OSINTDatasetNewAdded 2026-11-13

swisstopo Free Geodata and Geoservices

Switzerland, as downloads and web services

Freeauth: noneCustom✓ verified Nov 13, 2026

Free?: FreeFree downloads and geoservices.
Sign-up?: None neededCall it straight away
Commercial use?: Read the termsProvider's own terms, not a standard licence

The fine print

License note: swisstopo terms of use for free geodata: use, distribution, processing and commercial use allowed with a mandatory source reference. No standard licence named, so Custom.
Required attribution: Required: a source reference to swisstopo (some datasets specify the exact wording).

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// Overview

swisstopo Free Geodata and Geoservices

The Swiss Federal Office of Topography (swisstopo) offers its free geodata, such as national maps, elevation models, aerial images, boundaries and place names, by download and through geoservices.

Coverage

Switzerland, as downloads and web services. Some datasets ask for a specific source wording, given in their documentation.

Good for

#osint#geospatial#maps#switzerland#elevation

Verdict

Authoritative Swiss geodata for mapping and terrain analysis. Licence: Custom: swisstopo's terms say "The free geodata and geoservices of swisstopo may be used, distributed and made accessible. Furthermore, they may be enriched and processed and also used commercially. A reference to the source is mandatory." No standard licence is named. Rate limits: the terms say that if the geoservices infrastructure is used excessively, access may be restricted or refused; no number is given. Signal Lab links only.

// Limits

Free limits & license

Price	Free
Auth	none
Free tier	Free downloads and geoservices.
Rate limit	Not stated as a number; access may be restricted or refused on excessive use of the geoservices.
License	Custom (see note)
License note	swisstopo terms of use for free geodata: use, distribution, processing and commercial use allowed with a mandatory source reference. No standard licence named, so Custom.
Last verified	Nov 13, 2026

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// Full record · catalog.json

name: swisstopo Free Geodata and Geoservices
slug: swisstopo-free-geodata
category: OSINT
domain: OSINT
type: Dataset
sitePageUrl: https://signal-lab.qdt.ai/datasets/swisstopo-free-geodata
providerUrl: https://www.swisstopo.admin.ch/en/free-geodata-ogd
badge: Free
auth: none
freeTierLimits: Free downloads and geoservices.
rateLimits: Not stated as a number; access may be restricted or refused on excessive use of the geoservices.
docsUrl: https://www.swisstopo.admin.ch/en/free-geodata-ogd
coverage: Switzerland, as downloads and web services. Some datasets ask for a specific source wording, given in their documentation.
lastVerified: 2026-11-13
evidenceUrls: https://www.swisstopo.admin.ch/en/free-geodata-ogd
https://www.swisstopo.admin.ch/en/terms-of-use-free-geodata-and-geoservices
tasks: osint
geospatial
maps
switzerland
elevation
license: Custom
licenseUrl: https://www.swisstopo.admin.ch/en/terms-of-use-free-geodata-and-geoservices
licenseNote: swisstopo terms of use for free geodata: use, distribution, processing and commercial use allowed with a mandatory source reference. No standard licence named, so Custom.
attribution: Required: a source reference to swisstopo (some datasets specify the exact wording).

// The same record over MCP

Request · get_entry

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "get_entry",
    "arguments": {
      "slug": "swisstopo-free-geodata"
    }
  }
}

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Coverage

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