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The Federal Office of Topography swisstopo surveys and documents Switzerland to the nearest centimeter. The maps and data produced from the geoinformation are indispensable for the economy, society and, in particular, for the Swiss Armed Forces.
Typical swisstopo products are elevation and landscape models, true-to-scale aerial photographs, geological data and maps, and of course the national maps. An app with versatile outdoor functions makes the maps available anytime and anywhere.
Swisstopo also coordinates the activities of public authorities and the private sector, for example in land surveying or the use of the subsoil.
Geodata not only provide information about vegetation, rock strata, political boundaries, bodies of water or changes in the landscape. They also provide the basis for digital transformation. After all, almost all events take place somewhere and most of our decisions have a spatial reference.
Learn in a playful way what benefits geodata bring to society. Ask the experts your questions about maps or the swisstopo app and learn about the varied professional apprenticeships and activities at swisstopo. And who knows, you might win an attractive prize in the competition.
Who will pop the most balloons?
With the help of a tablet, you control your trajectory through a virtual mountain world. You try to hit as many balloons as possible within a given time.
Watch as you evaluate the 3D aerial images.
Experience in an impressive way how swisstopo's topographic landscape model is regularly updated with the help of aerial photographs.
Move mountains!
Learn the principle of elevation curves in a playful way by shaping landscapes with sand.
Get to know the swisstopo app.
Experts will show you the contents and basic functions of the swisstopo app and answer your questions about it.
Learn how to plan tours and get your bearings along the way.
Experts explain how you can use the swisstopo app to create tours, find your way around while on the move, and identify mountain peaks, for example.
Insight into the apprenticeship as an EFZ geomatics technician
The geomatics trainees at swisstopo demonstrate the versatility of vocational training at swisstopo.
How do I find the right geodata and maps for a topic?
Experts show how they solve concrete problems with the map viewer and which functions of the viewer they use.
Design your own card
With just a few clicks, you can create a map to suit your needs. Learn how easy it is to customize the map section, scale and cover image for your map.
Go on a journey through time with the historical maps and aerial photos
Learn how to use the viewer map.geo.admin.ch to view all previous maps for any point in Switzerland and which aerial images exist for it
Geodata for the management and documentation of natural events
Learn why and how swisstopo acquires the required aerial photography or satellite data and makes the processed data available.
Flugdienst swisstopo: Where aerial photographs are taken
In close cooperation with the Swiss Air Force, swisstopo's flight service documents Switzerland from above. An employee gives an insight into his work.
How do satellite images contribute to Switzerland's environmental monitoring and security?
Learn more about the National Point of Contact for Satellite Imagery and its services
Design your own card
With just a few clicks, you can create a map to suit your needs. Learn how easy it is to customize the map section, scale and cover image for your map.
Geodata for the management and documentation of natural events
Learn why and how swisstopo acquires the required aerial photography or satellite data and makes the processed data available.
Flugdienst swisstopo: Where aerial photographs are taken
In close cooperation with the Swiss Air Force, swisstopo's flight service documents Switzerland from above. An employee gives an insight into his work.
How do satellite images contribute to Switzerland's environmental monitoring and security?
Learn more about the National Point of Contact for Satellite Imagery and its services
Insight into the apprenticeship as an EFZ geomatics technician
The geomatics trainees at swisstopo demonstrate the versatility of vocational training at swisstopo.
How do I find the right geodata and maps for a topic?
Experts show how they solve concrete problems with the map viewer and which functions of the viewer they use.
Get to know the swisstopo app.
Experts will show you the contents and basic functions of the swisstopo app and answer your questions about it.
Learn how to plan tours and get your bearings along the way.
Experts explain how you can use the swisstopo app to create tours, find your way around while on the move, and identify mountain peaks, for example.
Go on a journey through time with the historical maps and aerial photos
Learn how to use the viewer map.geo.admin.ch to view all previous maps for any point in Switzerland and which aerial images exist for it
Who will pop the most balloons?
With the help of a tablet, you control your trajectory through a virtual mountain world. You try to hit as many balloons as possible within a given time.
Watch as you evaluate the 3D aerial images.
Experience in an impressive way how swisstopo's topographic landscape model is regularly updated with the help of aerial photographs.
Move mountains!
Learn the principle of elevation curves in a playful way by shaping landscapes with sand.
Get to know the swisstopo app.
Experts will show you the contents and basic functions of the swisstopo app and answer your questions about it.
Learn how to plan tours and get your bearings along the way.
Experts explain how you can use the swisstopo app to create tours, find your way around while on the move, and identify mountain peaks, for example.
Insight into the apprenticeship as an EFZ geomatics technician
The geomatics trainees at swisstopo demonstrate the versatility of vocational training at swisstopo.
How do I find the right geodata and maps for a topic?
Experts show how they solve concrete problems with the map viewer and which functions of the viewer they use.
