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This site documents the data sources which are explicity compatible with osm's license as well as those data sources not being compatitble. By documenting our efforts transparently we hope to obtain further license-compliant data sources.
License-compatible data sources
Compliant aerial imagery
| Name | Resolution | Date | Projections | Source-tagging (in changeset) |
Type | URL | Notes/Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Switzerland | |||||||
| swissimage (swisstopo) | 10-25cm | 3 year cycle rolling updates | swissimage (swisstopo) | WMS | see https://sosm.ch/use-of-swisstopo-data-and-products-with-and-in-openstreetmap/ | swisstopo data use | |
| Bing | From basic to hi-res | div | Bing | Bing | built in to all major editing apps | ||
| Cantons | |||||||
| Kanton Basel-Stadt | entire canton | 21781(native); various? | Orthophoto Basel-Stadt | WMS, Tileserver | WMS http://wms.geo.bs.ch/wmsBS? SOSM Mapproxy for tiles | Orthophotos Canton BS | |
| Kanton Solothurn (SOGIS) | 2014-2015 entire canton | 21781(native); various? | Orthophoto Kanton Solothurn | WMS, Tileserver | http://geoweb.so.ch/wms/sogis_orthofoto.wms | SOGIS_WMS | |
| Canton de Genève (SITG) | 5cm 20cm 5cm 5cm 10cm 16cm |
2019 2018 2016 2011 2009 2005 |
Orthophotos du SITG [& Year] | WMS, Tileserver | https://ge.ch/sitgags2/rest/services/RASTER/ORTHOPHOTOS_2019/MapServer https://ge.ch/sitgags2/rest/services/RASTER/ORTHOPHOTOS_2018/MapServer https://ge.ch/sitgags2/rest/services/RASTER/ORTHOPHOTOS_2016/MapServer https://ge.ch/sitgags2/rest/services/RASTER/ORTHOPHOTOS_2011/MapServer https://ge.ch/sitgags2/rest/services/RASTER/ORTHOPHOTOS_2009/MapServer https://ge.ch/sitgags2/rest/services/RASTER/ORTHOPHOTOS_2005/MapServer |
SITG_WMS | |
| Grand Genève (SITG) | 10cm | 2012 | Orthophotos du SITG [& Year] | WMS | http://etat.geneve.ch/ags2/services/Orthophotos_2012/MapServer/WMSServer? | SITG_WMS Only free inside the canton | |
| Canton de Neuchâtel (SITN) | 10cm | 2016 | 2056;4326;others | orthophoto2016 | WMS | https://sitn.ne.ch/ogc-sitn-open/wms?service=wms&request=getcapabilities&version=1.3 | Orthophoto scratch acquired during LIDAR-Flight. Details: https://sitn.ne.ch/web/plaquettes/lidar2016.pdf
Other webservices will probably become available by the end of 2022 |
| Canton du Jura | 50cm | 1998 | Orthophotos 1998 RCJU 50cm | WMS | http://sitn.ne.ch/ogc-sitj-ortho/wms (not working anymore:-() | http://www.jura.ch/DEE/SAT/SIT-Jura/Documentations-utilitaires-ArcGis/Geoservices/Geoservices.html | |
| Canton de Fribourg | 50cm | 2005 | 2178 | Orthophoto 2005, Etat de Fribourg | WMS | http://geo.fr.ch/wms/orthophoto_2005_fribourg.php (not working anymore) | FR:Switzerland:Fribourg |
| Kanton Aargau | 25cm | 2011 | 21781(native) | AGIS OF2011 | Tileserver | Switzerland/AGIS | |
| Kanton Aargau | 25cm | 2014 | 21781(native) | AGIS OF2014 | Tileserver | Switzerland/AGIS | |
| Kanton Aargau | ?? | 2017 | 2056 | AGIS OF2017 | Tileserver | See https://github.com/osmlab/editor-layer-index/blob/gh-pages/sources/europe/ch/KantonAargau25cm-AGIS2017.geojson | Switzerland/AGIS |
| Kanton Zug | 2011 2016 2018 |
2056 21781 3857 4326 | Luftbild GIS Kanton Zug | WMS | WMS: https://services.geo.zg.ch/ows/Orthofotos?SERVICE=WMS&REQUEST=GetCapabilities&VERSION=1.3.0 | https://www.zg.ch/behoerden/direktion-des-innern/geoportal/geodaten-einbinden/wms | |
| Kanton Zürich | 10cm | 2014/2015 | 2056(native) | Orthofoto ZH Sommer RGB 2014/15 | WMS
Download |
WMS: http://wms.zh.ch/OrthoZHWMS
JPG Tiles: http://maps.zh.ch/download/orthofoto/sommer/2014/rgb/jpeg/ |
geolion.zh.ch |
| Kanton Zürich | 10cm | 2015/2016 | 2056(native) | Orthofoto ZH Frühjahr RGB 2015/16 | WMS
Download |
WMS: http://wms.zh.ch/OrthoZHWMS
JPG Tiles: http://maps.zh.ch/download/orthofoto/fruehjahr/2015/rgb/jpeg/ |
geolion.zh.ch |
| Kanton Thurgau | 2017 | 2056, 3857, 4326, 21781 | Kanton Thurgau, Orthofoto2017 RGB | WMS | wms[8,21]:https://ows-raster.geo.tg.ch/geofy_access_proxy/orthofoto2017?LAYERS=Orthofoto2017_RGB&STYLES=&FORMAT=image/jpeg&CRS={proj}&WIDTH={width}&HEIGHT={height}&BBOX={bbox}&VERSION=1.3.0&SERVICE=WMS&REQUEST=GetMap | Thurgis | |
| Cities | |||||||
| Stadt Bern | City: 10cm Outskirts: 25cm (note may have changed for 2012) |
2012 | WMS, Tileserver | Bern#Orthofotos Permission City of Berne Orthophotos | |||
| Uster | 10cm | 2008 | 21781(native); 4326 | Stadt Uster GIS OF 2008 | WMS | http://webgis.uster.ch/wms/orthofotos_und_uep/orthofotos_und_uep | Configuration see: Stadt Uster WMS
2012 10cm imagery will be available soon. |
| Zürich | 21781(native); 4326 | Stadtplan Stadt Zürich | WMS | http://www.wms.stadt-zuerich.ch/WMS-ZH-STZH-OGD/MapServer/WMSServer? | Configuration see: Stadt Zürich OGD WMS | ||
| St. Gallen | 7.5cm | 2018 | 3857, 4326, 2056, 21781 | Orthophoto St. Gallen 2018 | WMS | https://map.stadt.sg.ch/cgi-bin/mapserv.exe?map=d:data/wms_op_stadt_sg.map&FORMAT=image/png&TRANSPARENT=TRUE&VERSION=1.1.1&SERVICE=WMS&REQUEST=GetMap&LAYERS=&STYLES=&SRS={proj}&WIDTH={width}&HEIGHT={height}&BBOX={bbox} | Permission:Stadt St. Gallen Open Data
|
| Yverdon (HEIG-VD) | as of 2007 to date | 21781(native); 2056, 4326, 3857, 900913 | WMS | http://ogc.heig-vd.ch/mapserver/wms | HEIG-VD_WMS | ||
| Ville de Nyon | 2016 | 900913 | Orthophoto Ville de Nyon 2016 | TMS | tms[20]:https://osmdata.asitvd.ch/tiles/nyon2016/{zoom}/{x}/{y}.png | Zooms: 10-20 | |
| Riviera Vaudoise - Cartoriviera | 2012 | 900913 | Orthophoto Cartoriviera 2012 | TMS | tms[20]:http://osmdata.asitvd.ch/tiles/cartoriviera2012/{zoom}/{x}/{y}.png | Zooms: 14-20 | |
| Pully, Paudex, Belmont - SIGIP | 2012 | 900913 | Orthophoto SIGIP 2012 | TMS | tms[20]:http://osmdata.asitvd.ch/tiles/sigip2012/{zoom}/{x}/{y}.png | Zooms: 14-20 | |
| Ville de Lausanne et environs | 10cm | 2012 (winter) | 900913 | Ville de Lausanne – Orthophotos hiver 2012 | TMS | tms[20]:http://osmdata.asitvd.ch/tiles/lausanne2012/{zoom}/{x}/{y}.png | Zooms: 14-20 - orthophoto technique |
| 10cm | 2016 (summer) | 900913 | Ville de Lausanne – Orthophotos été 2016 | TMS | tms[20]:http://osmdata.asitvd.ch/tiles/lausanne2016/{zoom}/{x}/{y}.png | Zooms: 10-20 - orthophoto technique |
Compliant sources from the Swiss Confederation
| Name | Description | Further details |
|---|---|---|
| DIDOK | A list with all public transport stops (rail, tram, bus, boat, aerialways) in Switzerland, published by the federal administration. Annually published list in xls-format including coordinates | Permission was obtained and data fully integrated in existing osm data - detailed page |
| GWR | Addresses for all of Switzerland | GWR wiki documentation |
| opentransportdata.swiss | A list with all public transport stops, services at those stops and time table information | We applied for Exemption for Databases |
| sbb.ch | SBB datasets focusing on infrastructure, traffic and statistics | Usage granted through Exemption for Databases |
Compliant sources from Cantons
| Name | Description | Further details |
|---|---|---|
| Kanton Bern | Detailed address data (GEBADR) and ground and land data (MOPUBE) from the Canton of Bern are available. | The data is available on an attribution based licence, explicit permission for both GEBADR and MOPUBE has been obtained for attribution via the contributors page. |
| Kanton Basel Stadt Geodaten | Broad range of high-quality data source for the whole Kanton Basel Stadt | Explicit permission obtained in Jan 2014. Import project in preparation, see Datenimport Basel-Stadt |
| Canton de Genève (SITG) | Broad range of high-quality data source for the whole Canton de Genève | Principal agreement to use a broad range of geographical data obtained Feb14-2014. Details still need to be negotiated. See [mailing list] |
| Kanton St. Gallen | Some data has been published on open data terms. | |
| Road names of the canton of St. Gallen | Complete lists of all road names within the canton of St. Gallen in xls-format, seperate lists for all the municipalities. Also contains other localization names that are part of an official address. Lists contain name and the according postcode, municipality and type (street or named locality). | permission details // Feb2014: Angefragt für Nutzung der GIS-Daten (Amtliche Vermessung). Antwort ausstehend. |
| Kanton Schaffhausen | Broad range of high-quality data source for the whole Kanton Schaffhausen (Amtliche Vermessung) | Explicit permission was obtained in October 2014; analysis in progress |
| Kanton Solothurn (SOGIS) | Broad range of high-quality data source for the whole Kanton Solothurn | Explicit permission was obtained; some data was imported (roads, waterways, buildings, for addresses see) others are still to be done |
| Kanton Uri | Broad range of high-quality data source for the whole Kanton Uri | Open Government Data, see Nutzungsbestimmungen |
| Canton of Vaud | There is a separate page with data sources licenced for OSM. | |
| Kanton Zürich | OpenData Portal fom the canton of zurich with free available WMS, WFS and WCS | |
| Kanton Glarus | ||
| Amtliche Vermessung Kanton Aargau | Switzerland/AGIS | |
| Canton de Neuchâtel | Permission granted to OSM editors to use the WM(T)S cadastral layers, List of layers. | Explicit permission was granted in January 2024. |
| Kanton Zug | Broad range of high-quality data source for the whole Kanton Zug | Explicit permission was granted in December 2024 - also for "Freie Nutzung. Quellenangabe ist Pflicht". |
Compliant sources from Cities
| Name | Description | Further details |
|---|---|---|
| OGD-Portal Stadt Zürich | OGD data from the City of Zurich including WMS services, POIs (as WMS and csv-files with additional data) and addresses | More data will be released in the future. Requests for data can be sent to data@zuerich.ch |
| Panoramic pictures of the streets of Vevey | Mobile mapping survey of the 45 km of Vevey's road network, carried out at the end of 2020. The images were taken every 3 meters (people and license plates are blurred). | Explicit permission was granted
Use source: Ville de Vevey - Photos panoramiques des rues 2020 - https://cartoriviera.ch/rues-vevey |
| Family POIs from the City of Uster (links to [1]) | POIs for families, such as playgrounds, sport facilities, child care, etc. including addresses and coordinates | Waiver: [2]
Use source: Geschäftsfeld Gesellschaft der Stadt Uster, https://github.com/GesellschaftStadtUster/kind-jugend-fam_angebote/ |
| Geoinformation Stadt Bern: Amtliche Vermessung (Darstellung farbig) | Cadastral map of the city of Bern (and in lower resolution of the canton of Bern) | Explicit permission was granted.
