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

  • 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
  • Lithological map of Switzerland – Genesis 1:500000

    Federal Office of Topography swisstopo
    Regions and cities, Environment

    The Lithological map of Switzerland – Genesis 1:500,000 provides an overview of the subsurface classified according to the origin of the rocks, e.g. deposits from rivers and...

    Last updated: January 1, 2000

    • SERVICE
    • WMS
    • WMTS
    • API
    • lithology
    • petrography
    • geotechnics
    • geology
    • mineral-resources
    • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Raw materials, production and mining sites of the brickworks industry

    Federal Office of Topography swisstopo
    Regions and cities, Environment

    This dataset shows the brickwork production and mining sites in operation and decommissioned of the brickworks in Switzerland. Clay, marl and also sandstone are the most important...

    Last updated: August 29, 2019

    • SERVICE
    • WMS
    • WMTS
    • API
    • building-materials-industry
    • brick
    • geotechnics
    • production-and-industrial-facilities
    • 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
  • Metallic raw materials

    Federal Office of Topography swisstopo
    Regions and cities, Environment

    Metallic raw materials are resources of economic value that are typically sourced from metal-bearing minerals. This dataset shows the sites where metallic raw materials have been...

    Last updated: July 16, 2025

    • SERVICE
    • WMS
    • HTML
    • API
    • mineralisation
    • mineral-industry
    • geotechnics
    • ore
    • mineral-extraction
    • geology
    • mineral-resources
    • fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • VECTOR25 Hydrographic network GWN07

    Federal Office of Topography swisstopo
    Regions and cities, Environment

    The layer "Hydrographic network" consists of a directionally oriented line network connected to each other with nodes, and of a table without geometry. Those features which are in...

    Last updated: August 31, 2007

    • SERVICE
    • WMS
    • WMTS
    • API
    • hydrography
    • lake
    • geographic-information-system
    • water-geographic
    • river
    • landscape-model
    • e-geoch
    • gis-geographic-information-system
    • fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
    • 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
  • swissTLMRegio Transportation public transport

    Federal Office of Topography swisstopo

    The Public Transportation Topic, as part of the Transportation Topic, contains different features connected with traffic (road, railway, airports, car-ferry, ...). It consists of...

    Last updated: October 9, 2024

    • SERVICE
    • WMS
    • WMTS
    • API
    • railway-network
    • road-network
    • highway
    • railway
    • geographic-information-system
    • road-traffic
    • main-road
    • path-netwok
    • cableway
    • gis-geographic-information-system
    • ferry
    • landscape-model
    • path
    • transport-networks
    • fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure