Nuclear Power Plants

Energy, Environment

Nuclear power plants are facilities for the commercial generation of electrical power from controlled nuclear fission. The four Swiss nuclear power plants have a total output of...

Electricity production plants

Energy, Environment

An electricity production plant is a technical facility for generating electricity. It is in the public interest to have a spatial overview of all electricity production plants ...

Statistics on hydropower plants (WASTA)

Energy, Environment

The "Statistics on hydropower plants" (WASTA) contain data concerning the Swiss hydropower plants with an output of at least 300 kW. This includes technical data relating to asp...

Dams under federal supervision

Energy, Environment

The dataset contains fundamental information about dams in Switzerland which come under the direct supervision of the Swiss Confederation. This includes data concerning the cons...

Compensation for losses due to the use of hydraulic power (CLHPO)

Energy, Environment

Protected areas under the terms of the Ordinance of 25 October 1995 on Compensation for Losses due to the Use of Hydraulic Power (CLHPO), based on contractual regulations betwee...

Building lines for heavy current installations

Energy, Environment

A building line secures the space required for the operation, renovation or expansion of a heavy current installation. No construction that interferes with the operation, renova...

Reserved zones for lines with a rated voltage of 220kV or higher

Energy, Environment

A reserved zone serves to keep an area free for future lines. In a reserved zone, no projects that could interfere with the construction of a new line may be undertaken for a ma...

Location and adjoining areas of pipeline systems according to the Ordnance on...

Energy, Environment

The Ordinance on Protection against Major Accidents (MAO, SR 814.012) is designed to protect the public and the environment from serious damage resulting from major accidents. I...

Sectoral Plan Deep Geological Repositories

Regions and cities, Environment

Most of the radioactive waste in Switzerland comes from the country's five nuclear power plants, though a certain amount is also produced in the healthcare sector, in industry a...

Electricity Transmission Lines sectoral plan

Regions and cities, Environment

Sectoral planning is the federal government’s overlying planning and coordination tool for implementing its spatial planning duties. Projects concerning the construction and exp...

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...

Geologischer Atlas der Schweiz 1:25000 – Profile

Regions and cities, Environment

The GA25-Profile dataset (GA25_CS) is a compilation of the cross sections published together with the Geological Atlas 1:25,000. It depicts the cross section tracks and contains...

swissTLM3D Roads and Tracks

swissTLM3D road and tracks contains the road and path network Switzerland and the Principality of Liechtenstein. It is part of the dataset swissTLM3D. With a high accuracy and t...

swissNAMES3D geographical names of the national Survey

swissNAMES3D is the most comprehensive collection of geographical names for Switzerland and Liechtenstein. swissNAMES3D contains over 400,000 georeferenced entries divided in di...

National Map 1:1 million

The National Map 1:1 million is a small-scale topographic map giving an overview of Central Europe: Switzerland and its neighbours from Lyons to Salzburg and from Strasbourg to ...

swissTLM3D Forest

swissTLM3D Forest contains the forested areas of Switzerland and the Principality of Liechtenstein. It is part of the dataset swissTLM3D. With a high accuracy and the incorporat...

swissTLM3D Other transportations

swissTLM3D other transportations contains the different types of cable railway and other types of mechanical transport. It is part of the dataset swissTLM3D. With a high accurac...

Thickness model of unconsolidated deposits

The thickness model of unconsolidated deposits is a digital data set that describes the thickness of the unconsolidated deposits. This product is derived from the bedrock elevat...

swissTLM3D Hydrographical network

swissTLM3D hydrographical network contains the watercourses and lake contours of Switzerland and the Principality of Liechtenstein. It is part of the dataset swissTLM3D. With a ...

Geological Atlas of Switzerland 1:25000

The sheets of the Geological Atlas of Switzerland (GA25) give detailed information about the uppermost layers of the subsurface structure. Geological formations are represented ...

Official index of streets

Official dataset for “official index of streets”, ID196, as per the catalogue of basic geodata in accordance with Swiss Federal Law. The official index of streets includes all o...

Aeronautical Chart ICAO Switzerland 1:500'000

The official Aeronautical Chart ICAO 1:500'000 of Switzerland is published in cooperation with skyguide. The chart includes airports and airfields, classified air space, restric...

swissTLM3D Railway

swissTLM3D Railway contains the path of the railways with narrow-gauge and standard gauge. All tracks are captured in the sections with multiple tracks and in the areas of a sta...

Bedrock elevation model

The bedrock elevation model is a complete model of the bedrock surface (or Quaternary base) in the Molasse Basin, the larger Alpine valleys (Rhine, Rhône, Aare, Reuss, Linth and...

Glider Chart Switzerland 1:300'000

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 ...