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by lukasgraf 845 days ago
It's actually open data: https://shop.swisstopo.admin.ch/en/free-geodata

  > New conditions of use apply to swisstopo's official geodata.
  > The geodata may be used free of charge, in particular also for commercial purposes.
  > Reference to the source when publishing the data is the only condition.
  > Authorizations and licenses are therefore no longer required.
This is based on a change in federal law that happened on 1 March 2021.

One of the (IMHO) most interesting datasets is the extremely detailed digital elevation model / DSM (swissSURFACE3D):

https://www.swisstopo.admin.ch/en/height-model-swisssurface3...

Lidar scanned terrain model, with a grid size of 0.5m and vertical resolution of ~10cm. Available as a tiled raster or the "raw" classified point cloud (ground, vegetation, water, ...).

Raster:

https://www.swisstopo.admin.ch/en/height-model-swisssurface3...

Point Cloud:

https://www.swisstopo.admin.ch/en/height-model-swisssurface3...

Demo (Shaded Relief based on that surface model. Those stair step patterns are not artifacts, but the natural terracing of vineyards):

https://map.geo.admin.ch/?lang=en&topic=ech&bgLayer=ch.swiss...