Intervention regions for emergency call number 117 on fixed network
This API provides the geographic intervention regions associated with the fixed-network emergency call number 117, used in Switzerland to reach the police. It is part of a broader emergency-call framework that also includes number 112 (European emergency number), 118 (fire brigade), 144 (ambulance), and various helplines such as victim support (142) and child helplines (143). The dataset defines which police intervention area is responsible for handling calls placed to 117 from a fixed telephone line within a given area. It is published by the Swiss Confederation and maintained by the Federal Office of Communications (BAKOM), supporting emergency-service routing and coverage analysis at the national level.An emergency call is a call with a three digit short number of the emergency service selected by the caller: European emergency service 112; police, emergency call 117; fire, alarm center 118; victim support 142; friendly Hand 143; ambulance, emergency call 144; telephone help for children and youn…
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Data schema (4 fields)
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| routing_nrrouting number | varchar | Routing number used to direct the emergency call.Routing number used to direct the emergency call. |
| nameEmergency center | varchar | Name of the alarm centre responsible for the region.Name of the alarm centre responsible for the region. |
| idch.bakom.notruf-117_festnetz.id | integer | Unique identifier for the intervention region record.Unique identifier for the intervention region record. |
| chg_datech.bakom.notruf-117_festnetz.chg_date | varchar | Date of the last change to the record.Date of the last change to the record. |
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- https://api3.geo.admin.ch/rest/services/api/MapServer/ch.bakom.notruf-117_festnetz
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curl -s 'https://api3.geo.admin.ch/rest/services/api/MapServer/ch.bakom.notruf-117_festnetz?f=json' -H 'Accept: application/json'Layer definition: fields, geometry type, capabilities.
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