Consulting
The Swiss Geological Survey is the federal competence centre for the collection, analysis, storage and provision of geological data. It advises the authorities on geological matters and on subsurface planning issues.
As a competence centre of the federal government, the Swiss Geological Survey advises the authorities with its geological expertise. It prepares statements of position for the federal administration and explanatory documents for the general public. The staff of the Swiss Geological Survey participates in expert groups, commissions, working groups and specialist organisations.
Geological data plays a crucial role in the use of the subsurface and in underground planning. The Swiss Geological Survey collects, analyses, stores this basic data and uses it to produce national geological maps and models.