Swisstopo

Federal Office of Topography (Swisstopo)
(in German) Bundesamt für Landestopografie
(in French) Office fédéral de topographie
(in Italian) Ufficio federale di topografia
(in Romansh) Uffizi federal da topografia

Building in Wabern.
Agency overview
JurisdictionFederal administration of Switzerland
HeadquartersWabern
Minister responsible
Parent agencyFederal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sports
Websitewww.swisstopo.admin.ch

Swisstopo is the official name for the Swiss Federal Office of Topography (in German: Bundesamt für Landestopografie; French: Office fédéral de topographie; Italian: Ufficio federale di topografia; Romansh: Uffizi federal da topografia), Switzerland's national mapping agency.

The current name was made official in 2002. It had been used as the domain name for the homepage of the institute, swisstopo.admin.ch, since 1997.[1]

  1. ^ Annual report 2012 - The Landscape Memory of Switzerland (PDF). Wabern: swisstopo. 2013. p. 45.