Published on 8 January 2024

Georeferencing

The geodata produced by swisstopo are stored in a defined geodetic reference system. 

The illustration shows how the Swiss coordinates are created. The starting point of the coordinate system is the Old Observatory in Bern, which today has the coordinates 1 200 000 / 2 600 000.

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