Swiss Map Raster 500
Swiss Map Raster products encompass the entire range of digital national maps in raster format. The data is directly derived from digitally produced map bases and is georeferenced.

National mapping in digital raster format 1:500,000
Swiss Map Raster are a conversion of the map image into a digital form with no direct bearing on the individual map elements.
Swiss Map Raster pixel maps are ideal for finding background information for a broad variety of screen applications, web and mobile applications and services, as well as for geographic information systems. They can also be used as basic maps for a variety of purposes (digital printing, plots, offset printing, etc.).
Swiss Map Raster products are available free of charge as colour and greyscale combination. For bitmap files, which are available as single thematic layers, please send your orders to geodata@swisstopo.ch who will make an offer for the costs of the provision of the data. To facilitate the order, please specify the area of interest (rectangle in Swiss coordinates, municipality, etc.) and the format.
Terms of use
Additional information
Technical details
Specifications for free download:
Format: Cloud Optimized GeoTIFF (COG), LZW compression
Coordinate system: CH1903+/MN95
Product variants:
- Colour combination with shading (KREL)
- Colour combination without shading (KOMB)
- Greyscale combination without shading (KGRS)
File sizes:
- KREL: ~ 558 MB
- KOMB/KGRS: ~ 28 MB
Product information
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Product info Swiss Map Raster (available in German and French)
PDF, 17 page(s), 5 MB, German -
Product variants Swiss Map Raster
PDF, 1 page(s), 282 KB, English
Sample data
Sample data SMR500
- EE Thematic layers
- KREL Colour combination with shading
- KOMB Colour combination without shading
- KGRS Greyscale combination without shading
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Sample data SMR500
ZIP, 10 MB
Links
National Map 1:500 000
P.O. Box
3084 Wabern
- Tel.
- +41 58 469 01 11