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

75 datasets found

  • National Map 1:1 million

    Federal Office of Topography swisstopo
    Regions and cities, Environment

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

    Last updated: January 29, 2025

    • SERVICE
    • WMS
    • WMTS
    • ZIP
    • general-map
    • terrain-representation
    • national-map
    • official-geodata
    • conservation-and-archiving-planning-aap---confederation
    • traffic-network
    • border
    • relief-land
    • cartography
    • water-geographic
    • geographical-names
    • fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
    • topography
    • map-chart
  • Geological Vector Datasets GeoCover

    Federal Office of Topography swisstopo
    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 Data...

    Last updated:

    • SERVICE
    • WMS
    • WMTS
    • API
    • geologic-map
    • conservation-and-archiving-planning-aap---confederation
    • official-geodata
    • geomorphology
    • sedimentation-geology
    • geological-process
    • tectonics
    • earth-science
    • stone
    • geology
    • fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
  • General Geological Map of Switzerland 1:200,000

    Federal Office of Topography swisstopo
    Regions and cities, Environment

    Geological mapping of the whole country based on the Dufour Map of Switzerland. Comprised of eight sheets, published between 1942 and 1964, the General Geological Map of...

    Last updated: December 31, 1964

    • SERVICE
    • WMS
    • WMTS
    • ZIP
    • historic-map
    • geologic-map
    • official-geodata
    • conservation-and-archiving-planning-aap---confederation
    • geology
    • earth-science
    • sedimentation-geology
    • stone
    • fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
  • Aeromagnetic Map of Switzerland 1:500000

    Federal Office of Topography swisstopo
    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 formation....

    Last updated: December 31, 1982

    • SERVICE
    • WMS
    • WMTS
    • API
    • geophysical-map
    • official-geodata
    • e-geoch
    • conservation-and-archiving-planning-aap---confederation
    • magnetism
    • geophysics
    • geology
    • fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
  • Gravimetric Atlas of Switzerland 1:100000

    Federal Office of Topography swisstopo
    Regions and cities, Environment

    The Bouguer anomalies for Switzerland are shown on 22 sheets. A Bouguer anomaly is the difference between the gravity measured at a particular point on the Earth's surface and the...

    Last updated: December 31, 2002

    • SERVICE
    • WMS
    • WMTS
    • ZIP
    • conservation-and-archiving-planning-aap---confederation
    • official-geodata
    • geophysical-map
    • gravimetry
    • bouguer-anomaly
    • geophysics
    • geology
    • fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
  • Gravimetric Map of Switzerland (Bouguer Anomalies) 1:500000

    Federal Office of Topography swisstopo
    Regions and cities, Environment

    Gravitational acceleration or gravity depends on the location of the measuring point and the mass distribution in the subsurface structure. A Bouguer anomaly is the difference...

    Last updated: December 31, 1979

    • SERVICE
    • WMS
    • WMTS
    • API
    • geophysical-map
    • e-geoch
    • official-geodata
    • bouguer-anomaly
    • conservation-and-archiving-planning-aap---confederation
    • gravimetry
    • geophysics
    • geology
    • fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
  • Gravimetric Map of Switzerland (Isostatic Anomalies) 1:500000

    Federal Office of Topography swisstopo
    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...

    Last updated: December 31, 1979

    • SERVICE
    • WMS
    • WMTS
    • API
    • conservation-and-archiving-planning-aap---confederation
    • official-geodata
    • geophysical-map
    • e-geoch
    • gravimetry
    • geophysics
    • geology
    • fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
  • DHM25 basis model

    Federal Office of Topography swisstopo
    Regions and cities, Environment

    The digital height model DHM25 is a data set representing the three-dimensional form of the earth?s surface. It was derived from the height information of the Swiss National Map...

    Last updated: January 1, 2004

    • contour-in-lakes
    • spot-height
    • official-geodata
    • topography
    • digital-terrain-model-dtm
    • conservation-and-archiving-planning-aap---confederation
    • isophysis
    • contour-line
    • geodata
    • terrain-representation
    • dem-digital-elevation-model
    • hillshade
    • gis-geographic-information-system
    • 3d-visualisation
    • elevation
    • relief-land
  • Topographical Map (Dufour Map)

    Federal Office of Topography swisstopo
    Regions and cities, Environment

    The first official map of Switzerland. First issued between 1844 and 1864, updated up to 1939. 25 sheets. Map format: 70 x 48 cm = 3360 km2. Representation of the terrain: Shaded...

    Last updated: January 1, 1843

    • SERVICE
    • WMS
    • WMTS
    • API
    • historic-map
    • individual-symbol
    • official-geodata
    • terrain-representation
    • national-map
    • conservation-and-archiving-planning-aap---confederation
    • place-name
    • rock
    • history
    • relief-land
    • province
    • nomenclature
    • geographical-names
    • fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
    • water-geographic
    • mountain
    • topography
    • map-chart
  • swissALTIRegio

    Federal Office of Topography swisstopo
    Regions and cities, Environment

    swissALTIRegio is a medium-resolution digital terrain model (10m). It describes the surface without vegetation and buildings. Switzerland and the Principality of Liechtenstein, as...

    Last updated: November 30, 2023

    • SERVICE
    • geographic-information-system
    • laser
    • digital-land-model
    • elevation
    • lidar-light-detection-and-ranging
    • 3d-simulation
    • official-geodata
    • gis-geographic-information-system
    • 3d-visualisation
    • dem-digital-elevation-model
    • laserscanning
    • conservation-and-archiving-planning-aap---confederation
    • fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
  • Permanent Network: The Automated GNSS Network for Switzerland AGNES

    Federal Office of Topography swisstopo
    Regions and cities, Environment

    Instead of providing a user with the new reference frame LV95 in a classical manner with site descriptions and coordinates, it is also conceivable to provide LV95 using permanent...

    Last updated: January 1, 2002

    • SERVICE
    • WMS
    • WMTS
    • HTML
    • API
    • national-survey
    • galileo
    • swiss-positioning-service-swipos
    • e-geoch
    • glonass
    • gps-global-positioning-system
    • conservation-and-archiving-planning-aap---confederation
    • official-geodata
    • positioning-service
    • navigation
    • geodesy
    • fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
  • swissTLMRegio

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

    swissTLMRegio is a 2D landscape model, which represents the natural and man-made features of the landscape in vector format. With its high generalisation grade it is a reference...

    Last updated: December 2, 2025

    • SERVICE
    • gis-geographic-information-system
    • fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
    • individual-symbol
    • official-geodata
    • conservation-and-archiving-planning-aap---confederation
    • traffic-network
    • land-cover
    • land-cover
    • buildings
    • hydrography
    • border
    • geographic-information-system
  • 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
  • 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
  • swissBUILDINGS3D 3.0 Beta

    Federal Office of Topography swisstopo
    Population and society, Regions and cities

    swissBUILDINGS3D 3.0 beta is a dataset which describes buildings as 3D-models with roof geometries and roof overhangs. Two variants are available: a model with closed solids and a...

    Last updated: November 27, 2025

    • conservation-and-archiving-planning-aap---confederation
    • official-geodata
    • landscape-model
    • gis-geographic-information-system
    • geographic-information-system
    • buildings
    • fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
  • 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
  • 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