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The Swiss coordinate system (or Swiss grid) is a geographic coordinate system used in Switzerland and Liechtenstein for maps and surveying by the Swiss Federal Office of Topography . A first coordinate system was introduced in 1903 under the name LV03 ( Landesvermessung 1903 , German for “land survey 1903”), based on the Mercator projection ...
2 Latitude and longitude. 3 References. ... Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap. ... This is a list of the extreme points of Switzerland. Elevation
The National Maps of Switzerland, also referred to as the Swisstopo maps, are a set of official map series designed, edited and distributed by Swisstopo, the Swiss Federal Office of Topography. Each map series is based on an oblique, conformal , cylindrical projection ( Mercator projection ), with a Swiss Coordinate system ( CH1903 + ).
The geography of Switzerland features a mountainous and landlocked country located in Western and Central Europe. Switzerland's natural landscape is marked by its numerous lakes and mountains . It is surrounded by five countries: Austria and Liechtenstein to the east, France to the west, Italy to the south and Germany to the north.
The Topographic Map of Switzerland (German: Topographische Karte der Schweiz), also known as the Dufour Map (German: Dufourkarte; French: Carte Dufour) is a 1:100 000 scale map series depicting Switzerland for the first time based on accurate geometric measurements. It is also the oldest official map series of Switzerland.
The 26 cantons of Switzerland are the member states of the federal state of Switzerland. Each canton was a fully sovereign state [1] with its own borders, army and currency from the Treaty of Westphalia (1648) until the establishment of the Swiss federal state in 1848. Each canton has its own constitution, legislature, government and courts. [2]
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Map of Downtown Bern. Module:Location map/data/Switzerland Bern downtown is a location map definition used to overlay markers and labels on an equirectangular projection map of Bern. The markers are placed by latitude and longitude coordinates on the default map or a similar map image.