|
| 3D model of the main village of the Bex municipality | 3D "scan" of the village, allows to see details, measure buildings, number of floors, etc | attribution : "Modélisation 3D de Bex par Uzufly mandaté par la Commune de Bex – juillet 2023" |
Compliant other sources
| Name | Description | Further details |
|---|---|---|
| Mobility | Largest carsharing-operator in Switzerland; Positions and names of all their locations | Access granted and data fully imported - see - Data update once a month, data avaible from user teddych. Currently not defined who and how the update is done. - see |
| Die Post | Postal code and street indices for entire Switzerland are available as text-files | Abklärung via Mail ergab: Die Daten dürfen für alle Zwecke, auch kommerzielle, benutzt werden. Die Strassenlisten sind in Vorbereitung. --T-i 15:28, 9 February 2010 (UTC) |
| camptocamp | Alpinism portal with geo-referenced objects like summits, huts, routes, etc. | Explicit permission was granted, WMS available. |
| SAC | Alpine club operating a large network of alpine huts in Switzerland | Hut data was obtained and imported - details |
| eauservice | Shapefiles about 4000 fire hydrants located in Lausanne and surroundings, managed by eauservice the official water distributor in this area. Do not import data, come chat with us on the mailing list talk-ch of how we can import these datas. Date: Jan 2013 | sometimes less accurate than the osm data.
Use source tag: eauservice_[YYYY]_[MM] |
| ortsnamen.ch research data on place names in Switzerland | Online database of georeferenced place names in Switzerland mostly historic but can be helpful for locating missing places | Details |
Special cases / exceptions
Not-compatible data sources
DO NOT USE!
| Name | Description | Further details |
|---|---|---|
| Swisstopo | The national, governmental mapping authority having the largest and most complete data sets for Switzerland. | Since March 1st 2021 data from swisstopo is available on permissive, attribution-only terms.
See swisstopo data use for current information. |
| AGIS | GIS office of the Canton Aargau | Mailinglist discussion here and here, forum thread. Note: we now can use vector data derived from aerial imagery purchased from AGIS, see correspondance with AGIS for the terms. In general AGIS has fairly liberal terms, none the less we need to clarifiy usage on a per-dataset level. |
| Canton de Fribourg | Wide range of data, including buildings and addresses. | Contacted in Feb2014. The use under OSM-licence would not be a problem, if we buy the data. Costs: 50 kCHF yearly, or 200kCHF once. They do not see any chance of getting the data free, unless there will be some action on the political level. |
| SchweizMobil
SuisseMobile SvizzeraMobile SwitzerlandMobility |
Operator of several outdoor-related sites (wanderland.ch, veloland.ch, mountainbikeland.ch, skatingland.ch, kanuland.ch) with rich geodata | Data use [3]. |
| OpenAddresses.ch | Site gathering open address data | Import meiner Meinung nach nicht erlaubt, da Position der Hausnummern von GoogleMaps abgeleitet wird. --T-i 14:30, 28 December 2009 (UTC)
Site inactive (2.2.2018) |
| Dive-Guide.ch | Tauchsite mit Tauchplatzbeschreibungen | Keine Erlaubnis, wird bei Verletzung rechtliche Schritte einleiten. |
| ZVV | Public transportation authority of Zürich | Various correspondence, but no agreement reached - see here and here. |
Dumpground
Hotel / Jugendherbergen
- Jugenherbergen http://www.youthhostel.ch/
- Naturfreunde-Hütten http://www.naturfreunde.ch/main.php (SAC-ähnlicher Verein, Hütten vermutlich eher voralpin)
Tauchplätze
Siehe auch http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/DE:Switzerland/DiveSpots
Offene Anfragen:
Plätze und Koordinaten bekommen:
- SwissDivers
- Zingg Dive
- Divelinks -> Mit Quellenangabe erlaubt
Disc-Golf
Der Disc Golf Club Walkabout hat eine Karte vom Disc Golf Kurs auf dem Gurten online: http://www.swissdiscgolf.ch/walk/walk17/index.php/gurten/
Dieser Kurs wurde (mit Erlaubnis) georefrerenziert und mit JOSM eingetragen.