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

86 datasets found

  • 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
    • HTML
    • API
    • petrography
    • lithology
    • geotechnics
    • geology
    • fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
  • Aerial Images swisstopo infrared

    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, 1927

    • SERVICE
    • WMS
    • WMTS
    • GPKG
    • HTML
    • API
    • aerial-photograph
    • aerial-photograph
    • orthoimagery
    • 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
  • 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
  • Geological Map of Switzerland 1:500000

    Federal Office of Topography swisstopo
    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 uppermost...

    Last updated: December 31, 2005

    • SERVICE
    • WMS
    • WMTS
    • API
    • official-geodata
    • well-consolidated-rock
    • geologic-map
    • e-geoch
    • conservation-and-archiving-planning-aap---confederation
    • geology
    • earth-science
    • sedimentation-geology
    • stone
    • fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
  • Hydrogeological Map of Switzerland: Groundwater Resources 1:500000

    Federal Office of Topography swisstopo
    Regions and cities, Environment

    The Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN) is the body within the Swiss Geological Survey responsible for hydrogeology. The 1:500,000 Hydrogeological Map forms part of the...

    Last updated: September 14, 2007

    • SERVICE
    • WMS
    • WMTS
    • API
    • conservation-and-archiving-planning-aap---confederation
    • official-geodata
    • e-geoch
    • groundwater
    • earth-science
    • aquifer
    • hydrogeology
    • geology
    • fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
  • Base Map (Vector Tile Style)

    Federal Office of Topography swisstopo
    Regions and cities, Environment

    The BaseMap is a dynamic web-map built on vectortile technology, designed specifically for optimal use on mobile devices. All map elements are displayed in vector format, including...

    Last updated: March 1, 2024

    • API
    • JSON
    • official-geodata
    • fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
    • base-map
    • geographical-names
  • Official index of cities and towns including postal codes and perimeter

    Federal Office of Topography swisstopo
    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...

    Last updated: December 1, 2025

    • SERVICE
    • WMS
    • API
    • e-geoch
    • place
    • post-code
    • official-geodata
    • cadastral-surveying
    • conservation-and-archiving-planning-aap---confederation
    • administrative-units
    • addresses
    • fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
  • swissTLMRegio Protected Areas

    Federal Office of Topography swisstopo
    Regions and cities, Environment

    Territorial boundaries: Boundaries of protected areas in Switzerland and in neighbouring countries.

    Last updated: December 2, 2025

    • SERVICE
    • WMS
    • WMTS
    • API
    • national-park
    • protected-area
    • geographic-information-system
    • border
    • gis-geographic-information-system
    • landscape-model
    • protected-sites
    • fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
  • Hydrogeological Map of Switzerland: Vulnerability of Groundwater Resources 1:500000

    Federal Office of Topography swisstopo
    Regions and cities, Environment

    The Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN) is the body within the Swiss Geological Survey responsible for hydrogeology. The 1:500,000 Hydrogeological Map forms part of the...

    Last updated: January 1, 2008

    • SERVICE
    • WMS
    • WMTS
    • API
    • e-geoch
    • official-geodata
    • conservation-and-archiving-planning-aap---confederation
    • earth-science
    • groundwater-protection
    • hydrogeology
    • groundwater-endangering
    • 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
  • Inclination 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 inclination is the angle formed by the orientation of the magnetic field...

    Last updated: January 1, 1979

    • SERVICE
    • WMS
    • WMTS
    • API
    • conservation-and-archiving-planning-aap---confederation
    • geophysical-map
    • e-geoch
    • official-geodata
    • magnetism
    • geophysics
    • geology
    • fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
  • swissNAMES3D geographical names of the national Survey

    Federal Office of Topography swisstopo
    Regions and cities, Environment

    swissNAMES3D is the most comprehensive collection of geographical names for Switzerland and Liechtenstein. swissNAMES3D contains over 437,000 georeferenced entries divided in...

    Last updated: January 1, 2014

    • SERVICE
    • WMS
    • WMTS
    • API
    • conservation-and-archiving-planning-aap---confederation
    • official-geodata
    • geographical-names
    • fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
    • mountain
    • nomenclature
  • Raw materials, production and mining sites of the cement industry

    Federal Office of Topography swisstopo
    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 the...

    Last updated: October 1, 2017

    • SERVICE
    • WMS
    • API
    • lithology
    • conservation-and-archiving-planning-aap---confederation
    • petrography
    • built-structure
    • geotechnics
    • 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
    • egip-european-geothermal-information-platform
    • official-geodata
    • conservation-and-archiving-planning-aap---confederation
    • e-geoch
    • geophysical-map
    • geothermal-energy
    • geophysics
    • energy-resources
    • geology
    • fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
  • Aerial Images swisstopo b / w

    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, 1927

    • SERVICE
    • WMS
    • WMTS
    • GPKG
    • HTML
    • API
    • conservation-and-archiving-planning-aap---confederation
    • aerial-photograph
    • aerial-photograph
    • orthoimagery
    • fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
  • Official directory of building addresses

    Federal Office of Topography swisstopo
    Regions and cities, Environment

    Official data set for “Official directory of building addresses”, ID197, as per the catalogue of basic geodata in accordance with Swiss Federal Law. The official directory of...

    Last updated: May 11, 2020

    • SERVICE
    • WMS
    • API
    • fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
    • register
    • building-address
    • official-geodata
    • cadastral-surveying
    • addresses
    • building
    • dwelling
    • route
    • nomenclature
  • Base Map Winter (Vector Tile Style)

    Federal Office of Topography swisstopo
    Regions and cities, Environment

    The Base Map Winter is a dynamic web-map with a wintry colour scheme built on vectortile technology, designed specifically for optimal use on mobile devices. All map elements are...

    Last updated: March 1, 2024

    • API
    • JSON
    • base-map
    • official-geodata
    • fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
    • geographical-names
  • Ski routes

    Federal Office of Topography swisstopo
    Regions and cities, Transport

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

    Last updated: November 12, 2025

    • SERVICE
    • WMS
    • WMTS
    • HTML
    • API
    • cartography
    • official-geodata
    • ski-tour
    • transport-networks
    • fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
  • Natural stones on buildings

    Federal Office of Topography swisstopo
    Regions and cities, Environment

    This dataset shows the use of stone in the construction of over 4,000 buildings in Switzerland. The data was collected by Francis de Quervain between 1954 and 1983. Over the past...

    Last updated:

    • SERVICE
    • WMS
    • WMTS
    • API
    • lithology
    • conservation-and-archiving-planning-aap---confederation
    • petrography
    • built-structure
    • geotechnics
    • geology
    • fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure