Web Mapping Services (WMS): Available services and data
The WMS service allows you to easily integrate the federal government's official geodata into your own system or map application.
Federal offices make part of their data available via the WMS-FSDI service. Users of geographic information systems (GIS) can integrate these services into their software using the service's metadata (Capabilities).
The data layers currently available in the WMS-FSDI correspond, with a few exceptions, to the geodata that are also presented in map.geo.admin.ch. The WMS-FSDI can be used free of charge and provides access to public geodata.
Intended use
Web Map Services are especially interesting if you want to use continuously updated geodata in a predefined representation. Internet access is mandatory.
How to use the service
The WMS-FSDI is accessible via a secure connection. The URL is https://wms.geo.admin.ch/.
In most geographic information systems, specifying the above URL is sufficient for using the data. Otherwise, the GetCapabilities request is: https://wms.geo.admin.ch/?SERVICE=WMS&VERSION=1.3.0&REQUEST=GetCapabilities
(the choice of the language [de,fr,it,en] is done by adding the parameter ?lang=en)
An introduction to using WMS and its capabilities can be found in the technical documentation: