SWISSIMAGE 10 cm RGB imagery

  • SWISSIMAGE 10 cm orthophoto mosaic provides high-resolution aerial imagery of Switzerland, with 10 cm resolution in plains and valleys and 25 cm in the Alps.

  • The dataset is updated annually and covers the period from 2017 to 2021, offering RGB imagery with three bands (Red, Green, Blue).

  • It is freely available for use, distribution, and commercial purposes with proper attribution to swisstopo.

  • Users can explore and analyze this dataset using Google Earth Engine, a platform for petabyte-scale geospatial analysis.

  • The dataset's precision in position has a standard deviation of +/- 0.15 m for the 0.1 m ground sample distance.
Switzerland/SWISSIMAGE/orthos/10cm
Dataset Availability
2017-01-01T00:00:00Z–2021-01-01T00:00:00Z
Dataset Provider
Earth Engine Snippet
ee.ImageCollection("Switzerland/SWISSIMAGE/orthos/10cm")
Tags
orthophotos rgb
swissimage
swisstopo

Description

The SWISSIMAGE 10 cm orthophoto mosaic is an assembly of new color digital aerial images over the whole of Switzerland with a ground resolution of 10 cm in the plains and the main alpine valleys and 25 cm in the Alps. It is updated annually.

For more information, please see the SWISSIMAGE10cm_FR documentation

This RGB collection contains digital aerial images with three bands. Standard deviation for the precision in position: +/- 0.15 m for the ground sample distance of 0.1 m.

Bands

Pixel Size
0.1 meters

Bands

Name Min Max Pixel Size Wavelength Description
R 0 255 meters 619-651nm

Red
G 0 255 meters 525-585nm

Green
B 0 255 meters 435-495nm

Blue

Terms of Use

Terms of Use

The free geodata and geoservices of swisstopo may be used, distributed and made accessible. Furthermore, they may be enriched and processed and also used commercially.

A reference to the source is mandatory. please see the Terms of use

Citations

Citations:

  • Copyright Federal Office of Topography swisstopo

Explore with Earth Engine

Code Editor (JavaScript)

var dataset = ee.Image('Switzerland/SWISSIMAGE/orthos/10cm/2017');

Map.setCenter(7.75, 46.02, 18);
Map.addLayer(dataset, null, 'Switzerland RGB (10 cm)');
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The SWISSIMAGE 10 cm orthophoto mosaic is an assembly of new color digital aerial images over the whole of Switzerland with a ground resolution of 10 cm in the plains and the main alpine valleys and 25 cm in the Alps. It is updated annually. For more information, please see …
Switzerland/SWISSIMAGE/orthos/10cm, orthophotos,rgb
2017-01-01T00:00:00Z/2021-01-01T00:00:00Z
45.8 5.9 47.8 10.6
Google Earth Engine