Get Point Height
Retrieve the elevation for a specific coordinate.
https://api3.geo.admin.ch/rest/services/heightINFO
Outside of Switzerland a 10m grid elevation model is used. It is a combined digital elevation model consisting of elevation models from mapping agencies of France, Italy, Austria, Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg and derived with a resolution of 10m. The extend covers XMin: 2443000 YMin: 1024000 XMax: 2895000 YMax: 1340000
See Height models for more details about data used by this service.
Resquest Details
To interact with the height service, you need to provide specific parameters in your request. This endpoint only has query parameters that modify the behavior of the request, some are required and some are optional.
Query Parameters
| Parameters | Description |
|---|---|
| easting (required) | The easting coordinate in LV03 (EPSG:21781) or LV95 (EPSG:2056) |
| northing (required) | The northing coordinate in LV03 (EPSG:21781) or LV95 (EPSG:2056) |
| sr(optional) | The reference system to use (EPSG code). Valid values are 2056 (for LV95) and 21781 (for )LV03). If not given, trying to guess which one to use. |
| callback (optional) | The name of the callback function. |
Examples
Request
Response
sh
$ curl https://api3.geo.admin.ch/rest/services/height?easting=2600000&northing=1200000json
{
"height": "553.6"
}