Digital geodata from swisstopo available free of charge for use
From March 1, 2021, the Federal Office of Topography of Switzerland will make its services and official digital data available online free of charge
swisstopo’s digital geodata are now free of charge and can be used freely
From March 1, 2021, the Federal Office of Topography swisstopo will make its services and official digital data available online free of charge.
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In this way, swisstopo creates new opportunities for companies, private individuals and organizations with an innovative character to develop information services.
The previous procurement costs and usage fees no longer apply.Data liberalization is part of the “Strategy on Open Access to Public Data in Switzerland 2019-2023”, which was adopted by the Federal Council in November 2018.
In future, all standard digital products from swisstopo, including national maps, aerial images, landscape models or geological vector data will be made available free of charge as Open Government Data (OGD).
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They will then be able to be used and redistributed freely. No permission will be required, only the citation of sources, and commercial use will also be allowed.
A contribution to digital transformation
The Federal Council approved the ordinance amendments required for data liberalization on April 4, 2020, with entry into force on March 1, 2021.
The aim is for an even broader use of geoinformation. In addition, this data liberalization is part of the “Strategy on Free Access to Public Data in Switzerland 2019-2023”, adopted by the Federal Council in autumn 2018.
swisstopo’s digital geodata is primarily aimed at professional users.
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For engineers, architects, programmers or planners, but also for research and science, access to official geodata provided according to the OGD principles will thus become easier, with a greater incentive to develop new information services in this way.
This allows swisstopo to actively contribute to innovation and economic growth while supporting the digital transformation in Switzerland.
Easy access to data from the Internet or geoservices
Most of swisstopo’s official geodata are made available so that users can download them themselves from the internet or use them online via geoservices.
Each dataset is provided in the most current version and in the most popular formats and variants, and it is not necessary to register in order to download the data or use the geoservices.
Some older or particularly large geodata collections that are used in specialist areas, such as aerial image strips or historical maps, are not available for download, but can be ordered at geodata@swisstopo.ch.
In this case, however, data supply costs will be charged. Use is, of course, free of charge.
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Since the geodata from swisstopo are available in a format that can be read by an electronic device, they can be easily integrated into digital processes.
For example, a company can use programming interfaces to set up regular, automatic updating of digital national maps for its geographic information system.