Design your own card
With just a few clicks, you can create a map to suit your needs. Learn how easy it is to customize the map section, scale and cover image for your map.
Go on a journey through time with the historical maps and aerial photos
Learn how to use the viewer map.geo.admin.ch to view all previous maps for any point in Switzerland and which aerial images exist for it
Geodata for the management and documentation of natural events
Learn why and how swisstopo acquires the required aerial photography or satellite data and makes the processed data available.
Flugdienst swisstopo: Where aerial photographs are taken
In close cooperation with the Swiss Air Force, swisstopo's flight service documents Switzerland from above. An employee gives an insight into his work.
How do satellite images contribute to Switzerland's environmental monitoring and security?
Learn more about the National Point of Contact for Satellite Imagery and its services
Design your own card
With just a few clicks, you can create a map to suit your needs. Learn how easy it is to customize the map section, scale and cover image for your map.
Geodata for the management and documentation of natural events
Learn why and how swisstopo acquires the required aerial photography or satellite data and makes the processed data available.
Flugdienst swisstopo: Where aerial photographs are taken
In close cooperation with the Swiss Air Force, swisstopo's flight service documents Switzerland from above. An employee gives an insight into his work.
How do satellite images contribute to Switzerland's environmental monitoring and security?
Learn more about the National Point of Contact for Satellite Imagery and its services
Insight into the apprenticeship as an EFZ geomatics technician
The geomatics trainees at swisstopo demonstrate the versatility of vocational training at swisstopo.
How do I find the right geodata and maps for a topic?
Experts show how they solve concrete problems with the map viewer and which functions of the viewer they use.
Get to know the swisstopo app.
Experts will show you the contents and basic functions of the swisstopo app and answer your questions about it.
Learn how to plan tours and get your bearings along the way.
Experts explain how you can use the swisstopo app to create tours, find your way around while on the move, and identify mountain peaks, for example.
Go on a journey through time with the historical maps and aerial photos
Learn how to use the viewer map.geo.admin.ch to view all previous maps for any point in Switzerland and which aerial images exist for it
Watch as you evaluate the 3D aerial images.
Experience in an impressive way how swisstopo's topographic landscape model is regularly updated with the help of aerial photographs.
Move mountains!
Learn the principle of elevation curves in a playful way by shaping landscapes with sand.
Who will pop the most balloons?
With the help of a tablet, you control your trajectory through a virtual mountain world. You try to hit as many balloons as possible within a given time.
Get to know the swisstopo app.
Experts will show you the contents and basic functions of the swisstopo app and answer your questions about it.
Learn how to plan tours and get your bearings along the way.
Experts explain how you can use the swisstopo app to create tours, find your way around while on the move, and identify mountain peaks, for example.
Insight into the apprenticeship as an EFZ geomatics technician
The geomatics trainees at swisstopo demonstrate the versatility of vocational training at swisstopo.
How do I find the right geodata and maps for a topic?
Experts show how they solve concrete problems with the map viewer and which functions of the viewer they use.
Design your own card
With just a few clicks, you can create a map to suit your needs. Learn how easy it is to customize the map section, scale and cover image for your map.
Go on a journey through time with the historical maps and aerial photos
Learn how to use the viewer map.geo.admin.ch to view all previous maps for any point in Switzerland and which aerial images exist for it
Geodata for the management and documentation of natural events
Learn why and how swisstopo acquires the required aerial photography or satellite data and makes the processed data available.
Flugdienst swisstopo: Where aerial photographs are taken
In close cooperation with the Swiss Air Force, swisstopo's flight service documents Switzerland from above. An employee gives an insight into his work.
How do satellite images contribute to Switzerland's environmental monitoring and security?
Learn more about the National Point of Contact for Satellite Imagery and its services
Insight into the apprenticeship as an EFZ geomatics technician
The geomatics trainees at swisstopo demonstrate the versatility of vocational training at swisstopo.
Geodata for the management and documentation of natural events
Learn why and how swisstopo acquires the required aerial photography or satellite data and makes the processed data available.
Flugdienst swisstopo: Where aerial photographs are taken
In close cooperation with the Swiss Air Force, swisstopo's flight service documents Switzerland from above. An employee gives an insight into his work.
How do satellite images contribute to Switzerland's environmental monitoring and security?
Learn more about the National Point of Contact for Satellite Imagery and its services
How do I find the right geodata and maps for a topic?
Experts show how they solve concrete problems with the map viewer and which functions of the viewer they use.
Get to know the swisstopo app.
Experts will show you the contents and basic functions of the swisstopo app and answer your questions about it.
Learn how to plan tours and get your bearings along the way.
Experts explain how you can use the swisstopo app to create tours, find your way around while on the move, and identify mountain peaks, for example.
Go on a journey through time with the historical maps and aerial photos
Learn how to use the viewer map.geo.admin.ch to view all previous maps for any point in Switzerland and which aerial images exist for it
