Cadastral survey data – procurement
Cadastral survey data are collected, managed and updated by the cantons. In their entirety, they form a national product.
Product description
Cadastral surveying provides data relating to landownership and is the basis for a broad variety of geographic data and applications in the economy, the administration and private life.
Updating procedure
Updating cadastral survey data is the responsibility of the cantons.
Costs
The fees for the purchase of data are regulated at the cantonal level.
Procuring data for individual cantons
The data for individual cantons can be procured from the respective cantonal surveying supervisory authority.
Data can be viewed via the corresponding cantonal geoportal (map depiction). The cantons are responsible for the content of their datasets.
Procurement of data via geodienste.ch
geodienste.ch is the intercantonal portal for obtaining geodata and associated services. The official geodata for which the cantons and municipalities are responsible are pooled and provided in this portal.
Address for procuring cadastral survey products via the geodienste.ch porta / Specifications
Direct access to the cantonal geoportals
Below you will find a list of all cantonal geoportals as an overview:
- Aargau
- Appenzell Innerrhoden
- Appenzell Ausserrhoden
- Bern / Berne
- Basel-Landschaft
- Basel-Stadt: Geoportal
- Fribourg / Freiburg
- Genève
- Glarus
- Graubünden / Grischun / Grigioni
- Jura
- Luzern
- Neuchâtel
- Nidwalden
- Obwalden
- St. Gallen
- Schaffhausen
- Solothurn
- Schwyz
- Thurgau
- Ticino
- Uri
- Vaud
- Valais / Wallis
- Zug
- Zürich
Procuring data for several cantons (as a rule, 10 or more)
The Federal Office of Topography (swisstopo) is responsible for the operation of the cadastral survey geodata portal (cadastral survey geoportal).
Taking account of the federal organisational structure of the cadastral survey (with the cantons as decentralised data owners), an Internet platform was created via which the cadastral survey data can be obtained.
This national portal, which was initially set up to meet the needs of the federal administration, was opened up for clients that are active at the national level and have demonstrated a need for cadastral survey data. These clients are:
- Authorities and companies mandated by them
- Companies
- Research and educational institutions
Map of availability of data
Green = Data can be provided directly
Yellow = The canton first has to be asked about the availability of data
Red = Data not yet available.
Procurement by research and educational institutions
Research and educational institutions can obtain data for several cantons via the cadastral survey geoportal.

- Contact form
(only to be used for obtaining data for several cantons)
Procurement by companies
Companies can obtain data for several cantons via the cadastral survey geoportal.

- Contact form
(only to be used for obtaining data for several cantons)
Procurement by authorities
Authorities and companies mandated by them can obtain data for several cantons via the cadastral survey portal for the purpose of carrying out statutory tasks in accordance with federal or cantonal legislation.

- Contact form
(only to be used for obtaining data for several cantons)
Contact
Geodesy and Federal Directorate of Cadastral Surveying
Cadastral surveying and PLR-cadastre
Telephone +41 58 464 73 03
E-Mail