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Mapping
the Swiss Way
Mark Wigley
Esri Switzerland
British Cartographic Society Annual Symposium,
Leicestershire
04. September 2013
m.wigley@esri.ch

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Introductions
Whose at the front?
Mark Wigley, a member of the Project Services team of Esri
Switzerland, based in Zurich. I have been involved either directly
or indirectly with cartography for the last 31 years.
The Agreement
The “Bundesamt für Landestopografie”, or swisstopo, have
kindly agreed to me presenting this information and it was the
project leader, Dominik Käuferle, who supplied a lot of the
information you will see here today.

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The Agenda
• A “short” Project history
• The new Product Base (DCM)
• The new cartographic design
• The source data (TLM)
• The Production Workflow (DCM)
– Genius-DB
– Demo
– Extras
• Project Standpoint: 2013
• Questions & Answers

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A “short” Project history
26.03.2001
Pilot Study: Vector data
and Optimising the
Updating of the Swiss
National 1:25 000
mapping series

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„... Diese Erfahrungen sollen mittelfristig in den Entwurf einer zentralen Datenbank
zur Verwaltung der kartografischen Daten (samt geometrischen und grafischen
Attributen, redaktionellen Anweisungen und Links zu anderen Datensätzen)
fliessen...“
These experiences should in the medium-term flow into the design of a
centralized database for managing cartographic data (including geometric and
graphic attributes, editorial guidance and links to other datasets)
„... Hier sind allerdings bedeutende technische Probleme in Zusammenarbeit mit
dem Bereich Topografie und Privatfirmen (Lieferfirmen) zu lösen.“
There are however significant technical problems concerning the cooperation
between the internal topographic department, and the private companies
(suppliers) which will need to be solved.
The main conclusion was that the way forward would require both:
• Vector data; for flexibility
• Database support; for containing the multitude of complex
features
A “short” Project history

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The Agenda
• A “short” Project history
• The new Product Base (DCM)
• The new cartographic design
• The source data (TLM)
• The Production Workflow (DCM)
– Genius-DB
– Demo
– Extras
• Project Standpoint: 2013
• Questions & Answers

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The new Product Base (DCM)
DCM = Digital Cartographic Model
– Geometries + Multiple Attributes = GIS data
– Designed to cater for mapping needs
– Driven by a seamless database
– One DCM per scale (DCM25, DCM50... DCM1M)
GIS powered cartography
– Cartography using GIS data with GIS software and
database driven

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The new Product Base (DCM)
The Past
Graphic files: Database feature properties:
• Data layers
• Simple geometries
• Symbols
• Multiple feature classes
(e.g. building, streets….)
• Complex geometries
• Topography
• Networks
• Complex symbol
• Multiple attributes
• Complex Relationships
classes
• Field Overrides
• Representations
The Present

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The new Product Base (DCM)
Relational data management: The Information is stored
over various tables with links between the scales:
UUID Objecttype Angle Name
50.1355 Tree
50.8655 Cave 60° Höllloch
UUID Coordinates
50.1355 x,y
50.8655 x,y
50.2466 x1, y1; x2, y2
50.4468 x1, y1; x2, y2
UUID UUID
50.44684 100.46325
50.24657 100.67891
1:50‘000 Geometry Point object attributes
Relationships
1:50‘000 - 1:100‘000:
UUID Objecttype Name Level
50.24657 Footpath 0
50.44684 Motorway A1 1
Polyline attributes

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The new Product Base (DCM)
Object relationships between scales to keep track of
the features origins.
Präsentation
Modell
Modell
Massstab 1:50 000
Massstab 1:100 000
1
21
22 23
24
25
26
2 3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
07
8
08
9
09
10
01
Massstab 1:50 000
Massstab 1:25 000
Massstab 1:100 000
Objektverknüpfung
21 22 23 24 25 26
Präsentation

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The new Product Base (DCM)
Data organisation within the databases
DCM200
DCM1M
DCM50
TLM
VEC200
DCM100
DCM500
DCM25
DCM300
Generalized +
visualized
Capture
Integration

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The new Product Base (DCM)
The Products:
Print products
Web services
Mobile services

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The new Product Base (DCM)
The Style:
The Topographic map
DCM
database
Base maps
Customized maps
The new finalized National
Map Series design as
standard representation
e.g. grayscale
e.g. light colours
New Possibilities
New Possibilities
• New selection
• New symbols
• New fonts
• New colours
• New contents
• New extent

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The Agenda
• A “short” Project history
• The new Product Base (DCM)
• The new cartographic design
• The source data (TLM)
• The Production Workflow (DCM)
– Genius-DB
– Demo
– Extras
• Project Standpoint: 2013
• Questions & Answers

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The new cartographic design

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The new cartographic design
New: Fonts
• The Frutiger® Neue LT Pro font family

