Campus 18. June 2012 Bern

How to use the maps of geo.admin.ch ?

Cédric Moullet Head of FSDI Web Infrastructure

60-80 % of all decisions taken by citizens can be related to geoinformation

Coopers & Lybrand 1996: Economic aspects of the collection, dissemination and integration of government’s geospatial information

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Federal Act on Geoinformation

LAW

This Act has the aim of ensuring that geodata relating to the

territory of the Swiss Confederation is made available for

general use to the authorities of the Confederation, the

cantons and communes, the private sector, the public

and to academic and scientific institutions in a

sustainable, up-to-date, rapid and easy manner, in the

required quality and at a reasonable cost.

ARTICLE 1

MAP.GEO.ADMIN.CH

THE DATA VIEWER … and a bit more …

MAP.GEO.ADMIN.CH

Free application … for all of you ! 159 layers available (more to come)

MAP.GEO.ADMIN.CH

Some functions ?

Location and address search

Geolocation

Permalink

Print

KML Import

Measure Distance – Surface - Azimut

Profile

WMS Import

Drawing

THIS WORKS ON MOBILE

TOO…

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650‘000‘000 STORED TILES 30‘000 USERS/DAY, PEAK > 50‘000 1‘300 MAX TILES/S

159 THEMATIC MAPS 5 LANGUAGES 1 PORTAIL

FSDI – some numbers

+62% TRAFFIC (MAI 2012 vs 2011) 30TB OUTGOING DATA

Can I use all these data ?

YES

API.GEO.ADMIN.CH

THE API

API.GEO.ADMIN.CH

GeoAdmin API

Mobile GeoAdmin

API

Widgets REST Services

GeoAdmin API

Open Source Free of use Based on OpenLayers – ExtJS – GeoExt JavaScript IE – FF – Chrome – Safari api.geo.admin.ch Tutorial - Doc – Forum – Examples – Generator - FAQ

GeoAdmin API – Hello World

GeoAdmin API

Light GeoAdmin API

Open Source Free of use Based on OpenLayers JavaScript IE – FF – Chrome – Safari api.geo.admin.ch Doc – Forum – Examples

Light GeoAdmin API – Hello World

Mobile GeoAdmin API

Open Source Free of use Based on OpenLayers – GeoExt Mobile – Sencha Touch JavaScript WebKit browsers Doc

Widgets

Open Source Free of use Based on OpenLayers – GeoExt – ExtJS JavaScript IE – FF – Chrome – Safari Examples

Widgets – Hello World

REST Services

Open Source Free of use (except swisssearch, profile, height) RESTFul / callback JSON or GeoJSON’s response Doc

REST Services

REST Services - WMTS 25’000 MPx free per year Free localhost access Product: swisstopo web access WMTS Non free layers: ch.swisstopo.vec25-einzelobjekte ch.swisstopo.vec25-eisenbahnnetz ch.swisstopo.vec25-gebaeude ch.swisstopo.vec200-miscellaneous-geodpoint ch.swisstopo.vec200-names-namedlocation ch.swisstopo.vec200-transportation-oeffentliche-verkehr ch.swisstopo.vec200-transportation-strassennetz ch.swisstopo.vec25-gewaessernetz ch.swisstopo.vec25-heckenbaeume ch.swisstopo.hiks-dufour ch.swisstopo.geologie-geologischer_atlas ch.swisstopo.pixelkarte-farbe ch.swisstopo.hiks-siegfried ch.swisstopo.pixelkarte-farbe-pk200.noscale ch.swisstopo.pixelkarte-farbe-pk100.noscale ch.swisstopo.pixelkarte-farbe-pk50.noscale ch.swisstopo.pixelkarte-farbe-pk25.noscale ch.swisstopo.pixelkarte-grau ch.swisstopo.pixelkarte-farbe-pk500.noscale ch.swisstopo.swissbuildings3d ch.swisstopo.swissalti3d-reliefschattierung ch.swisstopo.swisstlm3d-karte ch.swisstopo.swissimage ch.swisstopo.vec200-building ch.swisstopo.swisstlm3d-wanderwege ch.swisstopo.vec200-landcover ch.swisstopo.vec200-hydrography ch.swisstopo.vec200-miscellaneous ch.swisstopo.vec200-landcover-wald ch.swisstopo.vec25-strassennetz ch.swisstopo.vec25-primaerflaechen ch.swisstopo.vec25-uebrigerverkehr ch.swisstopo.vec25-anlagen

All others (about 130 layers): free

Terms of use

CONCLUSION

IT IS ALL ABOUT

ü  OPEN ACCESS

ü  OPEN STANDARDS

ü  OPEN SOURCE

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AWARDS

United Nations Public Service Awards is the most prestigious

international recognition of excellence in public service. It rewards

the creative achievements and contributions of public service

institutions that lead to a more effective and responsive public

administration in countries worldwide.

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THANKS

PLEASE provide feedback http://tinyurl.com/umfrage-geoadminch