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
swissSURFACE3D Update August 2025
The latest generation of LiDAR data is now available for the entire canton of Schaffhausen, the western part of the canton of Zurich and the north of the canton of Zug. A new delivery format, additional classes, higher point density and a normalised reflectance value are the most important innovations compared to the previous generation.
swissALTI3D Update August 2025
The latest version of swissALTI3D is now available. It includes updated elevation data for the cantons of Basel-Land, Basel-Stadt and Solothurn, as well as the northern part of the canton of Berne.
SWISSIMAGE Update August 2025
Update of the SWISSIMAGE product with images of 2024.The latest images of the canton of Tessin are now available. Due to prolonged bad weather during the 2024 flight season, it was not possible to survey and update the entire territory of the canton.SWISSIMAGE's production with images from 2024 is now complete.
swissBATHY3D Update July 2025
The batyhmetric of Lake Lungern are now available in swissBATHY3D.
New features in the 3D view of map.geo.admin.ch
The 3D view of the map.geo.admin.ch map viewer has some new features: the terrain model is now much more detailed, and 3D buildings have been improved.
swissALTIRegio Update July 2025
The latest edition of swissALTIRegio is now available for download. We have integrated new data for Baden-Württemberg and the canton of Valais, significantly improving the quality of the terrain model.
swissBUILDINGS3D 3.0 Beta Update June 2025
In swissBUILDINGS3D 3.0 Beta, 3D building models with the federal building identifier (EGID) are now also available for the cantons of Fribourg, Neuchâtel and Schaffhausen.
Swiss Map Vector 500 and 1000 Update
The edition of the national vector maps 1:500,000 and 1:1 Million, Swiss Map Vector 500 and 1000, with data status 2024 is now available.
Swiss Map Web products Update May 2025
The vector tileset ‘Base’ (ch.swisstopo.base.vt) has been updated with the latest data.
SWISSIMAGE Update June 2025
Update of the SWISSIMAGE product with images of 2024.The latest images of the canton of Bern are now available. Due to prolonged bad weather during the 2024 flight season, it was not possible to survey and update the entire territory of the canton.
General maps of Switzerland Update 2025
The digital general maps of Switzerland with various layers for showing and hiding form the perfect basis for desktop applications. Updated data is now available.
swissBATHY3D Update June 2025
The batyhmetric of Lake Sarnen are now available in swissBATHY3D.
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