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

147 datasets found

  • 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
  • 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
  • Special geological maps Vector

    Federal Office of Topography swisstopo
    Regions and cities, Environment

    The Special Geological Maps (GSK) are available at scales between 1:25,000 and 1:100,000. They are defined on the basis of geographical or thematic perspectives. They provide...

    Last updated: January 1, 2011

    • geology
    • stone
    • earth-science
    • sedimentation-geology
    • special-zone
    • geologic-map
    • fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
  • SWISSIMAGE HIST 1946: The Orthophotomosaic of Switzerland from 1946

    Federal Office of Topography swisstopo
    Regions and cities, Environment

    The orthophoto mosaic SWISSIMAGE HIST 1946 is a composition of historical black and white aerial photographs from 1946 («US flight mission») over the whole of Switzerland with a...

    Last updated: March 1, 2019

    • SERVICE
    • WMS
    • WMTS
    • raster-data
    • historic-map
    • orthophoto
    • aerial-photograph
    • aerial-photograph
    • mosaic
    • orthoimagery
    • 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
    • petrography
    • conservation-and-archiving-planning-aap---confederation
    • built-structure
    • geotechnics
    • geology
    • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
    • toponymy
    • place-name
    • official-geodata
    • inspire
    • geographical-names
    • national
    • 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
  • swissSURFACE3D

    Federal Office of Topography swisstopo
    Regions and cities, Environment

    swissSURFACE3D models all natural and man-made objects of the surface of Switzerland in the form of a classified point cloud. These high-accuracy and high spatial density data are...

    Last updated: February 6, 2019

    • laser
    • geographic-information-system
    • relief-land
    • altitude
    • vegetation
    • elevation
    • lidar-light-detection-and-ranging
    • airborne-laser-scanning
    • fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
  • Administrative units Switzerland - INSPIRE

    Federal Office of Topography swisstopo
    Regions and cities, Environment

    Administrative units is based on the data set swissBOUNDARIES3D by swisstopo. It contains all administrative units and national boundaries of Switzerland and the Principality of...

    Last updated: December 21, 2023

    • ZIP
    • official-geodata
    • inspire
    • national
    • administrative-units
    • fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
    • administrative-boundary
  • 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
  • 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
  • Special geological maps

    Federal Office of Topography swisstopo
    Regions and cities, Environment

    The Special Geological Maps (GSK) are available at scales between 1:25,000 and 1:100,000. They are defined on the basis of geographical or thematic perspectives. They provide...

    Last updated: January 1, 2011

    • geology
    • sedimentation-geology
    • stone
    • earth-science
    • special-zone
    • geologic-map
    • fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
  • National Map 1:50'000, winter representation

    Federal Office of Topography swisstopo
    Regions and cities, Environment

    The winter national map 1:50'000 is a derivation of the topographical national map 1:50'000 of Switzerland with detailed depictions of traffic, settlement areas, terrain, bodies of...

    Last updated: November 8, 2023

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

    • geographic-information-system
    • laser
    • digital-land-model
    • elevation
    • 3d-simulation
    • official-geodata
    • lidar-light-detection-and-ranging
    • laserscanning
    • dem-digital-elevation-model
    • gis-geographic-information-system
    • conservation-and-archiving-planning-aap---confederation
    • 3d-visualisation
    • 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
  • 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
    • e-geoch
    • geophysical-map
    • gravimetry
    • geophysics
    • 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
    • coal-mining
    • energy-resource
    • geotechnics
    • bitumen
    • natural-gas
    • mineral-extraction
    • geology
    • mineral-resources
    • fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure