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Almost every publication of COGIS is available only in German and French. Please select your preferred language in the navigation bar to view the desired document. The following titles will give you some indication about the content of the German and French documents.

New publication

  • Vergleichende Untersuchungen zur Modellierung und Modelltransformation in der Region Bodensee im Kontext von INSPIRE (in german only)

Basics

  • Geoinformation in a nutshell
  • Federal strategy for geographical information
  • Analysis of the market for geographical data in Switzerland 2002 & 2008

Organisation

  • Regulations of the coordination agency for geoinformation on federal level GCG

Implementation

  • Implementation plan for the Federal strategy for geographical information
  • The Implementation plan in a nutshell (in German only)
  • Preliminary study on the e-geo.ch project: Organisational and technical aspects
  • Report of the basic geodata catalogue with federal legal basis

The following documents are available in English:
  • Billing Models for Geo Web ServicesDownload opens in new window

    The study shows that a persistently demand-oriented approach has to be chosen to develop billing models. In this context it shows that a product definition from a technical point of view, e.g. according to OGC or ISO definition, is not adequate for such a demand oriented approach. Instead of this three product categories from the customer’s point of view are defined: information, data, solutions.

    Published: 01.2005 | Size: 1593 Kb | Type: PDF

  • Reflections on the benefits and potential economies of geographic data standardsDownload opens in new window

    These Reflections are intended to make the importance of technical regulations and their coordination known to a wider public. The intended audience includes all those involved directly or indirectly in the exchange and analysis of geographical data, from interested politicians to senior management to the leaders of project teams.

    Published: 02.02.2012 | Size: 171 Kb | Type: PDF

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