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Satellite-based surveying

Modern national surveying is based on signals from global navigation satellites.

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More than 50 satellites are currently orbiting the planet.

A variety of global navigation satellite systems orbit the Earth.

The signals emitted by these satellites are picked up by receivers on the ground, and together with appropriate software, they can be used for highly precise positioning. In addition to being very accurate and economical, this method has the advantage that a direct line of sight between points is not necessary.


Federal Office of Topography swisstopo Seftigenstrasse 264
P.O. Box
3084 Wabern
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+41 58 469 01 11

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Geodesy and Federal Directorate of Cadastral Surveying
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Federal Office of Topography swisstopo

Seftigenstrasse 264
P.O. Box
3084 Wabern

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