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Geological Map of Switzerland 1:500000

The 1:500,000 Geological Map of Switzerland covers the whole of Switzerland and adjoining parts of neighbouring countries. It gives an overview of the distribution of the uppermost rock strata occurring in Switzerland. Therefore, it provides an important data base and functions as a tool for gaining a better understanding of our environment in the scope of sustainable development. It is an essential aid for education in the fields of environmental and earth sciences, as well as natural hazards.

Simple

Alternate title

Geology 500

Date (Publication)
2005-12-31
Date (Creation)
1980-01-01T00:00:00
Identifier
ch.swisstopo.geologie-geologische_karte

Presentation form
Hardcopy map
Presentation form
Digital map
Name

GeoKarten 500

Purpose

Übersicht über die Geologie der Schweiz

Status
Completed

Distributor

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

Point of contact

Federal Office of Topography swisstopo - Milan Beres (Swiss Geological Survey)
Seftigenstrasse 264
Wabern
3084
CH
+41 58 469 01 11
+41 58 469 05 74
https://www.swisstopo.admin.ch/en/swiss-geological-survey

Owner

Federal Office of Topography swisstopo - Contact
Seftigenstrasse 264
Wabern
3084
0041 58 469 01 11
0041 58 469 04 59 (facsimile)
https://www.swisstopo.ch
Spatial representation type
Grid
Spatial representation type
Vector
Spatial representation type
paperMap

Spatial resolution

Equivalent scale

Denominator
500000
Topic category
  • F Geoscientific information

Extent

Extent

Description

National Map 1:500'000

Geographic identifier
NM500

N
S
E
W








Maintenance and update frequency
As needed
Duration of Conservation
275
Appraisal of Archival Value
A
Reason for Archiving Value
Evidence of business practice
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  • official geodata

  • well-consolidated rock

  • e-geo.ch

  • Conservation and archiving planning AAP - Confederation

  • geologic map

  • opendata.swiss

GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0
  • Geology

GEMET
  • earth science

  • stone

  • sedimentation (geology)

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  • FSDI Federal Spatial Data Infrastructure

Associated resource

Title

Geological maps

Association Type
Reference to a master resource of which this one is a part
Language
Deutsch
Character encoding
UTF8
Language
Français
Character encoding
UTF8
Supplemental Information

Dieses Produkt ist Bestandteil der Serie der Geokarten 500 und ist als Druckversion (gefalzt oder plano), Pixelkarte oder Vektordatensatz erhältlich.

Subtopic Category
F1 Geology
Basic Geodata
true
Basic Geodata ID

46.4

Basic Geodata Legal Level
Federal
Basic Geodata Responsibility Level
Federal
Basic Geodata Access Level
A
Distribution format
  • analog

  • GeoTIFF (GEOTIFF)

  • ESRI Shapefile (SHP)

Digital transfer options

OnLine resource

Vorschau map.geo.admin.ch

Preview map.geo.admin.ch

Digital transfer options

OnLine resource

ch.swisstopo.geologie-geologische_karte

WMS-FSDI service, layer "Geology 500"

Digital transfer options

OnLine resource

ch.swisstopo.geologie-geologische_karte

WMTS-FSDI service, layer "Geology 500"

Digital transfer options

OnLine resource

https://shop.swisstopo.admin.ch/en/maps/geological-maps/geomaps-500000

Product information and ordering options

Digital transfer options

OnLine resource

https://data.geo.admin.ch/ch.swisstopo.geologie-geologische_karte

Download (data.geo.admin.ch)

Digital transfer options

OnLine resource

http://map.geologyportal.ch

Topic Geology (map.geologyportal.ch)

Digital transfer options

OnLine resource

https://www.swisstopo.admin.ch/en/basic-data

swisstopo: Data of the Swiss Geological Survey

Digital transfer options

OnLine resource

https://www.geologieportal.ch/en/themes/fundamentals-of-geology/geological-cartography.html

Geology Portal: Geological cartography

Digital transfer options

OnLine resource

RESTful API von geo.admin.ch

RESTful API from geo.admin.ch

Statement

Gegenüber der vorhergehenden Ausgabe, die vor mehr als 25 Jahren erschien, zeigt die aktuelle Auflage einen deutlich verbesserten Detaillierungsgrad. Die neuen und überarbeiteten geologischen Daten der letzten Jahrzehnte sind in die aktuelle Auflage mit eingeflossen. Die detailliertere Legende ist dank eines überarbeiteten Layouts nun leichter lesbar und damit besser verständlich. Topografische Basis ist die Landeskarte 1:500'000 aus dem Jahr 2005.

Hierarchy level
Dataset
Reference system identifier
Referenzsystem entsprechend der zugrundeliegenden topographischen Karte (CH1903)

Metadata

Metadata identifier
ca917a71-dcc9-44b6-8804-823c694be516

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

Point of contact

Federal Office of Topography swisstopo - Milan Beres (Swiss Geological Survey)
Seftigenstrasse 264
Wabern
3084
CH
+41 58 469 01 11
+41 58 469 05 74
https://www.swisstopo.admin.ch/en/swiss-geological-survey

Type of resource

Resource scope
Dataset
Metadata linkage

https://www.geocat.ch/geonetwork/srv/api/records/ca917a71-dcc9-44b6-8804-823c694be516

Date info (Creation)
2009-10-14T12:00:00Z
Date info (Revision)
2026-06-05T09:29:26.164956Z

Metadata standard

Title

eCH-0271

 
 

Overviews

Spatial extent

Keywords

GEMET

earth science sedimentation (geology) stone
GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0

Geology
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Conservation and archiving planning AAP - Confederation FSDI Federal Spatial Data Infrastructure e-geo.ch geologic map official geodata opendata.swiss well-consolidated rock


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