common name
common name, latin alphabet
german name, if unavailable uses default name
french name, if unavailable uses default name
italien name, if unavailable uses default name
romansh name, if unavailable uses default name
Distinguish between more and less important aerodromes.
Possible values:
international
helipad
regional
other
elevation in meters, measured in reference system LV95, srid 2056.
elevation in feet, measured in reference system LV95, srid 2056.
iata-code
icao-code
Airport buildings are contained in the building layer but all other airport related polygons can be found in the aeroway layer.
polygon of surfaces used for aerial operations
Possible values:
runway
runway_grass
area_name layer for the LBM, contains points and lines for labelling areas.
area names
Possible values:
place
different classes of areas
Possible values:
massif
glacier
common name
common name, latin alphabet
german name, if unavailable uses default name
french name, if unavailable uses default name
italien name, if unavailable uses default name
romansh name, if unavailable uses default name
Contains administrative boundaries as linestrings.
admin_level
indicating the level of importance of this boundary.
The admin_level
corresponds to the lowest admin_level
the line participates in.
the name of the administrative unit with admin_level = 2 to the left side of the boundary (country name). can be used to label boundaries.
the name of the administrative unit with admin_level = 2 to the right side of the boundary (country name). can be used to label boundaries.
the name of the administrative unit with admin_level = 4 to the left side of the boundary (canton name). can be used to label boundaries.
the name of the administrative unit with admin_level = 4 to the right side of the boundary (canton name). can be used to label boundaries.
the name of the administrative unit with admin_level = 8 to the left side of the boundary (municipality name). can be used to label boundaries.
the name of the administrative unit with admin_level = 8 to the right side of the boundary (municipality name). can be used to label boundaries.
wether the boundary is disputed or not
wether the boundary is in the sea or not
buildings including roofs without sidewalls
the average height of a building
the height of the bottom of the building
building_line layer for the LBM
common name
common name, latin alphabet
german name, if unavailable uses default name
french name, if unavailable uses default name
italien name, if unavailable uses default name
romansh name, if unavailable uses default name
Distinguish between classes of geometries.
Possible values:
horse_racing
ski_jump
toboggan
track
weir
manmade structures not suitable for the layer building.
use class to differentiate between different manmade structures.
Possible values:
dam
lock
platform
contour lines
use class attribute to assign differnt colors for contour_lines.
Possible values:
land
ice
scree
water
elevation in meters, measured in reference system LV95, srid 2056.
elevation in feet, measured in reference system LV95, srid 2056.
Landcover is used to describe the physical material at the surface of the earth.
Use the class to assign natural colors for landcover.
Possible values:
farmland
ice
wood
rock
grass
wetland
Use subclass to do more precise styling.
Possible values:
allotments
forest
loose_forest
glacier
golf_course
orchard
park
plant_nursery
scrub
swamp
vineyard
woody_plant
Landuse is used to describe use of land by humans.
Use the class to assign special colors to areas.
Possible values:
cemetery
landfill
parking
pitch
quarry
peaks or other topographical landmarks.
common name
common name, latin alphabet
german name, if unavailable uses default name
french name, if unavailable uses default name
italien name, if unavailable uses default name
romansh name, if unavailable uses default name
Use the class to differentiate between different topographic landmarks.
Possible values:
alpine_peak
main_peak
peak
main_hill
hill
rocky_knoll
mountain_pass
saddle
elevation in meters, measured in reference system LV95, srid 2056.
elevation in feet, measured in reference system LV95, srid 2056.
values of 1-5 according to relevance of a peak with more important peaks having lower rank values. can be used to adapt styling and filter mountain_peaks with lower values.
The park layer contains parks from national park and protected areas. contains polygons for area and points for labelling
Use the class to differentiate between different parks.
Possible values:
national_park
common name
common name, latin alphabet
german name, if unavailable uses default name
french name, if unavailable uses default name
italien name, if unavailable uses default name
romansh name, if unavailable uses default name
used to label places.
common name
common name, latin alphabet
german name, if unavailable uses default name
french name, if unavailable uses default name
italien name, if unavailable uses default name
romansh name, if unavailable uses default name
The capital field marks the
admin_level
of the boundary the place is a capital of.
Possible values:
2
4
distinguish between different size and importance of labelled places.
Possible values:
country
city
town
village
hamlet
isolated_dwelling
neighbourhood
suburb
island
Two-letter country code ISO 3166-1 alpha-2.
Two-letter canton code.
Approximate number of inhabitants. Can be used to prioritize labelling. Data is not validated and may not be used for analysis!
Use rank to boost importance of places on the map.
Important places have lowar ranks than less important ones.
The rank field for counries IS 1
.
The rank field for cities ranges from 3
to 4
.
places gruadually rank higher serially based on the
local importance of the place with higher ranks being less important.
You can use the rank to limit density of labels or improve
the text hierarchy.
LBM POIs
common name
common name, latin alphabet
german name, if unavailable uses default name
french name, if unavailable uses default name
italien name, if unavailable uses default name
romansh name, if unavailable uses default name
More general classes of POIs. If there is no more general class
for the subclass
this field will contain the same value as subclass
.
Possible values:
aerialway
allotments
attraction
boundary_stone
building
bus
campsite
castle
cave
cemetery
college
dam
doline
elevator
ferry_terminal
fuel
funicular
golf
hospital
lock
lodging
military
monastery
monument
motorway
park
pitch
place_of_worship
power
prison
railway
ruins
school
sports_centre
spring
stadium
stone
storage_tank
survey_point
swimming_pool
tower
wastewater_plant
waterfall
weir
zoo
More refined description.
Possible values:
aerialway_station
allotments
alpine_hut
antenna_area
attraction
boundary_stone
building
bus_stop
cable_car_station
camp_site
caravan_site
car_ferry
castle
cave
cemetery
chair_lift_station
christian
church_tower
college
communications_tower
dam
driving_centre
elevator
entry_exit
exit
fairground
ferry
ferry_terminal
funicular_stop
golf_course
gondola_station
horse_racing
hospital
incineration_plant
inn
junction
lock
military
monument
observation_tower
observatory
park
power_plant
prison
railway_station
rest_area
restaurant
rest_stop
ruins
school
shop
sports_centre
spring
stadium
stone_
subway_stop
survey_point
surveying_pyramid
swimming_pool
tower
toilets
tram_stop
university
viewpoint
wastewater_plant
waterfall
water_tank
weir
wilderness_hut
wind_turbine
zoo
can be used to orientate direction for waterfalls
spot elevation.
class can be used to allow different styling of elevation points.
Possible values:
spot_elevation
terrain_spot_elevation
lake_elevation
sinkhole
sinkhole_rock
sinkhole_scree
sinkhole_ice
sinkhole_water
doline
elevation in meters, measured in reference system LV95, srid 2056.
elevation in feet, measured in reference system LV95, srid 2056.
the maximum depth of the lake in meters.
the maximum depth of the lake in feet.
transportation contains roads, railways, aerialways, and ferry lines. It contains all roads from motorways to primary, secondary and tertiary roads to residential roads and foot paths. Styling the roads is the most essential part of the map.
Distinguish between more and less important roads, railways, shipways and aerialways.
Possible values:
motorway
trunk
primary
secondary
tertiary
minor
path
footway
service
track
trail
transit
rail
via_ferrata
ferry
car_ferry
cable_car
gondola
chair_lift
Distinguish more specific qualities.
Possible values:
avalanche_protector
avalanche_protector_bridge
covered_bridge
steps
tram
subway
funicular
rail
rack_rail
narrow_gauge
Mark whether it is a bridge or tunnel or ford.
Possible values:
bridge
tunnel
ford
Mark with 1
whether way is a ramp (link or steps)
or not with 0
.
Possible values:
0
1
Trafficways that are not oneway are marked with 0
, oneway trafficways are marked with 1
and duplicate road tunnel oneways may be marked with 2
for filtering at lower zoomlevels.
Possible values:
0
1
2
Used to describe vertical relationships between crossing or overlapping features.
Possible values:
-5
-4
-3
-2
-1
1
2
3
4
5
Used to describe the surface type of roads.
Possible values:
paved
unpaved
Different kinds of hiking trails.
Possible values:
mountain_hiking
hiking
alpine_hiking
Mark railways that are dead-ends.
Possible values:
siding
Mark roads that are important routes (values 5-10) or main railways (value 99).
Possible values:
5
6
7
8
10
99
Labeling geometry for transportation layer.
Distinguish between more and less important roads or railways and roads.
Possible values:
motorway
trunk
primary
secondary
tertiary
minor
path
service
track
trail
transit
rail
via_ferrata
ferry
car_ferry
cable_car
gondola
chair_lift
Distinguish more specific qualities.
Possible values:
avalanche_protector_bridge
covered_bridge
steps
tram
subway
funicular
rail
rack_rail
narrow_gauge
Mark whether it is a bridge or tunnel or ford.
Possible values:
bridge
tunnel
ford
common name
common name, latin alphabet
german name, if unavailable uses default name
french name, if unavailable uses default name
italien name, if unavailable uses default name
romansh name, if unavailable uses default name
Route number.
Length of ref field.
Used to describe vertical relationships between crossing or overlapping features.
Possible values:
-5
-4
-3
-2
-1
1
2
3
4
5
Mark roads that are important routes (values 5-10) or main railways (value 99).
Possible values:
5
6
7
8
10
99
Water polygons representing rivers and lakes but also artificial constructions such as pools
Water bodies are classified as lake
, river
or pool
.
Possible values:
lake
river
pool
The water_name layer contains points to label waterbodies.
used to distinguish entire or parts of waterbodies.
Possible values:
lake
common name
common name, latin alphabet
german name, if unavailable uses default name
french name, if unavailable uses default name
italien name, if unavailable uses default name
romansh name, if unavailable uses default name
direction of the lake to rotate label.
values 1 to 10, can be used for label size.
Lines of waterways or outlines of waterbodies. Underground waterways are not included.
common name
common name, latin alphabet
german name, if unavailable uses default name
french name, if unavailable uses default name
italien name, if unavailable uses default name
romansh name, if unavailable uses default name
stream/river are classified by Strahler-order. Upstream rivers are classified as streams, once they reach a certain Strahler number or if they intersect with a waterbody (polygon), they are classified as rivers.
Possible values:
stream
river
pressurised
drain
Mark with 1
if it is an intermittent waterway.
Possible values:
0
1
used to symbolize downstream rivers wider than upstream.