Tectonic Map of Switzerland 1:500000

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This dataset provides the Tectonic Map of Switzerland at 1:500000 scale (TK500), depicting the tectonic units and structural elements across the entire Swiss territory and neighboring regions. Tectonic units group rocks sharing a common geodynamic history, separated from one another by tectonic discontinuities; within some units, further internal divisions may be shown. The dataset is published by swisstopo (Federal Office of Topography), under the Swiss Confederation, and covers national territory. It is accessible without authentication and is relevant to geology, structural mapping, and analysis of tectonic boundaries within Switzerland.The Tectonic Map of Switzerland (TK500) depicts the tectonic units and structural elements of the entire Swiss territory and neighboring regions. These units group together rocks with a common geodynamic history and are separated from one another by tectonic discontinuities. Within some units, a di…

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Data schema (42 fields)

Field	Type	Description
name_ench.swisstopo.geologie-tektonische_karte.name_en	varchar	Name of the tectonic unit in English.Name of the tectonic unit in English.
kind_dech.swisstopo.geologie-tektonische_karte.kind_de	varchar	Type or category of the tectonic unit in German.Type or category of the tectonic unit in German.
status_frch.swisstopo.geologie-tektonische_karte.status_fr	varchar	Status of the tectonic unit in French.Status of the tectonic unit in French.
name_itch.swisstopo.geologie-tektonische_karte.name_it	varchar	Name of the tectonic unit in Italian.Name of the tectonic unit in Italian.
name_dech.swisstopo.geologie-tektonische_karte.name_de	varchar	Name of the tectonic unit in German.Name of the tectonic unit in German.
kind_frch.swisstopo.geologie-tektonische_karte.kind_fr	varchar	Type or category of the tectonic unit in French.Type or category of the tectonic unit in French.
status_itch.swisstopo.geologie-tektonische_karte.status_it	varchar	Status of the tectonic unit in Italian.Status of the tectonic unit in Italian.
status_ench.swisstopo.geologie-tektonische_karte.status_en	varchar	Status of the tectonic unit in English.Status of the tectonic unit in English.
idch.swisstopo.geologie-tektonische_karte.id	integer	Unique identifier of the tectonic unit record.Unique identifier of the tectonic unit record.
name_frch.swisstopo.geologie-tektonische_karte.name_fr	varchar	Name of the tectonic unit in French.Name of the tectonic unit in French.
kind_ench.swisstopo.geologie-tektonische_karte.kind_en	varchar	Type or category of the tectonic unit in English.Type or category of the tectonic unit in English.
status_dech.swisstopo.geologie-tektonische_karte.status_de	varchar	Status of the tectonic unit in German.Status of the tectonic unit in German.
kind_itch.swisstopo.geologie-tektonische_karte.kind_it	varchar	Type or category of the tectonic unit in Italian.Type or category of the tectonic unit in Italian.
litho_dech.swisstopo.geologie-tektonische_karte.litho_de	varchar	Lithological description of the unit in German.Lithological description of the unit in German.
litho_itch.swisstopo.geologie-tektonische_karte.litho_it	varchar	Lithological description of the unit in Italian.Lithological description of the unit in Italian.
litho_frch.swisstopo.geologie-tektonische_karte.litho_fr	varchar	Lithological description of the unit in French.Lithological description of the unit in French.
litho_ench.swisstopo.geologie-tektonische_karte.litho_en	varchar	Lithological description of the unit in English.Lithological description of the unit in English.
tecto_3_dech.swisstopo.geologie-tektonische_karte.tecto_3_de	varchar	Third-level tectonic classification of the unit in German.Third-level tectonic classification of the unit in German.
tecto_3_itch.swisstopo.geologie-tektonische_karte.tecto_3_it	varchar	Third-level tectonic classification of the unit in Italian.Third-level tectonic classification of the unit in Italian.
