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Basic cadastral surveying plan	The basic cadastral surveying plan serves as a background plan in raster form. It may also be superimposed with additional thematic data.

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Collection of the cadastral surveying data	Learn more about Swiss cadastral surveying methods and measuring technology and geographic information system (GIS) data processing.
Cadastral Surveying see Objectives & work methods Benefits & results Methods & data models	The Swiss Cadastral Survey provides data relating to landownership and is the basis for a variety of geographic data and applications.
CadastralWebMap-WMS	CadastralWebMap WMS is a presentation service, providing digital cadastral surveying data in reduced form.
Cadastralinfo – real estate data	Use the Cadastralinfo service to access data relating to the Swiss cadastral system and to find plot numbers in Switzerland.
Cadastral surveying status	Overview of the status of the cadastral surveying and the standard of quality of the collected data.
Cadastral survey data – procurement see Collection of the cadastral surveying data Utilisation of data	Cadastral survey data are collected, managed and updated by the cantons. Here you can access the geoportals of the cantons.

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Details for contact form

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Extracts from the PLR-cadastre	Get extracts from the Cadastre of Public-law Restrictions on landownership (PLR Cadastre) as an online map or a Pdf document.

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Fundamentals of surveying	Learn about geodetic fundamentals of Switzerland's Cadastral Surveying: coordinates, reference system and reference frame.

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GeoMeta-WMS	The GeoMeta Web Map Service provides information about cadastral surveying status and the continuous adaptation process of official geodata.
GNSS – low distortion areas	This dataset provides information about the locations of low distortion areas, i.e. areas with a high degree of geometric precision.
Geographic names	The cadastral surveying enables standardisation of geographic names in Switzerland, including district, place, street and station names.

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History of the Swiss cadastral system	Real estate data have been used for more than 300 years – initially for tax collection purposes, but today they are also used for recording landownership rights, as well as for a broad variety of other purposes.

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Information material & shop	The information material about the world of Swiss cadastral surveying is available from the Federal Directorate of Cadastral Surveying.

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Legal bases	Overview of the legal bases for the cadastral surveying and the PLR-cadastre
Land registry offices	In Switzerland, cantons are responsible for keeping records in their land registers. Access is usually organised through municipality.
Land Registry	Landowners’ rights in Switzerland are officially recorded in the Land Register. Together with the PLR Cadastre, this is the basis for safeguarding landownership.

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MOpublic – simplified data model	MOpublic is the simplified version of the cadastral surveying data model, and has been specified as the official Swiss standard.

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Order form

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Portrait & tasks	The Swiss cadastral system records and manages objects with a spatial dimension and makes them publicly available. The resulting data form the basis for other datasets and applications.
PLR Cadastre see Objectives & organisation of the PLR Cadastre Content & products of the PLR Cadastre Further development of the PLR Cadastre	The Cadastre of Public Law Restrictions on Landownership is the official information system concerning public-law restrictions on landownership in Switzerland.
Photos, Videos & Illustrations	Here you will find photos, videos and illustrations of the Swiss cadastral system.
Publications	Find publications available in English about the Swiss cadastral surveying and the Cadastre of Public-law Restrictions on landownership and the land register.
Plan for the land register	The plan for the land register records location, form and content of a plot of land. This is the most foundation for safeguarding landownership in Switzerland.

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Responsibility & organisation	The federal government is responsible for the supervision of the cadastral system, while the cantons are responsible for its operational management.
Register of surveyors	Only those persons who are listed in the register of surveyors are authorised to independently carry out cadastral surveying tasks.

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Status of periodical update	Overview of the status of the periodical update of the cadastral survey

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Training & further education	The cadastral surveying system offers a variety of attractive and specialised jobs for people with various levels of education, ranging from surveyors to geodata managers.

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Web Map Services – Internet presentation	Web Map Service is the presentation service for digital usage and representation of cadastral surveying maps and plans on the Internet.

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cadastre.ch – The Swiss cadastral surveying

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Objectives & work methods

The main task in the area of cadastral surveying is to collect data relating to plots of land and update the data as necessary. This means it makes a valuable contribution towards the safeguarding of real estate. The results of cadastral surveys are recorded in the plan for the land register. In view of this, only those surveyors who are listed in the official Register of Surveyors are authorised to carry out cadastral surveying in Switzerland.