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Metadata

Metadata (“data about data“) refers to structured data that describes an information resource and thus make these easier to find.

Computer text
Metadata on geologically relevant data

geocat.ch: the Swiss geodata portal

Federal offices, cantons, municipalities and private companies register metadata about their own geodata in geocat.ch by way of the federal government division COGIS (Coordination, Geo-Information and Services).

The book «Geology of Switzerland - Knowledge from Underground»

  • Overview of the available map series and data that are relevant to geology
  • Result of the collaboration among various public and private partners
  • 55 themes: 2 pages per theme containing text and images
  • 4 theme groups: Basic Data, Resources, Natural Hazards and Environmental Pollution, Geology in Everyday Life
  • 4 languages: German, French, Italian, English
  • Clear text: understandable even to non-specialists
  • Available in bookstores and through swisstopo's online shop


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