • national-survey
    • conservation-and-archiving-planning-aap---confederation
    • official-geodata
    • national-coordinates
    • geodesy
    • elevation
    • coordinate-reference-systems
    • fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
  • Geotopes in Switzerland

    Federal Office of Topography swisstopo
    Regions and cities, Environment

    Geotopes are geoscientific natural monuments. Geotopes that represent geological history show the development of the landscape, the climate and life, the formation and...

    Last updated: January 1, 1990

    • SERVICE
    • WMTS
    • API
    • geotope
    • protected-natural-zone
    • register
    • conservation-and-archiving-planning-aap---confederation
    • fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
    • geology
    • protected-sites
  • Snowshoe routes

    Federal Office of Topography swisstopo
    Regions and cities, Transport

    The digital snowshoe routes contain specific information for snow sports in Switzerland and adjacent parts of its neighbouring countries. The data set is produced in collaboration...

    Last updated: November 12, 2025

    • SERVICE
    • WMS
    • WMTS
    • API
    • HTML
    • cartography
    • ski-tour
    • official-geodata
    • transport-networks
    • 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 (TSP1) 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
    • API
    • national-coordinates
    • reference-frame
    • coordinate
    • transformation
    • fineltra
    • coordinate-reference-systems
    • fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
  • National Map 1:1 million (grey)

    Federal Office of Topography swisstopo
    Regions and cities, Environment

    The National Map 1:1 million (grey) is a small-scale topographic map giving an overview of Central Europe: Switzerland and its neighbours from Lyons to Salzburg and from Strasbourg...

    Last updated: January 29, 2025

    • SERVICE
    • WMS
    • general-map
    • terrain-representation
    • national-map
    • traffic-network
    • official-geodata
    • conservation-and-archiving-planning-aap---confederation
    • border
    • relief-land
    • cartography
    • water-geographic
    • geographical-names
    • fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
    • topography
    • map-chart
  • swissEO NDVIz: Anomalie of NDVI

    Federal Office of Topography swisstopo
    Agriculture, fisheries, forestry and food, Regions and cities, Environment

    Map of the NDVI anomaly (Normalized Difference Vegetation Index), which represents vegetation vitality by comparing the current state with the reference period 1991–2020. The...

    Last updated: May 15, 2024

    • SERVICE
    • HTML
    • API
    • sentinel-2
    • fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
    • surface-reflectance
    • optical
    • satellite-image
    • orthoimagery
  • Other industrial minerals

    Federal Office of Topography swisstopo
    Regions and cities, Environment

    This dataset shows the sites where industrial minerals have been located or mined in the past in Switzerland. Thanks to their specific chemical and/or physical properties,...

    Last updated: August 27, 2025

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