Pro Juventute

We (Pro Juventute) use Swiss geographic entities for a number of analyses and reports. For this purpose we update them daily. And while we're at it, we hereby share them with you.

Content There are two sources for the three tables in this dataset: The official directories by SwissTopo The basic geographics by the Federal Statistics Office (BFS) The combined data offers a robust foundation for: Precise geocoding and reverse geocoding applications Spatial data visualization and mapping Data structure The source data is provided in the Swiss LV95 map projection (both points and polygons). To enable using the global WSG84 map projection, we transform the original points and polygons and provide the second projection alongside the first. The dataset is organized into three tables, each representing a different aspect of the geospatial information: Localities and municipalities Since localities (cities and towns) and municipalities (administrative divisions) can have some overlap (a locality can contain or be contained in multiple municipalities), their polygons are different.

Hence we extend the official directory of towns and cities from SwissTopo with yearly updated polygons on municipalities from the Federal Statistical Office (BFS). 947988103 Buildings The highest level of detail available in the official registry goes down to each officially registered building address. Noteworthy in this table are a couple of official IDs - which might be useful as reference to other geographic data provided by the Federal Statistics Office or private entities.