tecto_2_frch.swisstopo.geologie-tektonische_karte.tecto_2_fr	varchar	Second-level tectonic classification of the unit in French.Second-level tectonic classification of the unit in French.
origin_frch.swisstopo.geologie-tektonische_karte.origin_fr	varchar	Geodynamic or geographic origin of the unit in French.Geodynamic or geographic origin of the unit in French.
tecto_2_ench.swisstopo.geologie-tektonische_karte.tecto_2_en	varchar	Second-level tectonic classification of the unit in English.Second-level tectonic classification of the unit in English.
tecto_4_itch.swisstopo.geologie-tektonische_karte.tecto_4_it	varchar	Fourth-level tectonic classification of the unit in Italian.Fourth-level tectonic classification of the unit in Italian.
tecto_3_frch.swisstopo.geologie-tektonische_karte.tecto_3_fr	varchar	Third-level tectonic classification of the unit in French.Third-level tectonic classification of the unit in French.
tecto_1_itch.swisstopo.geologie-tektonische_karte.tecto_1_it	varchar	First-level tectonic classification of the unit in Italian.First-level tectonic classification of the unit in Italian.
origin_dech.swisstopo.geologie-tektonische_karte.origin_de	varchar	Geodynamic or geographic origin of the unit in German.Geodynamic or geographic origin of the unit in German.
tecto_4_frch.swisstopo.geologie-tektonische_karte.tecto_4_fr	varchar	Fourth-level tectonic classification of the unit in French.Fourth-level tectonic classification of the unit in French.
tecto_2_itch.swisstopo.geologie-tektonische_karte.tecto_2_it	varchar	Second-level tectonic classification of the unit in Italian.Second-level tectonic classification of the unit in Italian.
origin_ench.swisstopo.geologie-tektonische_karte.origin_en	varchar	Geodynamic or geographic origin of the unit in English.Geodynamic or geographic origin of the unit in English.
legende_dech.swisstopo.geologie-tektonische_karte.legende_de	varchar	Legend text for the map unit in German.Legend text for the map unit in German.
legende_itch.swisstopo.geologie-tektonische_karte.legende_it	varchar	Legend text for the map unit in Italian.Legend text for the map unit in Italian.
noticech.swisstopo.geologie-tektonische_karte.notice	varchar	Explanatory note or comment about the tectonic unit.Explanatory note or comment about the tectonic unit.
origin_itch.swisstopo.geologie-tektonische_karte.origin_it	varchar	Geodynamic or geographic origin of the unit in Italian.Geodynamic or geographic origin of the unit in Italian.
tecto_4_dech.swisstopo.geologie-tektonische_karte.tecto_4_de	varchar	Fourth-level tectonic classification of the unit in German.Fourth-level tectonic classification of the unit in German.
legende_frch.swisstopo.geologie-tektonische_karte.legende_fr	varchar	Legend text for the map unit in French.Legend text for the map unit in French.
legende_ench.swisstopo.geologie-tektonische_karte.legende_en	varchar	Legend text for the map unit in English.Legend text for the map unit in English.
tecto_1_dech.swisstopo.geologie-tektonische_karte.tecto_1_de	varchar	First-level tectonic classification of the unit in German.First-level tectonic classification of the unit in German.
tecto_1_ench.swisstopo.geologie-tektonische_karte.tecto_1_en	varchar	First-level tectonic classification of the unit in English.First-level tectonic classification of the unit in English.
tecto_1_frch.swisstopo.geologie-tektonische_karte.tecto_1_fr	varchar	First-level tectonic classification of the unit in French.First-level tectonic classification of the unit in French.
tecto_4_ench.swisstopo.geologie-tektonische_karte.tecto_4_en	varchar	Fourth-level tectonic classification of the unit in English.Fourth-level tectonic classification of the unit in English.
tecto_2_dech.swisstopo.geologie-tektonische_karte.tecto_2_de	varchar	Second-level tectonic classification of the unit in German.Second-level tectonic classification of the unit in German.
tecto_3_ench.swisstopo.geologie-tektonische_karte.tecto_3_en	varchar	Third-level tectonic classification of the unit in English.Third-level tectonic classification of the unit in English.

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