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
A journey through time – National Map 1:50'000
The journey through time is now available for the National map 1:50'000. Analyse the evolution of the Swiss landscape from 1938 to the present day on the map viewer map.geo.admin.ch or with the geoservices of the Federal Geodata Infrastructure.
Official directory of towns and cities
From January 2026, there will be some changes to the CSV format of the official directory of towns and cities.
swissTLMRegio Update December 2025
This year’s update of our small-scale landscape model is available. swissTLMRegio represents the natural and man-made features of the landscape in Switzerland and neighboring countries.
Swiss Map Raster Winter - 2025 Edition
The digital national maps with a wintry colour scheme have been updated and are available at scales from 1:10,000 to 1:200,000 as well as at 1:500,000 and 1:1,000,000. The perfect basis for the presentation of winter and snow sports themes.
Swiss Map Vector 25 Update 2025
Swiss Map Vector 25 has been updated with the latest data. The 2025 edition of the national vector map at a scale of 1:25,000 is now available.
Snowsport topics Update 2025
swisstopo has updated the winter sports theme. Ski and snowshoe routes, cable cars and ski lifts operating in winter, as well as winter accommodation, continue to be available as separate layers on map.geo.admin.ch or as vector data for download.
SWISSIMAGE update December 2025
Update of the SWISSIMAGE product with images of 2025.The latest images of the canton of Thurgau are now available.
swissEO Product Line: New Forest Indicators for Drought Monitoring – swissEO NDVIz and swissEO NDVIdiff
The effects of climate change, particularly drought periods and disturbances such as pest infestations or storms, pose major challenges for Swiss forests. Detailed, nationwide monitoring is essential to detect changes in vitality at an early stage and to support management decisions. Building on the existing swissEO products for drought monitoring, swisstopo is now launching two new geodata products specifically designed for forest areas.
swissALTI3D Update December 2025
The latest version of swissALTI3D is now available. It includes updated elevation data for the southern part of the canton of Bern. With this publication, swissALTI3D was derived entirely from high-resolution LiDAR data for the first time.
swissBUILDINGS3D 3.0 Beta Update November 2025
In swissBUILDINGS3D 3.0 Beta, 3D building models with the federal building identifier (EGID) are now also available for the cantons of Solothurn and Lucerne. Furthermore, the canton of Basel-Landschaft has been updated.
Digital Road Map 2026/27 edition
The 2026/27 edition of the digital Road Map of Switzerland at a scale of 1:200,000 is now available.
Swiss Map Raster 200 Update 2025
The 2025 update of the National Map 1:200,000 is now available as digital National Map Swiss Map Raster.
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