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Administrative unit Switzerland - INSPIRE

Administrative unit is a sub layer of Administrative units and is based on the data set swissBOUNDARIES3D by swisstopo. It contains all administrative units and national boundaries of Switzerland and the Principality of Liechtenstein in vector form. The product is based on an optimized data model for Switzerland and conforms to the data of the Swiss Federal Statistical Office. swissBOUNDARIES3D replaces the GG25 dataset from 2010 onwards.

Simple

Alternate title

Administrative unit

Date (Publication)
2026-01-01T00:00:00
Date (Revision)
2025-12-18T00:00:00
Date (Creation)
2010-01-01T00:00:00
Identifier
https://www.swisstopo.ch/#05d72e74-ecb8-4fe5-b122-ec883312a033

Title

swisstopo

Date (Creation)
2018-01-01

Point of contact

Federal Office of Topography swisstopo - geodata (Geodata Distribution)
Seftigenstrasse 264
Wabern
3084
CH
+41 58 469 01 11
+41 58 469 04 59 (facsimile)
http://www.swisstopo.ch
Spatial representation type
Vector

Spatial resolution

Equivalent scale

Denominator
10000
Topic category
  • D Boundaries

Extent

Extent

Description

Switzerland

N
S
E
W








Extent

Extent

Description

Liechtenstein

N
S
E
W








Maintenance and update frequency
Annually
Maintenance note

Administrative unit is updated annually. The current version represents the situation as of 1 January of the current year. Updating is based on the information of the Cadastral Surveying (CS) and the Federal Statistical Office (FSO).

Resource format

Title

Administrative units GML application schema

Alternate title

D2.8.I.4 Data Specification on Administrative units – Guidelines

Date
Edition

version 4.0, GML, version 3.2.1

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  • opendata.swiss

  • INSPIRE

  • official geodata

GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0
  • Administrative units

Spatial scope
  • National

Resource constraints

Use limitation

https://www.swisstopo.admin.ch/en/home/meta/conditions/geodata/free-geodata.html

Access constraints
License
Use constraints
License

Associated resource

Association Type
Reference to a master resource of which this one is a part
Metadata Reference
  • Administrative units Switzerland - INSPIRE
Language
Deutsch
Character encoding
UTF8
Distribution format
  • Administrative units GML application schema

Digital transfer options

OnLine resource

Administrative units Switzerland - INSPIRE - reference system WGS 84

Digital transfer options

OnLine resource

Administrative units Switzerland - INSPIRE - reference system ETRS89

Digital transfer options

OnLine resource

Administrative units Switzerland - INSPIRE - reference system WGS84 Web Mercator

Digital transfer options

OnLine resource

Administrative units Switzerland - INSPIRE - reference system ETRS89 / ETRS-LAEA

Digital transfer options

OnLine resource

Administrative units Switzerland - INSPIRE - reference system ETRS89 / UTM zone 32N

Digital transfer options

OnLine resource

Administrative units Switzerland - INSPIRE - reference system CH1903+ / LV95

Hierarchy level
Dataset

Report

Result

Title

COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 1089/2010 of 23 November 2010 implementing Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards interoperability of spatial data sets and services

Date (Publication)
2010-12-08
Explanation

Data set series conformity testing with INSPIRE implementing rules for spatial data sets and services interoperability.

Pass
true
Statement

Administrative Unit is based on an optimized data model for Switzerland and is coordinated with data from the Federal Statistical Office.

Hierarchy level
Dataset
Reference system identifier
http://www.opengis.net/def/crs/EPSG/0/2056

Reference system identifier
http://www.opengis.net/def/crs/EPSG/0/3035

Reference system identifier
http://www.opengis.net/def/crs/EPSG/0/3857

Reference system identifier
http://www.opengis.net/def/crs/EPSG/0/25832

Reference system identifier
http://www.opengis.net/def/crs/EPSG/0/4326

Reference system identifier
http://www.opengis.net/def/crs/EPSG/0/4258

Metadata

Metadata identifier
05d72e74-ecb8-4fe5-b122-ec883312a033

Language
English
Character encoding
UTF8
Language
Deutsch
Character encoding
UTF8
Language
Italiano
Character encoding
UTF8
Language
Français
Character encoding
UTF8

Point of contact

Federal Office of Topography swisstopo - metadata (Metadata contact)
Seftigenstrasse 264
Wabern
3084
CH
+41 58 469 01 11
http://www.swisstopo.admin.ch
Hours of service

08h30 - 11h00 / 14h00 - 16h00 GMT+1

Type of resource

Resource scope
Dataset
Metadata linkage

https://www.geocat.ch/geonetwork/srv/api/records/05d72e74-ecb8-4fe5-b122-ec883312a033

Date info (Creation)
2018-06-14T11:37:53Z
Date info (Revision)
2026-04-13T08:43:50.998492Z

Metadata standard

Title

ISO 19115-3

 
 

Spatial extent

Keywords

GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0

Administrative units
Spatial scope

National
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INSPIRE official geodata opendata.swiss


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