Federal Act on Geoinformation
| Basic data | |
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| Title: | Federal Act on Geoinformation |
| Short title: | Geoinformation Act |
| Abbreviation: | GeoIG |
| Type: | Federal law |
| Scope: | Switzerland |
| Legal matter: | Military defense |
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Systematic legal collection (SR) : |
510.62 |
| Original version from: | October 5, 2007 |
| Entry into force on: | July 1, 2008 |
| Please note the note on the applicable legal version. | |
The Federal Law on Geoinformation (GeoIG, Geoinformationsgesetz) regulates the legal basis of geoinformation, national surveying , national geology, official surveying, their distribution of tasks and responsibilities in Switzerland . It is designed as framework legislation in the area of geoinformation and supplements the specialist legislation in the areas of land register, planning, construction, the environment, roads, water, agriculture, forest, hunting, fishing, civil protection and many more with general legal provisions on handling geoinformation. In the areas of national surveying, national geology and official surveying, it is itself regarded as specialist legislation in these areas.
