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Declination Map of Switzerland 1:500000
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...
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Raw materials, production and mining sites of the cement industry
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 t...
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Geological Vector Datasets GeoCover
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 D...
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Gravimetric Map of Switzerland (Isostatic Anomalies) 1:500000
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...
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Hydrogeological Map of Switzerland: Groundwater Resources 1:500000
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 Ge...
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Total Intensity Map of Switzerland 1:500000
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 it...
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SWISSIMAGE HIST 1946: The Orthophotomosaic of Switzerland from 1946
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...
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General Geological Map of Switzerland 1:200,000
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 Switzer...
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swissSURFACE3D Raster multidirectional hillshade
Regions and cities, Environment
The hillshade is derived from the digital elevation model swissSURFACE3D Raster. It illustrates the surface relief of Switzerland and the Principality of Liechtenstein. A hillsh...
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Switzerland During the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM) 1:500000
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 re...
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Aerial images swisstopo oblique
Regions and cities, Environment
The oblique aerial photos are a small part of the image collection of swisstopo. There are snapshots of small towns and photos of the atmosphere in the pre-alpine and alpine reg...
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Transition of reference frames LV03 - LV95: Triangular network (CHENyx06 and...
Regions and cities, Environment
The triangular network of the national survey (FINELTRA-LV) was completed in the 90's and has permitted to transform geodata from LV03 to LV95 and vice versa with an accuracy of...
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Crushed-rock aggregates
Regions and cities, Environment
This dataset shows the extraction and production sites of crushed-rock aggregates in Switzerland (in operation or decommissioned). Together with natural, uncrushed-rock aggregat...
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National Map 1:100'000
Regions and cities, Environment
The National Map 1:100,000 is a supra-regional topographic map of Switzerland. The map perimeter is divided into 23 individual sheets. There are composites of specified regions....
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National Map 1:50'000
Regions and cities, Environment
The National Map 1:50,000 is a topographic map of Switzerland representing the areas of traffic and settlements, the topography and the vegetation in detail. The map perimeter i...
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National Map 1:1 million (grey)
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 Strasbo...
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Energy raw materials
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 exploi...
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Geoid model CHGeo2004 in ETRS89
Regions and cities, Environment
Swiss geoid model in the version of 2004 (CHGeo2004) in the reference system ETRS89. It forms the zero reference surface (approximated mean sea level) for height determination a...
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Glider Chart Switzerland 1:300'000
Regions and cities, Transport
The Glider Map 1:300'000 is published in cooperation with skyguide. The map includes airports and airfields, classified air space, restricted and hazardous areas as well as air ...
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Dimension stone
Regions and cities, Environment
This dataset shows the extraction and production sites of dimension stone in Switzerland (in operation or decommissioned). Sculpted or sawn, these dimension stones are mainly us...
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Tectonic Map of Switzerland 1:500000
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 rock...
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Inclination Map of Switzerland 1:500000
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 rel...
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Hard rock aggregates: Production and mining sites of the hard rock industry
Regions and cities, Environment
Hard rock aggregates play a central role particularly for the construction and maintenance of the Swiss railway network (railway ballast) as well as of high-performance roads. F...
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Status of the cantonal geotope inventories
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 nationwid...
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Natural stones on buildings
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 pas...