Coordination

Coordinating agency for Federal geographical information (GCG)

c/o
Federal Office of Topography swisstopo 
Seftigenstrasse 264
CH - 3084 Wabern 

 

Operation 

geo.admin.ch

c/o
Federal Office of Topography swisstopo
COGIS (Coordination, Geoinformation and Services )
Seftigenstrasse 264
CH - 3084 Wabern

Tel. +41 58 469 03 15
Fax +41 58 469 04 59
info@geo.admin.ch  

 

Accessibility of PDF documents

Accessibility of publications like PDF Documents is important for us. Please be aware that sometimes with older articles or documents this accessibility is not always there. Please contact us in case you need to access some information. We will try to help you. 

 

Overall data controller

The Confederation, represented by the relevant Federal Office 
 

Data management

Coordination, Geoinformation and Services (COGIS)
Federal Office of Topography swisstopo 
Seftigenstrasse 264
CH - 3084 Wabern

Tel- +41 58 469 0315

Fax +41 58 469 0459
infokogis@swisstopo.ch

 

iFrame

Terms of Use

• The mapviewer map.geo.admin.ch can be embedded as small dynamic map (iFrame) in any website. Layout (CSS) and the functions must not be changed.
• In addition, when adding own or third party data via interfaces ( e.g. KML/ WMS), the terms and conditions of the third party data owner do apply and have to be respected.
• Liability claims against the federal authorities - to the extent permitted by law – are excluded. This function is operated according to https://www.admin.ch/gov/en/start/terms-and-conditions.html.
   

Drawing

Terms of Use

• No guarantee for availability of stored drawings, no backup provided, storage for 1 year only, no liability of operator swisstopo for stored data.
• Drawing can be deleted anytime by original creator;
• Third parties/public can access drawing (view and copy, but not change).
• The user commits himself not to misuse the provided drawing function and to refrain from illegal activities. Privacy and copyright regulations must be respected; misuse is punishable and can be prosecuted. In particular, protection of privacy , personal data and copyrights must not be violated. The federal office of topography swisstopo reserves the right to delete such data at any time without warning.
• Liability claims against the federal authorities - to the extent permitted by law – are excluded. This function is operated according to https://www.admin.ch/gov/en/start/terms-and-conditions.html.
  

 

Report a problem

Terms of Use

• By submitting your message, you agree that the information you provide may be stored, processed and possibly published in an anonymous form by an official office of the Confederation.
• The user commits himself not to misuse the provided function and to refrain from illegal activities. Privacy and copyright regulations must be respected; misuse is punishable and can be prosecuted. In particular, protection of privacy, personal data and copyrights must not be violated. The federal office of topography swisstopo reserves the right to delete such data at any time without warning.
• Liability claims against the federal authorities - to the extent permitted by law – are excluded. This function is operated according to https://www.admin.ch/gov/en/start/terms-and-conditions.html.

 

 

Terms and conditions

General
geo.admin.ch is covered by the general conditions in accordance with https://www.admin.ch/gov/en/start/terms-and-conditions.html
  

Cadastral surveying data: 

CadastralWebMap conditions
 

swisstopo data:

Licences for the use of official geodata
Authorisations for analogue and digital publications up to A3 format
Use without a licence
Licences External
 

Data with free access:

Following numerical data are available free of charge:  (licence for free geodata) :

• Satellite Images Landsat 25m with Copyright annotation: © ESA / Eurimage / swisstopo, NPOC
• Municipality Map 1:1 million with Copyright annotation: geodata © swisstopo
• General Maps 1:1 million with Copyright annotation: geodata © swisstopo
• Pixelmap 1000 -Color with Copyright annotation: geodata © swisstopo
• Pixelmap 1000 - Grey with Copyright annotation: geodata © swisstopo
• SwissBoundaries3D with Copyright annotation: geodata © swisstopo

 

Complet list of free geodata from swisstopo

 

Federal Office of Civil Aviation (FOCA) data:
For safety reasons any operational use of the digital aeronautical charts (GeoIV ID 4) is prohibited. For operational use the official aeronautical publications shall be used.

Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN) data:
With the exception of “ShowMe” the following conditions apply