opendata.swiss: coverage and access

What it covers

Geography and granularity

Geography: Use the geography stated by the source; coverage can vary by dataset and release.

Granularity: Research Swiss market structure, public-sector and regional demand, transport, geography, health, and economic indicators; inspect downloadable metadata for pipeline construction.

Source type: National open-government data portal

Potential use

Research Swiss market structure, public-sector and regional demand, transport, geography, health, and economic indicators; inspect downloadable metadata for pipeline construction. A useful primary source for founders testing Swiss or multilingual European markets and building localized public-data products.

Access and cost

Web, download, or API

The portal describes the data as free and open and provides public search/download access; access format, licence, and any API or metadata endpoint are dataset/portal specific.

Cost: The source describes public or free access; confirm any API, bulk-download, and reuse terms directly.

Update cadence: Release cadence was not normalized in this review; check the source's dates, update notes, and API limits before comparing periods.

• Provider page ↗
• Documentation and access details ↗Check the provider's current terms and instructions before use

Interpret carefully

Limits that affect the decision

Publisher, canton, format, update frequency, and licence conditions vary; confirm commercial reuse and freshness on each dataset record rather than treating the portal as one uniform source.

Release cadence was not normalized in this review; check the source's dates, update notes, and API limits before comparing periods.

This record summarizes source documentation; Jon Bishop did not conduct an independent audit of the underlying dataset.