Published on 8 January 2024

Interface for online shops

Would you like to offer swisstopo products in your online shop? Or perhaps list the maps that correspond to a description of a mountain hike on your website? swisstopo can provide you with up-to-date product images and information that can easily be incorporated into your web pages. 

swisstopoproducts.ch – interface for online shops

swisstopoproducts - swisstopo products

swisstopo can help you to incorporate product information and illustrations into your online shop or website. You can either retrieve data directly from the swisstopo product database, or swisstopo can provide you with up-to-date product images via a web server. Product information is also available in the form of XML or JSON files, which can be imported into your own database.

swisstopo product file: Download XML or Download JSON

The regular updating of product data by swisstopo is guaranteed. This allows you to update the metadata in your DB.

Data provided in XML or JSON format:

For example: Up-to-date map covers

Map covers are available in three different sizes and can easily be integrated into a website using a link. If a new version of a map sheet is published, you will automatically receive the updated image of the cover on your website. Below you will find a list of various sample links. The filename for each particular map corresponds to the respective map number (1113, 460T, etc.). The images are kept in different directories according to size.
  • Height, 110 pixels: “110” directory 
  • Height, 250 pixels: “250” directory
  • Height, 500 pixels: “500” directory
  • General maps: “overview” directory

Examples - URL required to obtain the map images:

Cover, 1:25,000, national map, sheet 1136, “Drei Schwestern”, height, 110 pixels
https://cms.geo.admin.ch/www.swisstopo.admin.ch/shop/swisstopoproducts/110/1136.jpg

Cover, 1:50,000, hiking map, sheet 236T, “Lachen”, height, 250 pixels
https://cms.geo.admin.ch/www.swisstopo.admin.ch/shop/swisstopoproducts/250/236T.jpg

Cover, 1:50,000, ski tour map, sheet 249S, “Tarasp”, height, 500 pixels
https://cms.geo.admin.ch/www.swisstopo.admin.ch/shop/swisstopoproducts/500/249S.jpg

General map, sheet 1096 “Diepoldsau”
https://cms.geo.admin.ch/www.swisstopo.admin.ch/shop/swisstopoproducts/overview/1096.jpg

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