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Web access elevation service - Profile

This service allows to obtain elevation information for a point or a polyline.

Simple

Date (Publication)
2014-09-11

Extent

Extent

Description

Schweiz

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Maintenance and update frequency
Unknown
geocat.ch
  • official geodata

GEMET
  • soil profile

GEMET
  • on-line service

GEMET
  • internet search service

Coupling Type
Tight

Contains Operations

Operation Name

Profile.json

Distributed computing platform (DCP)
WebServices
Connect Point

https://api3.geo.admin.ch/rest/services/profile.json

Name

geom

Type name

CHARACTER

Description

A GeoJSON representation of a polyline (type = LineString).

Optionality
required
Repeatability
true
Name

nb_points

Type name

CHARACTER

Description

The number of points used for the polyline segmentation. Default “200”.

Optionality
optional
Repeatability
true
Name

offset

Type name

INTEGER

Description

The offset value (INTEGER) in order to use the exponential moving algorithm . For a given value the offset value specify the number of values before and after used to calculate the average.

Optionality
optional
Repeatability
true
Name

callback

Type name

CHARACTER

Description

Only available for profile.json. The name of the callback function.

Optionality
optional
Repeatability
true

Contains Operations

Operation Name

Profile.csw

Distributed computing platform (DCP)
WebServices
Connect Point

https://api3.geo.admin.ch/rest/services/profile.csv

Name

elevation_models

Type name

CHARACTER

Description

A comma separated list of elevation models. Three elevation models are available DTM25, DTM2 (swissALTI3D) and COMB (a combination of DTM25 and DTM2). Default to “DTM25”.

Optionality
optional
Repeatability
true
Name

nb_points

Type name

CHARACTER

Description

The number of points used for the polyline segmentation. Default “200”.

Optionality
optional
Repeatability
true
Name

offset

Type name

INTEGER

Description

The offset value (INTEGER) in order to use the exponential moving algorithm . For a given value the offset value specify the number of values before and after used to calculate the average.

Optionality
optional
Repeatability
true
Operates On
  • DHM25 basis model
  • swissALTI3D

Metadata

Metadata identifier
788688b4-4694-45a8-8397-fbb871456957

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

Point of contact

Coordination, Geo-Information and Services (COGIS) - Info
Seftigenstrasse 264
Wabern
3084
CH

Type of resource

Resource scope
Service
Name

Service

Metadata linkage

https://www.geocat.ch/geonetwork/srv/api/records/788688b4-4694-45a8-8397-fbb871456957

Date info (Creation)
2014-10-02T13:44:53Z
Date info (Revision)
2026-06-15T08:04:33.7399Z

Metadata standard

Title

eCH-0271

Edition

1.0

 
 

Spatial extent

Keywords

GEMET

internet search service on-line service soil profile
geocat.ch

official geodata


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