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Raw materials, production and mining sites of the sand and gravel industry
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 GeoCover. 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.
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- 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
Extent
Extent
- Description
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Switzerland
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- Maintenance and update frequency
- As needed
- geocat.ch
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confederation
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FSDI Federal Spatial Data Infrastructure
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opendata.swiss
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Resource constraints
- Other constraints
- Opendata OPEN: Open use.
- Language
- Deutsch
- Character encoding
- UTF8
- Subtopic Category
- F1 Geology
- Distribution format
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Portable Document Format (PDF)
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Portable Network Graphics (PNG)
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Digital transfer options
- OnLine resource
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Vorschau map.geo.admin.ch
Preview map.geo.admin.ch
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- OnLine resource
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Link zur Detailbeschreibung
Digital transfer options
- OnLine resource
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Download
Digital transfer options
- OnLine resource
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Web Map Service (WMS) geo.admin.ch
allgemeine Information zum Web Map Service (WMS) von geo.admin.ch
Digital transfer options
- OnLine resource
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Rohstoffinformationssystem Schweiz
Digital transfer options
- OnLine resource
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Permalink opendata.swiss
- Geometric object type
- Point
- Reference system identifier
- LV95 EPSG:2056
- Maintenance and update frequency
- As needed
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)
- 2026-06-15T09:12:40.395375Z
Metadata standard
- Title
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eCH-0271
