[ANNOUNCE] Release notes 20260701

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Release 20260701 - July 1st 2026

API

• The MeteoSwiss climate normals data are now available for download in the data collection ch.meteoschweiz.ogd-climate-normals-grid also in COG TIFF format. With this step, the previous data collections will soon be taken out of service. For details, see End-of-life
• The MeteoSwiss hail hazard data are now available for download in the data collection ch.meteoschweiz.ogd-radar-derived-grid also in COG TIFF format. With this step, the previous data collections will soon be taken out of service. For details, see End-of-life
• The ch.bazl.luftfahrthindernis layer group contains a significantly increased number of objects from now on. Poles and individual segments of high-voltage transmission lines are now available in the dataset.
• The layer ch.swisstopo.geologie-geocover will be replaced by 6 new layers in course of an upcoming new data product swissGEOCOVER2D later in 2026. Details to follow soon.
• 14 layers from swisstopo's Swiss Geological Survey will be decommissioned later in 2026. For details, see End-of-life
• For some layers, the LegendURL returned in the WMS GetCapabilities response now points to the official legend image hosted on api3.geo.admin.ch instead of the WMS GetLegendGraphic URL. The GetLegendGraphic request itself remains unchanged.
• Full changelog

Geodata

Status	Layer
New	Regeneration potential map NFI (ch.bafu.landesforstinventar-licht_verjuengungspotential)
Update	NLA Natural values/habitats (ch.armasuisse.natur-landschaft_armee)
Update	Floodplains vegetation maps (ch.bafu.auen-vegetationskarten)
Update	Pro Natura: Nature Preserves (ch.pronatura.naturschutzgebiete)
Update	Traffic counting locations - principal (ch.astra.strassenverkehrszaehlung-uebergeordnet)
Update	Hydropower statistics (ch.bfe.statistik-wasserkraftanlagen)
Update	Air navigation obstacles (ch.bazl.luftfahrthindernis)
Update	Latest changes of obstacles (ch.bazl.luftfahrthindernis-aenderungen)
Update	Aerodrome obstacles < 25 / 60 m (ch.bazl.luftfahrthindernis-klein)
Update	Hospital landing sites (ch.bazl.spitallandeplaetze)
Update	GeoCover - Vector Datasets (ch.swisstopo.geologie-geocover)
Update	Division GeoCover (ch.swisstopo.geologie-geocover.metadata)
Update	swissALTIRegio monodirectional hillshade (ch.swisstopo.swissaltiregio-reliefschattierung_monodirektional)
Update	swissALTIRegio multidirectional hillshade (ch.swisstopo.swissaltiregio-reliefschattierung_multidirektional)
Update	Slope over 30 degrees (ch.swisstopo-karto.hangneigung)
Update	Slope classes over 30° (ch.swisstopo.hangneigung-ueber_30)
Update	Brickworks raw materials (ch.swisstopo.geologie-rohstoffe-ziegel_abbau)
Update	Names swissTLMRegio (ch.swisstopo.vec200-names-namedlocation)
Update	Amphibians stationary objects (ch.bafu.bundesinventare-amphibien)
Update	SP Asylum (ch.sem.sachplan-asyl_kraft)
Update	SPA consultation (ch.sem.sachplan-asyl_anhoerung)
Update	SPM consultation (ch.vbs.sachplan-infrastruktur-militaer_anhoerung)
Update	Hail hazard (size), 10 years (ch.meteoschweiz.hagelgefaehrdung-korngroesse_10_jahre)
Update	Hail hazard (size), 20 years (ch.meteoschweiz.hagelgefaehrdung-korngroesse_20_jahre)
Update	Hail hazard (size), 50 years (ch.meteoschweiz.hagelgefaehrdung-korngroesse_50_jahre)
Update	Hail hazard (size), 100 years (ch.meteoschweiz.hagelgefaehrdung-korngroesse_100_jahre)