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Generalized administrative boundaries K4
The «Generalized administrative boundaries K4» dataset from the Federal Statistical Office provides simplified geometries for all Swiss administrative units since 1850 and is updated annually. This dataset is well suited for the production of a wide range of thematic maps at small scales (approximately 1:500’000 and smaller), enabling the visualization of statistical data for municipalities, districts, and cantons. Geographic attributes, including area and altitude, further enrich the dataset.
Simple
Identification info
- Alternate title
-
Boundaries K4 since 1850
- Date (Creation)
- 2025-02-14T08:30:00
- Citation identifier
- ch.bfs.generalisierte_administrative_grenzen_k4
Citation identifier
- Purpose
- Réalisation de cartes thématiques de la Suisse à grande échelle.
- Status
- On going
Point of contact
Responsible party
- Organisation name
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BFS/OFS GEOSTAT
- Position name
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GEOSTAT is the centre of competence for geoinformation and digital image processing within the Swiss Federal Statistical Office.
Address
- City
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Neuchâtel
- Postal code
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2010
- Country
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CH
- Electronic mail address
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geostat@bfs.adm geostat@bfs.admin.ch
- Streetname
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Espace de l'Europe
- Streetnumber
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10
- Post box
-
2010
- Website
- https://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/de/home/dienstleistungen/geostat.html ( WWW:LINK )
- Role
- Point of contact
- Maintenance and update frequency
- Annually
Appraisal AAP
- Duration of conservation
- 100
- Appraisal of archival value
- of archival value
- Reason for archiving value
- Developments / Progression
- Name
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ESRI Shapefile (SHP)
- Name
-
OGC Geopackage (GPKG)
- Name
-
GeoJSON (GEOJSON)
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GEMET
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sub-national boundary
-
lake
-
municipality
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national boundary
-
administrative boundary
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geocat.ch
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cartographic generalisation
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political boundary
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canton
-
district
-
national border
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FSDI Federal Spatial Data Infrastructure
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- Other constraints
- Opendata BY ASK: Open use. Must provide the source. Use for commercial purposes requires permission of the data owner.
- Aggregate Datasetindentifier
- 6518b96f-bbe4-4c65-ab58-74e008d1d6f1
- Association Type
- Description
- Spatial representation type
- Vector
- Language
- Deutsch
- Language
- Français
- Character set
- UTF8
- Topic category
-
- D Political and Administrative Boundaries
Extent
- Description
-
Switzerland
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- Distribution format
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OGC Geopackage (GPKG)
()
-
ESRI Shapefile (SHP)
()
-
GeoJSON (GEOJSON)
()
-
OGC Geopackage (GPKG)
()
- OnLine resource
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Geodata
(
WWW:DOWNLOAD-URL
)
Download of the generalized boundaries of the administrative units K4 of Switzerland since 1850
- OnLine resource
-
Description of data
(
WWW:LINK
)
Geodata description of the generalized boundaries of the administrative units of Switzerland
- OnLine resource
- List of variables ( WWW:LINK )
- OnLine resource
-
GEOSTAT
(
CHTOPO:specialised-geoportal
)
GEOSTAT ist das BFS-Kompetenzzentrum für Geoinformation und digitale Bildverarbeitung.
- Reference system identifier
- EPSG: 2056 | EPSG: 4326
Metadata
- Metadata language
- Deutsch
- Character set
- UTF8
- Hierarchy level
- Dataset
- Date stamp
- 2025-02-13T16:04:07.652Z
- Metadata standard name
-
GM03 2+
Metadata author
Responsible party
- Organisation name
-
BFS/OFS GEOSTAT
- Position name
-
GEOSTAT is the centre of competence for geoinformation and digital image processing within the Swiss Federal Statistical Office.
Address
- City
-
Neuchâtel
- Postal code
-
2010
- Country
-
CH
- Electronic mail address
-
geostat@bfs.adm geostat@bfs.admin.ch
- Streetname
-
Espace de l'Europe
- Streetnumber
-
10
- Post box
-
2010
- Website
- https://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/de/home/dienstleistungen/geostat.html ( WWW:LINK )
- Role
- Point of contact
- Maintenance and update frequency
- Annually
