News about geodata
In this section you will find information about updates and news concerning swisstopo's geodata.
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New Updates
Overview of the new geodata made available for download in the last 12 months
SWISSIMAGE Update April 2025
Update of the SWISSIMAGE product with images of 2024.The latest images of the cantons of Lucerne, Obwalden, Nidwalden and Uri are now available. Due to prolonged bad weather during the 2024 flight season, the cantons Obwalden, Nidwalden and Uri could not be fully surveyed and updated.
SWISSIMAGE RS Update April 2025
The first images of 2025 were produced for SWISSIMAGE RS. Data are available on request.
swissTLM-Map Update April 2025
swisstopo has updated the map display of swissTLM-Map with the latest data of the topographic landscape model (TLM), as well as the corresponding layers in map.geo.admin.ch.
Official directory of building addresses
The coordinates of building entrances will now also be provided in .csv format with three decimal places.
swissBOUNDARIES3D Update April 2025
On April 6th, three mergers of municipalities took place in the Canton of Ticino. The latest edition of our product swissBOUNDARIES3D already includes these boundary modifications in the municipalities of Lema, Quinto and Giornico. The layer «Municipal boundaries» is also up to date in map.geo.admin.ch.
swissSURFACE3D Raster Update March 2025
With the update for the Canton of Bern, swissSURFACE3D Raster is now available for the whole of Switzerland and the Principality of Liechtenstein.
SWISSIMAGE RS Update March 2025
The production of SWISSIMAGE RS with the 2024 images has been completed. Data are available on request.
Aeronautical Maps Update 2025
The digital edition 2025 of the Aeronautical Chart ICAO and the Glider Map is available now and valid from 20 March 2025.
swissTLM3D Update March 2025
The 2025 update of swissTLM3D is available. swisstopo has updated the topographic landscape model including the hiking routes. The current hiking route network is already published on map.geo.admin.ch.
SWISSIMAGE Update February 2025
Update of the SWISSIMAGE product with images 2024.The Canton of Aargau is now available with the latest images.
New: Base Map Winter
The Base Map Winter is a variation of the Base Map in a winter colour scheme. Its content is the same as the Base Map.
swissSURFACE3D: Milestone achieved and course set for the future
With the release of data for the Canton of Bern, uniform and highly precise LiDAR data from swissSURFACE3D is now available for all of Switzerland and the Principality of Liechtenstein. The nationwide survey, launched in spring 2017, was carried out in six stages and took a little more than seven years to complete. Due to high demand and positive experiences, swisstopo has initiated a new LiDAR survey to ensure the continued update of swissSURFACE3D and swissSURFACE3D Raster products.
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