Swiss Federal Office of Topography swisstopo
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The Swiss Federal Office of Topography swisstopo is Switzerland’s national mapping and geoinformation agency, responsible for producing and managing the country’s official topographic data and maps.
All labels observed (12)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3651079 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Swiss Federal Office of Topography swisstopo Context triple: [Federal Department of the Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications, oversees, Swiss Federal Office of Topography swisstopo]
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A.
Swiss Federal Roads Office
The Swiss Federal Roads Office is the national authority responsible for planning, regulating, and overseeing Switzerland’s motorway and national road network.
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B.
SWISS
SWISS is the callsign used by Swiss International Air Lines, the flag carrier airline of Switzerland.
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C.
Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research
The Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research is a Swiss research institution specializing in forests, natural hazards, snow and ice, and landscape management and conservation.
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D.
Viafiers federalas svizras
Viafiers federalas svizras is the Romansh name for Swiss Federal Railways, the national railway company of Switzerland.
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E.
Federal Chancellery of Switzerland
The Federal Chancellery of Switzerland is the staff office of the Swiss Federal Council, providing administrative support, coordination, and communication services for the federal government.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Swiss Federal Office of Topography swisstopo Target entity description: The Swiss Federal Office of Topography swisstopo is Switzerland’s national mapping and geoinformation agency, responsible for producing and managing the country’s official topographic data and maps.
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A.
Swiss Federal Roads Office
The Swiss Federal Roads Office is the national authority responsible for planning, regulating, and overseeing Switzerland’s motorway and national road network.
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B.
SWISS
SWISS is the callsign used by Swiss International Air Lines, the flag carrier airline of Switzerland.
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C.
Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research
The Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research is a Swiss research institution specializing in forests, natural hazards, snow and ice, and landscape management and conservation.
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D.
Viafiers federalas svizras
Viafiers federalas svizras is the Romansh name for Swiss Federal Railways, the national railway company of Switzerland.
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E.
Swiss Federal Audit Office
The Swiss Federal Audit Office is Switzerland’s supreme audit institution responsible for independently reviewing the federal government’s finances, accounts, and management of public funds.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
federal office of Switzerland
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government agency ⓘ national mapping agency ⓘ |
| abbreviation | swisstopo ⓘ |
| country | Switzerland ⓘ |
| countryOfHeadquarters | Switzerland ⓘ |
| employerOf |
cartographers
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geodesists ⓘ geoinformation specialists ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
cartography
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geodesy ⓘ geoinformation ⓘ geology data management ⓘ remote sensing ⓘ |
| headquartersCanton | Canton of Bern NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Wabern ⓘ |
| headquartersMunicipality | Köniz ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
Confoederatio Helvetica (Swiss Confederation)
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surface form:
Swiss Confederation
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| languageOfWorkOrName |
French
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German ⓘ Italian ⓘ Romansh language ⓘ
surface form:
Romansh
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| legalMandate |
maintenance of Swiss national spatial reference framework
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production of official topographic maps of Switzerland ⓘ provision of federal geodata to authorities and public ⓘ |
| nativeName |
Swiss Federal Office of Topography swisstopo
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Bundesamt für Landestopografie swisstopo
Swiss Federal Office of Topography swisstopo self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Office fédéral de topographie swisstopo
Swiss Federal Office of Topography swisstopo self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Ufficio federale di topografia swisstopo
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| offers | online map viewer for Switzerland ⓘ |
| operates | national geodata infrastructure for Switzerland ⓘ |
| parentOrganization | Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sport ⓘ |
| product |
Swiss aerial orthophotos
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Swiss digital landscape model ⓘ Swiss digital surface model ⓘ Swiss Federal Office of Topography swisstopo self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Swiss digital terrain model
Swiss national geodata web services ⓘ Swiss national map series 1:1,000,000 ⓘ Swiss national map series 1:100,000 ⓘ Swiss national map series 1:200,000 ⓘ Swiss national map series 1:25,000 ⓘ Swiss national map series 1:50,000 ⓘ Swiss national map series 1:500,000 ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
Swiss national aerial imagery
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Swiss national elevation models ⓘ Swiss national geodetic reference systems ⓘ Swiss national geological data integration at federal level ⓘ national geoinformation infrastructure of Switzerland ⓘ official topographic maps of Switzerland ⓘ |
| sector | public sector ⓘ |
| website | https://www.swisstopo.admin.ch ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Swiss Federal Office of Topography swisstopo Description of subject: The Swiss Federal Office of Topography swisstopo is Switzerland’s national mapping and geoinformation agency, responsible for producing and managing the country’s official topographic data and maps.
Referenced by (24)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Federal Department of the Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications
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oversees
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Swiss Federal Office of Topography swisstopo
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this entity surface form:
Swiss Federal Office of Topography swisstopo maps
this entity surface form:
modern Swiss National Maps
this entity surface form:
swisstopo archives
this entity surface form:
Swiss National Map 1:25,000
this entity surface form:
Swisstopo 1:25,000
this entity surface form:
Swisstopo 1:25,000
this entity surface form:
Swisstopo topographic maps
this entity surface form:
Swiss National Map 1:25,000
this entity surface form:
Swiss National Map 1:25,000
this entity surface form:
Swiss National Map 1:25,000
this entity surface form:
Swiss National Map 1:25,000
this entity surface form:
Swiss National Map 1:25,000
this entity surface form:
Swisstopo topographic maps
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Dom
this entity surface form:
Swiss National Map 1:25,000
this entity surface form:
Swiss national map (Swisstopo)
Swiss Federal Office of Topography swisstopo
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nativeName
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Swiss Federal Office of Topography swisstopo
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
Bundesamt für Landestopografie swisstopo
Swiss Federal Office of Topography swisstopo
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nativeName
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Swiss Federal Office of Topography swisstopo
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
Office fédéral de topographie swisstopo
Swiss Federal Office of Topography swisstopo
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nativeName
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Swiss Federal Office of Topography swisstopo
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
Ufficio federale di topografia swisstopo
Swiss Federal Office of Topography swisstopo
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product
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Swiss Federal Office of Topography swisstopo
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
Swiss digital terrain model