SWISSIMAGE 10 cm RGB imagery

  • The SWISSIMAGE 10 cm orthophoto mosaic provides digital aerial images of Switzerland with a ground resolution of 10 cm in plains and main alpine valleys, and 25 cm in the Alps.

  • This dataset is updated annually and available from 2017-01-01 to 2021-01-01.

  • The imagery contains three bands: Red, Green, and Blue.

  • The geodata and geoservices can be used, distributed, enriched, processed, and used commercially with mandatory source citation.

  • The dataset is available on Google Earth Engine for scientific analysis and visualization.
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
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