swisstopo - Explore Swiss maps & travel

Traveling with the top-rated app of the year: the swisstopo application received the prestigious "Master of Swiss Apps 2021" award.

Utilize the renowned national maps to explore even the most secluded areas of Switzerland, covering activities such as hiking, cycling, winter sports, and aviation. All features and data within the app, along with offline capabilities, are offered at no cost. The app is free from advertisements and does not require user registration.

- various scales ranging from 1:10,000 to 1:1 million

- up-to-date aerial imagery and historical map collections

- designated official trails for hiking, mountain trekking, and alpine adventuring

- information on trail closures

- routes for snowshoeing and skiing

- pathways from SwitzerlandMobility

- locations of public transportation stops

ALIGNMENT WITH NATURE

- complimentary offline maps (scales from 1:25,000 to 1:1 million)

- create, document, import, and share your personal journeys

- specify type of activity (hiking, cycling, mountain biking) along with your preferred speed

- navigation assistant (estimated arrival time, remaining distance)

- panoramic viewing mode (labelled panorama views, ability to view tours in "3D")

- save locations, add comments, and share experiences

FUNCTIONALITIES like measuring, comparing, and searching (for geographical names, addresses, or coordinates)

Submit updates regarding maps and geographical data

AIR TRAFFIC

- aeronautical charts, identified obstacles, airspace designations

- designated landing zones

- guidelines for drone and model aircraft usage

General information about the swisstopo app

Discover even the remotest places in Switzerland with high quality maps. The free map app from swisstopo lets you combine the National Maps of Switzerland with many other topics such as hiking, cycling, snow sports and aviation on your smartphone and tablet. Ease of use and functionalities for planning and recording tours as well as experiencing the landscape in panorama mode, are some of the highlights of the app. 

swisstopo app: maps and geodata on your smartphone

Precise and versatile

The swisstopo app shows all National Maps from the scale of 1:10'000 to 1:1million, as well as aerial photographs, aeronautical maps and historical maps covering the whole of Switzerland. The maps are supplemented by additional information relating to public transport, hiking, cycling, snow sports and aviation. In addition to the official routes of the Swiss hiking trails, the app also contains SwitzerlandMobility routes. Depending on your interests, themes and content can be added to the background map.

Easy to handle and clear

The app's key features include simple usability, easy orientation and the ability to plan, guide and record tours. With the swisstopo app, your own position is displayed directly on the maps or aerial photographs. The coordinates and elevation data of the current location are always known. By searching for places, addresses, or coordinates, any destination can be found quickly.

Discover the panorama mode

You want to know which panorama surrounds you? With one click you look through your camera and the most important places and summits are labelled in the camera image. Or discover the view virtually from any point on the map.

Offline maps

Maps and data can be stored free of charge and without restriction and be used offline. This means that the maps can be used even if mobile network coverage is poor or non-existent. 

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