Switzerland Elevation Model

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Swiss DTM. Image showing part of the digital terrain model - at a location outside Interlaken.

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Coverage of the Swiss DTM.

Introduction

The Switzerland (Swiss) Elevation Model is a digital terrain model (Digitales Geländemodell, DGM) produced by SwissTopo - the Swiss Bundesamt for Landestopografie. The dataset is an accurate digital terrain model developed as a part of a 6-year data-collection process.

Dataset Overview

• Spatial Coverage: Switzerland
• Resolution: 5m and 20 m in windPRO (original data in 0.5m and 2.0m grid resolution)
• Data-type: Digital Terrain Model (DTM)
• Coordinate system: Swiss coordinate system (LV95 LN02) - EPSG xxxx
• Version: Data download in October 2021
• Accuracy:
  • The accuracy depends on the data-source. The following statement on accurcy is given as a one-sigma estimate for all 3 dimensions (see more at the links below):
  • LiDAR: Newest data: 0.3m, Other data (below 2000m agl): 0.5m
  • Elevations derived from stereo-correlation (above 2000m agl): 1.0-3.0m
  • Manually corrected data (single points, edge-lines and areas): 0.1m - 1.0m

Availability from within WindPRO

The data are available directly from within windPRO in 10-meter resolution. The data can be accessed from the online-services in the following objects:

• Line Object (with purpose to height contour lines)
• Elevation Grid Object

License and Attribution

The product belongs to the open geo-data of Switzerland. The data have been licensed under a national open data policy based on the following legal framework:

• Bundesgesetz über Geoinformation (Geoinformationsgesetz GeoIG SR 510.62) Art. 10 ff
• Verordnung über Geoinformation (Geoinformationsverordnung GeoIV SR 510.620) Art. 20 ff
• Verordnung des VBS über die Gebühren des Bundesamtes für Landestopografie (GebVswisstopo SR 510.620.2)

Please read and accept the usage-conditions before use - and be aware a proper attribution is required when using this dataset, such as:

Source: 
 - Bundesamt für Landestopografie swisstopo
 - Office fédéral de topographie swisstopo
 - Ufficio federale di topografia swisstopo
 - Uffizi federal da topografia swisstopo
 - Federal Office of Topography swisstopo
 - ©swisstopo
Distribution: Through EMD and windPRO. 

Link to the usage-conditions (accessed 2021-10-05):

• Usage conditions (Nutzungsbedingungen, German Language) - HERE.
• General usage conditions (Allgemeine Nutzungsbedingungen und Betriebsbestimmungen, German Language) - HERE.

Acknowledgement

• The SwissTopo and the Swiss public are thanked for producing this digital elevation dataset – and disseminating it in the public domain and thus for aiding the development of renewable energy.

External Links

1. Description of the elevation model - at SwissTopo - HERE
2. Product Sheet (pdf, german language) - HERE