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The new cartographic design
New: Roads
• A new Road classification according to the width and surface type
• Colour fills for major roads at all scales
• Cul-de-sac’s representation

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The new cartographic design
New: Railways
• A colour change from Black to Red to help reduce the masking and
avoid confusion with other black line features

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The Agenda
• A “short” Project history
• The new Product Base (DCM)
• The new cartographic design
• The source data (TLM)
• The Production Workflow (DCM)
– Genius-DB
– Demo
– Extras
• Project Standpoint: 2013
• Questions & Answers

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The source data (TLM)
MapsTerrain modelsOrthophotos
Aerial imagery
2D and 3D GIS Datasets Digital Base maps
The Topographic Landscape Model Production line

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The source data (TLM)
swissTLM3D
• 3D: all objects have x, y and z
coordinates.
• An accuracy of ±1m (approximately
scale 5,000-10,000).
• Each type of feature with its own
accuracy.
• TLM the “primary geometry”

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The source data (TLM)
3D Client for 3D and DTM editing
20 Zoll PLANAR Stereo
screen with Stereo
Analyst for ArcGIS +
TOPGIS tools
22 Zoll Screen
with ArcGIS +
TOPGIS tools

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The source data (TLM)
Still under construction…
Roads
Hiking tracks
Public
transport
Names
… finished ~2017

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The Agenda
• A “short” Project history
• The new Product Base (DCM)
• The new cartographic design
• The source data (TLM)
• The Production Workflow (DCM)
– Genius-DB
– Demo
– Extras
• Project Standpoint: 2013
• Questions & Answers

25. The Production Workflow (DCM)
CRM
TLM
TOPGIS
generalization
CRM > DCM
SysDab
DCM
Genius-DB
trans-
formations
e.g. (ili2gdb)
raster
[TLM-UUID‘s]
[DCM-UUID‘s]
[TLM-UUID‘s]
DataHub
Data-
Hub

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The Production Workflow (DCM)
Topographic Landscape Model (TLM)

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The Production Workflow (DCM)
Cartographic reference model (CRM). After data preparation

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The Production Workflow (DCM)
DCM after automatic generalisation and symbolisation

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The Production Workflow (DCM)
DCM after completion in Genius-DB

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The Production Workflow (DCM)
Genius-DB
Includes:
• Workflow Management
A structured set of steps leading through the
complete data preparation phase using Workflow
Manager
• Carto-Tools
• Automatic Cartographic Processes
• Customized “One-Click” Tools
• Customized Tool Bars and selection menus
• QA (Quality Assurance)
• Predefined tests to check that the Quality of the
data is maintained
• Data Dictionary Editor (DDX)
• Increment Workflow
• PDF Production
• Preparation of a Print ready PDF with
overprinting and Spot Colours

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The Production Workflow (DCM)
Genius-DB: Workflow Management

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The Production Workflow (DCM)
Genius-DB: Carto-Tools
EscarpmentAnnotation Alignment
Masks
Over-, Underpass
Marker Pattern
Roundabout
Line Cap
Line TransitionControl Point
Substitute

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The Production Workflow (DCM)
Genius-DB: Carto-Tools

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The Production Workflow (DCM)
Genius-DB: QA (Quality Assurance)
– Automated workflows
– Configurable and extendable tests
– Batch-enabled or interactive control
– Ergonomic correction tools
– Performance: Complete TLM in 20h tested
(15 Mio. Features, 200 Feature Classes running a multitude of tests)

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The Production Workflow (DCM)
Genius-DB: Data Dictionary Editor (DDX)

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The Production Workflow (DCM)
Genius-DB: Increment Workflow
MOD

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The Production Workflow (DCM)
Genius-DB: PDF Production (With Production Mapping)

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The Production Workflow (DCM)
DEMO:
• Carto-Tools
• QA (Quality Assurance)
• Data Dictionary Editor (DDX)

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The Production Workflow (DCM)
Extras: The ScreePainter
• Automatically paints scree
• Input: Shaded relief or DTM + Scree polygons + slope
• lines
• Constructed by Bernhard Jenny, ETH Zürich
• Completed project
• Open Source Freeware
• www.screepainter.com

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The Production Workflow (DCM)
Extras: The ScreePainter

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The Agenda
• A “short” Project history
• The new Product Base (DCM)
• The new cartographic design
• The source data (TLM)
• The Production Workflow (DCM)
– Genius-DB
– Demo
– Extras
• Project Standpoint: 2013
• Questions & Answers

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Project Standpoint: 2013
DCM200
DCM1M
DCM50
DCM100
DCM500
DCM25
DCM300
Produced 2011
Under construction
• Powerful systems built
• Production started March
2013
• Completed ~2019

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Questions & Answers
Thank you for listening!