Missing public toilets on BaseMap

[Heinrich Baur]

In my app "GPS Schweiz" I am displaying the swisstopo BaseMap using MapLibre, as suggested by Pascal Barth. But there is a difference in the occurence of POIs as compared to the "swisstopo" Android App. The swisstopo App is showing public toilets that are missing in my App: When I look at the BaseMap documentation then I see a layer "poi" with the subclass "toilets". Why are those toilets never shown in my app? What am i missing?

[GeoAdminCh API]

Hi Heinrich

 The version of the basemap vector tiles in the swisstopo app contains additional content that is not and will not be available in the official tile set on geo.admin.ch.

This content comes from OpenStreetMap and includes POIs such as toilets, drinking fountains, fire pits, viewpoints, marinas, tourist information.

 

Best regards

Helpdesk Federal Geoportal geo.admin.ch

[Heinrich Baur]

Thank you for the information about the source of POIs such as toilets and drinking fountains. I achieved the inclusion of these POIs in my app using https://overpass-turbo.eu/.

Best regards, Heiri

[G. Merminod]

 

 

Gérard Merminod 
Route de l’hôpital 16b | 1180 Rolle
M +41 78 303 81 01
bru...@gmail.com

 

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Envoyé : vendredi, 25 juillet 2025 11:57
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Objet : Re: Missing public toilets on BaseMap

 

Hi Heinrich

 The version of the basemap vector tiles in the swisstopo app contains additional content that is not and will not be available in the official tile set on geo.admin.ch.

This content comes from OpenStreetMap and includes POIs such as toilets, drinking fountains, fire pits, viewpoints, marinas, tourist information.

 

Best regards

Helpdesk Federal Geoportal geo.admin.ch

 

Heinrich Baur schrieb am Dienstag, 22. Juli 2025 um 16:18:24 UTC+2:

In my app "GPS Schweiz" I am displaying the swisstopo BaseMap using MapLibre, as suggested by Pascal Barth. But there is a difference in the occurence of POIs as compared to the "swisstopo" Android App. The swisstopo App is showing public toilets that are missing in my App: When I look at the BaseMap documentation then I see a layer "poi" with the subclass "toilets". Why are those toilets never shown in my app? What am i missing?

 

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