Maps & geodata

    • Kartenportal.CH – Access to Swiss Print Collection
      Kartenportal.CH is the search portal for maps from Switzerland’s libraries and archives. Here you can find print collections such as topographical and thematic maps, with the corresponding links to the library holdings.
    • Geoportal of the Swiss Confederation – Online Map Viewer
      The map viewer allows the interactive presentation of maps and the inclusion of thematic geographical data using a standard Web browser.
    • HADES – Hydrological Atlas of Switzerland
      The Hydrological Atlas of Switzerland comprises a systematic sequence of maps split up into eight chapters. The HADES website offers the data presented in many maps and diagrams for free using the 3D Visualisation Platform (Windows 7, 8 & 10, beta version), the new Data & Analysis WebGIS Platform, and downloadable plate and shape files as well as tables via the online version of the print edition.

    The Atlas is also available in print at the library locations in Birmensdorf, Dübendorf, Kastanienbaum and Villigen: HADES in our swisscovery catalogue

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    • GeoVITe
      GeoVITe is an online portal that provides free access to federal and cantonal geospatial data for research and teaching, including Swisstopo time series, historical maps and digital elevation models. Jointly operated by ETH Library and the Institute of Cartography and Geoinformation, it has been expanded through the FAIRGeo project into an open research platform. Since March 2026, the service has been freely available to everyone without authentication. Its upgraded infrastructure supports stable URL-based queries, long-term sharing of datasets and visualisations, improved metadata and future assignment of persistent identifiers such as DOIs. A new GeoVITe Data Manager will also allow researchers to upload, publish and manage their own geodata. Developed with input from the research community, these improvements are turning GeoVITe from a download portal into a collaborative hub for findable, accessible, interoperable and reusable geoscience data. Please be aware of the terms of use and cite used data correctly.
    • Geoportal of the Swiss Confederation
      geo.admin.ch is the geographical information platform of the Swiss Confederation. The implemented map viewer allows the interactive presentation of maps and the inclusion of thematic geographical data using a standard Web browser. The respective datasets can be ordered directly from the responsible data supplier. Most datasets are also included in GeoVITe.
    • geocat.ch
      geocat.ch is the metadata catalogue of Switzerland's geodata. Federal, cantonal and municipal offices as well as private firms use geocat.ch to publish metadata for their own geodata.

    GIS & Geodata

    • Information System for Aerial Photographs / LUBIS Viewer
      With the LUBIS viewer, you can search, display and order all terrestrial images, aerial photographs and aerial image strips registered in swisstopo’s LUBIS aerial imagery information system. For instructions, see here.
    • ESA Open Satellite Images
      Satellite Images from the Sentinel sattelites provided by the European Space Agency (ESA). You have to create an account to be able to download satellite images for free.
    • NASA
      Satellite Images offered by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).