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Sand and gravel: Production and mining sites
Sand and gravel are important raw materials in the construction industry. They are used for a variety of purposes, in particular as aggregates in concrete and as base materials for earthworks. This dataset shows the production and extraction sites, in operation and decommissioned, of the sand and gravel industry in Switzerland. An overview of geological units that are likely to contain sand and gravel is also provided. This is based on the dataset swissGEOCOVER2D. The production and mining sites of the gravel and sand industry that produce crushed-rock aggregates are shown separately in the <a href=" https://map.geo.admin.ch/?layers=ch.swisstopo.geologie-rohstoffe-gebrochene_gesteine_abbau&topic=georessourcen" target="_blank">Crushed-rock aggregates</a> dataset. In case it is desired to develop a mining site, it is essential to conduct a detailed geological investigation on the location of interest. The perimeters of the extraction sites in operation are to be considered as indications. They are based on the Topographic Landscape Model (TLM) and the SWISSIMAGE aerial photographs. For detailed information on mining activities, please contact the relevant cantonal authorities. This dataset is periodically updated and does not claim to be exhaustive.
Simple
- Alternate title
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Sand and Gravel
- Date (Creation)
- 2025-09-18
- Identifier
- ch.swisstopo.geologie-rohstoffe-kies_abbau_verarbeitung
- Status
- On going
Owner
Owner
- Spatial representation type
- Vector
- Topic category
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- F Geoscientific information
- Q Utilities communication
- T Economy
- L Environment
Extent
Extent
- Description
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Switzerland
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- Maintenance and update frequency
- Periodic
- GEMET
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resources
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gravel extraction
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mineral resource
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geology
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concrete
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sand extraction
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raw material securing
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land management and planning
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extractive industry
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building materials industry
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- GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0
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Mineral resources
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Geology
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Production and industrial facilities
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- geocat.ch
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lithology
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spatial development
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land use plan
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FSDI Federal Spatial Data Infrastructure
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mine
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raw material extraction
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structure plan
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opendata.swiss
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operation
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confederation
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Resource constraints
- Use constraints
- Other restrictions
- Other constraints
- Opendata BY: Open use. Must provide the source.
- Language
- Deutsch
- Character encoding
- UTF8
- Language
- Français
- Character encoding
- UTF8
- Language
- Italiano
- Character encoding
- UTF8
- Language
- English
- Character encoding
- UTF8
- Subtopic Category
- F1 Geology
- Subtopic Category
- E1 Spatial Planning, Spatial Development
- Distribution format
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GeoJSON (GEOJSON)
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Digital transfer options
- OnLine resource
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Vorschau map.geo.admin.ch
Preview map.geo.admin.ch
- OnLine resource
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rawmaterials.swissgeol.ch
Digital transfer options
- OnLine resource
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Download
Digital transfer options
- OnLine resource
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Rohstoffinformationssystem (RIS)
Digital transfer options
- OnLine resource
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ch.swisstopo.geologie-rohstoffe-kies_abbau_verarbeitung
WMS-FSDI service, layer "Sand and Gravel"
Digital transfer options
- OnLine resource
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RESTful API von geo.admin.ch
RESTful API from geo.admin.ch
Digital transfer options
- OnLine resource
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ch.swisstopo.geologie-rohstoffe-kies_abbau_verarbeitung
WMTS-FSDI service, layer "Sand and Gravel"
Identifier
- Code
- EPSG:2056
- Description
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CH1903+ / LV95 (EPSG:2056)
Metadata
- Metadata identifier
- 734f4f95-2d81-459b-b8fc-1b1b8a249d14
- Language
- Deutsch
- Character encoding
- UTF8
- Language
- Français
- Character encoding
- UTF8
- Language
- Italiano
- Character encoding
- UTF8
- Language
- English
- Character encoding
- UTF8
- Language
- Rumantsch
- Character encoding
- UTF8
Owner
Owner
Type of resource
- Resource scope
- Dataset
- Metadata linkage
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https://www.geocat.ch/geonetwork/srv/api/records/734f4f95-2d81-459b-b8fc-1b1b8a249d14
- Date info (Creation)
- 2025-08-06T08:15:02.769Z
- Date info (Revision)
- 2026-08-13T05:57:39.407122Z
Metadata standard
- Title
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eCH-0271
