2. Law
Federal Act on Geoinformation (GeoIG), 1. Juli 2008
Art. 1 Aim
This Act has the aim of ensuring that geodata relating
to the territory of the Swiss Confederation is made
available for general use to the authorities of the
Confederation, the cantons and communes, the private
sector, the public and to academic and scientific
institutions in a sustainable, up-to-date, rapid
and easy manner, in the required quality and at a
reasonable cost.
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6. API Architecture
mobile.geo.admin.ch
map.geo.admin.ch
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API Mobile API
GeoServices
Data (Tiles / Databases)
7. API Architecture: data
• Tiles delivered with WMTS RESTFul: View
• For vector
• For raster
• Database: Data access
• For vector ;-)
http://api.geo.admin.ch/main/wsgi/doc/build/services/sdiservices.html#wmts
9. API Architecture:
API
<script type="text/javascript">
function init() {
var api = new GeoAdmin.API();
api.createMap({
div: "mymap1"
});
}
</script>
<body onload="init();">
<div id="mymap1" style="width:500px;height:340px;border:1px solid grey;padding: 0 0 0
0;margin:10px !important;"></div>
<script type="text/javascript" src="http://api.geo.admin.ch/loader.js"></script>
</body>
GeoAdmin API
GeoExt
OpenLayers ExtJS 3.4
10. API Architecture:
Mobile API
Ext.setup({
onReady: function(){
m = new GeoAdminMobile.Map({handedness: 'right',
contextinfo: true,
featureinfo: true
});
var wmts2 = GeoAdmin.layers.buildLayerByName
("ch.bfs.gebaeude_wohnungs_register",
{isBaseLayer: false});
m.map.addLayers([wmts2]);
}
});
GeoAdmin Mobile API
GeoExt Mobile (GXM)
OpenLayers Sencha Touch
11. Mashups ?
• Permalink (WMS – KML (doc) - Address)
• StreetView
• GeoCoder
• Routing
• GoogleEarth
• GPX
• REST API
• All the power of OpenLayers and ExtJS
http://map.geo.admin.ch/?Y=539275&X=182725&zoom=7&bgLayer=ch.swisstopo.pixelkarte-
farbe&layers=WMS%7C%7COrthophoto%20Yverdon%20banquise%20(22.02.2012)%7C%7Chttp://ogc.heig-vd.ch/mapserver/wms?%7C%7Cr-
pod_yverdon_banquise-2&layers_opacity=1
http://map.geo.admin.ch/?Y=541750&X=163000&zoom=5&bgLayer=ch.swisstopo.pixelkarte-
farbe&layers=KML%7C%7Chttps://docs.google.com/uc?id=0B_gmqEgDEiu5OGY0MDhmNmYtNTA5YS00MzVlLWI4ZWUtMzc1NzU4ZjU3NmM3&
layers_opacity=1&layers_visibility=true
http://www.geo.admin.ch/internet/geoportal/fr/commons/help/viewer_help.html#parsys_95922
http://map.geo.admin.ch/?swisssearch=berges%2037%20payerne
http://api.geo.admin.ch/main/wsgi/doc/build/api/streetview.html
http://api.geo.admin.ch/main/wsgi/doc/build/api/geocoder.html
http://api.geo.admin.ch/main/wsgi/doc/build/api/routing.html
http://sitn.ne.ch/
http://api.geo.admin.ch/main/wsgi/doc/build/api/sdiapiexamples4.html
http://api.geo.admin.ch/main/wsgi/doc/build/services/sdiservices.html
http://www.openlayers.org/
12. Documentation
• API Generator
• API
• Mobile API
• FAQ
http://api.geo.admin.ch/main/wsgi/doc/build/api/sdiapigenerator.html
http://api.geo.admin.ch/main/wsgi/doc/build/api/sdiapidoc.html
http://api.geo.admin.ch/main/wsgi/doc/build/api/sdimapidoc.html
http://api.geo.admin.ch/main/wsgi/doc/build/api/faq/index.html
13. Terms of use
• Terms of use
• GeoAdmin API is completely free and open
• All layers, except data of swisstopo web access WMTS,
can be used freely. 25’000 MegaPixels are free.
• Domain registration is required (…one work week…)
http://www.geo.admin.ch/internet/geoportal/en/home/geoadmin/contact.html
http://api.geo.admin.ch/main/wsgi/doc/build/api/faq/index.html#which-layers-are-available
http://www.swisstopo.admin.ch/internet/swisstopo/fr/home/products/services/web_services/webaccess.html
14. Tips and tricks
• Develop with localhost
• Use the mailing lists
• Always test on IE ;-)
• Use Google Chrome for mobile development (mobile=true)
• You need the source code ? Just ask !
• All stations http://www.bav.admin.ch/dokumentation/publikationen/00475/01497/index.html?lang=fr
• Hiking trails
http://map.geo.admin.ch/?Y=660000&X=190000&zoom=1&bgLayer=ch.swisstopo.pixelkarte-farbe&layers=ch.swisstopo.vec25-
wander&layers_opacity=1&layers_visibility=true&lang=en
• Road network
http://map.geo.admin.ch/?Y=660000&X=190000&zoom=1&bgLayer=ch.swisstopo.pixelkarte-farbe&layers=ch.swisstopo.vec25-
strassennetz&layers_opacity=1&layers_visibility=true&lang=en
• Historical routes
http://map.geo.admin.ch/?Y=660000&X=190000&zoom=1&bgLayer=ch.swisstopo.pixelkarte-farbe&layers=ch.astra.ivs-
reg_loc&layers_opacity=1&layers_visibility=true&lang=en
• Traffic counting stations (see tooltips)