TechnicalGIS

GIS data sources: Switzerland

Region
Western Europe
ISO 3166
CH · CHE
Sources
6
Links checked
2026-10-14

6 sources, including 3 hand-picked national datasets. Covering boundaries & admin, elevation / dem, imagery, census & statistics, transport, hydrology, geology, open data portal. Download as JSON or get the full catalogue CSV.

Sources

  • opendata.swiss (opens in a new tab)

    Portal

    Swiss Federal Archives

    • Open data portal
    Licence
    Varies by dataset
    Link
    opendata.swiss

    Link checked · 2026-10-14

  • map.geo.admin.ch (opens in a new tab)

    Web viewer

    Federal Spatial Data Infrastructure

    • Open data portal
    Licence
    Varies by dataset
    Link
    map.geo.admin.ch

    Link checked · 2026-10-14

  • swisstopo (opens in a new tab)

    Download

    Federal Office of Topography

    swissALTI3D, SWISSIMAGE, swissBOUNDARIES3D and geological maps.

    • Elevation / DEM
    • Imagery
    • Boundaries & admin
    • Geology
    Licence
    Open (swisstopo terms)
    Formats
    GeoTIFF, GeoPackage, LAZ
    Link
    swisstopo.admin.ch

    Link checked · 2026-10-14

  • Swiss Federal Statistical Office (opens in a new tab)

    Portal

    Swiss Federal Statistical Office

    National statistical office (from the UN Statistics Division directory).

    • Census & statistics
    Licence
    See provider terms
    Link
    bfs.admin.ch

    Link checked · 2026-10-14

  • OpenStreetMap extract – Switzerland (opens in a new tab)

    Download

    Geofabrik / OpenStreetMap contributors

    Daily OSM extract.

    • Transport
    • Boundaries & admin
    • Hydrology
    Licence
    ODbL 1.0
    Formats
    PBF, Shapefile
    Link
    download.geofabrik.de

    Link checked · 2026-10-14

  • geoBoundaries administrative boundaries (opens in a new tab)

    API

    William & Mary geoLab

    JSON API listing every available admin level with direct download links.

    • Boundaries & admin
    Licence
    Varies (open; see metadata)
    Formats
    GeoJSON, Shapefile, TopoJSON
    Link
    geoboundaries.org

    Link checked · 2026-10-14