Landscape models

Topographic Landscape Model Switzerland (TLM) also in Liechtenstein

The Liechtenstein national survey is based on the Swiss national survey. The Civil Engineering and Geoinformation Office and the Federal Office of Topography swisstopo have concluded a cooperation agreement that obliges swisstopo, in cooperation with the Civil Engineering and Geoinformation Office, to create and maintain the national survey on Liechtenstein territory in accordance with the same quality guidelines as in Switzerland. This ensures the availability of high-quality land surveying bases and products on Liechtenstein territory as well.

The topographic landscape model is geodata that describes the shape and land cover of the earth's surface and its nomenclature in three dimensions.

The Civil Engineering and Geoinformation Office and the Federal Office of Topography swisstopo have concluded an agreement that obliges swisstopo to create and maintain the TLM on Liechtenstein territory in accordance with the same quality guidelines as in Switzerland. The Civil Engineering and Geoinformation Office provides swisstopo with the cadastral survey data for the creation of the TLM. In return, the National Administration receives a license for the full use of the TLM. Under this agreement, the Civil Engineering and Geoinformation Office also receives the distribution rights for the SWISSIMAGE orthophoto and the SwissALTI3D elevation model within Liechtenstein and for customers from Liechtenstein.