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Switzerland


What data is expected?

A database of postcodes/zipcodes and the corresponding spatial locations in terms of a latitude and a longitude (or similar coordinates in an openly published national coordinate system). If a postcode/zipcode system does not exist in the country, please submit a dataset of administrative borders. Data submitted in this category must satisfy the following minimum conditions

  • Zipcodes
  • Address
  • Coordinate (latitude longitude)
  • national level
  • updated once a year

  • Administrative boundaries

  • Boarders poligone
  • name of poligone (city, neighborhood)
  • national level
  • updated once a year

What data is available

  •   Openly licensed? No (No URL given)
  •   Is the data available for free? Yes
  •   Is the data machine readable? Yes (PDF,XML,SHP,CSV)
  •   Available in bulk? Yes
  •   Is the data provided on a timely and up to date basis? Yes
  •   Publicly available? Yes(as ZIP and locations, postal codes and localities of the official Cadastral Survey published by Federal Office of Topography swisstopo)
  •   Is data in digital form? Yes
  •   Is the data available online? Yes (Here)
  •   Does the data exist? Yes

Details

SwissTopo offers various geodata information on the territory through web mapping services, including the postal codes (layer name PLZ und Ortschaften).

Licence for free geodata applies.

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Contributors

Reviewers

  • Codrina Maria Ilie

Submitters

  • Oleg Lavrovsky