Transparency

Data Sources

StatMap does not create geographic data. We aggregate it from open, publicly licensed sources. Below is every source we use, what we use it for, and the licence it is published under.

OpenStreetMap

© OpenStreetMap contributors

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Used for

Road networks, place names, points of interest, administrative boundaries, and map tiles.

Used for

Official cantonal and municipal boundaries, elevation models, and topographic reference data.

Federal Statistical Office (BFS / OFS)

© Swiss Federal Statistical Office

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Used for

Population figures, municipality codes (BFS-Nr), area statistics, and language regions.

Used for

Postcode (PLZ) to municipality and canton mapping.

Attribution and licence compliance

Where a data licence requires attribution, we display it on the relevant pages and in this list. If you reuse data found on StatMap, you must comply with the licence of the original source, not just StatMap's terms. When in doubt, go to the source directly using the links above.