====== OKFN National Census Worksheet Switzerland ====== === Summary ===

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DatasetData Availability [Does the data exist?]Data Availability [Is it in digital form?]Data Availability [Is it machine readable? (E.g. spreadsheet not PDF)]Data Availability [Available in bulk? (Can you get the whole dataset easily)]Data Availability [Is it publicly available, free of charge?]Data Availability [Is it openly licensed? (as per the http://OpenDefinition.org/)]Data Availability [Is it up to date?]Location of Data OnlineDate it became availableDetails and comments

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Company RegisterYesYesNo YesYesNo Yeshttp://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/de/index/themen/00/05/blank/02.html11/1/2011Premium subscribers can download all data from http://www.moneyhouse.ch/en/companysearch.htm

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Election Results (national)YesYesYesYesYesNo Yeshttp://www.parlament.ch/E/DOKUMENTATION/WEBSERVICES-OPENDATA/Pages/default.aspx8/6/2011Open web service data may be used only with special conditions

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Government Budget (National, high level, not detailed)YesYesNo No YesNo Yeshttp://www.efv.admin.ch/d/dokumentation/finanzberichterstattung/budget.php2008Reports, summaries, and extracts are accessible, but nowhere is an open license indicated.

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Government Spending (National, transactional level data)YesYesYesYesYesYesYeshttp://www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch/Database/German_18%20-%20%C3%96ffentliche%20Verwaltung%20und%20Finanzen/18.3%20-%20Ausgaben%20der%20%C3%B6ffentlichen%20Haushalte/18.3%20-%20Ausgaben%20der%20%C3%B6ffentlichen%20Haushalte.asp?lang=1&prod=18&secprod=3&openChild=true5/11/2012License is similar to BY-NC

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Legislation (laws and statutes) - NationalYesYesNo No YesYesYeshttp://www.admin.ch/ch/d/as/index.html2010We need to do some research on their new data model

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National Map (Low resolution: 1:250,000 or better)YesYesYesYesYesNo Yeshttp://www.geo.admin.ch/internet/geoportal/en/home/services.html17/08/2010From 16/9/2013 this will move to the national OGD portal

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National Postcode/ZIP databaseYesYesYesYesYesYesYeshttp://www.cadastre.ch/internet/cadastre/de/home/products/plz/data.html8/7/2010Commercial use requires attribution

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National Statistical Data (economic and demographic information)YesYesYesYesYesYesYeshttp://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/fr/index/infothek/interactiv.html13/07/2011Bulk data in proprietary, though free, software format

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Public Transport TimetablesYesYesYesNo YesYesYeshttp://transport.opendata.ch/30/03/2012Maintained by the Open Data community
=== Details === National Map http://www.geo.admin.ch/internet/geoportal/en/home/services.html * NB: Ab 16. September wird swisstotpo voraussichtlich diese und andere als OGD deklarierte Datensätze nicht mehr über den toposhop sondern über www.opendata.admin.ch anbieten * Data exists * It's unclear if it's openly licensed * > NO: The map has both licensing and bulk download costs. * It's publicy available * It's machine-readable * It's digital * It's up-to-date * It's available in bulk Government Budget http://www.efv.admin.ch/d/dokumentation/oeff_finanzen/index.php http://www.efv.admin.ch/d/dokumentation/finanzberichterstattung/budget.php * Data exists * It's unclear if it's openly licensed * > NO: only reports, summaries, and extracts are accessible, and nowhere is an open license indicated. * It's publicy available * It's unclear if it's machine-readable * > NO: Excel basis daten are provided for Kennzahlen, but only PDF for budget. * It's digital * It's unclear if it's up-to-date * > YES, the website is updated regularly. * It's unclear if it's available in bulk * > NO: only reports, summaries, and extracts are accessible. Election Results http://www.parlament.ch/E/WAHLEN-ABSTIMMUNGEN/PARLAMENTSWAHLEN/Pages/default.aspx http://www.parlament.ch/E/DOKUMENTATION/WEBSERVICES-OPENDATA/Pages/default.aspx * Data exists * It's unclear if it's openly licensed * > NO: "reproduction of any part of the website requires the prior written consent" and the open web service data may be used only with special conditions * It's publicy available * It's unclear if it's machine-readable * > YES: web services are available * It's digital * It's up-to-date * It's unclear if it's available in bulk * > YES: web services are available Company Register http://www.moneyhouse.ch/en/companysearch.htm http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/de/index/themen/00/05/blank/02.html http://www.zefix.ch/zfx-cgi/hrform.cgi/hraPage?alle_eintr=on&pers_sort=original&pers_num=0&language=1&col_width=366&amt=007 * Data exists * It's unclear if it's openly licensed * > YES: * Can be reused, at no fee. * If published as Handelsregisterdaten must be reused as is. * Besides, regulation of data protection act must be respected. * It's publicy available * It's unclear if it's machine-readable * > NO. Premium access does not qualify. * It's digital * It's up-to-date * It's unclear if it's available in bulk * > YES: premium subscribers can download all data. Government Spending http://www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch/Dialog/statfile.asp?lang=2&prod=18 http://www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch/Database/German_18%20-%20%C3%96ffentliche%20Verwaltung%20und%20Finanzen/18.3%20-%20Ausgaben%20der%20%C3%B6ffentlichen%20Haushalte/18.3%20-%20Ausgaben%20der%20%C3%B6ffentlichen%20Haushalte.asp?lang=1&prod=18&secprod=3&openChild=true * Data exists * It's unclear if it's openly licensed * http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/de/index/dienstleistungen/premiere_visite/02/02_03/legal.html * > YES, similar to BY-NC license. * It's publicy available * It's machine-readable * It's digital * It's up-to-date * It's unclear if it's available in bulk * > YES, http://www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch/Database/French_18%20-%20Administration%20et%20finances%20publiques/18.1%20-%20Survol/18.1%20-%20Survol.asp?lang=2&prod=18&secprod=1&openChild=true Legislation http://www.admin.ch/ch/d/as/index.html * Data exists * It's openly licensed * > YES: no copyright for Swiss legislation (Art. 5 al. 1 litera a of the Copyright Act) * It's publicy available * It's unclear if it's machine-readable * > NO: a bunch of PDFs (and non-semantic HTML) does not qualify. * Recent changes made, the repository now works with "classified compliation" as a term, not sure how this relates to the data model behind the interface, something we should ask * It's digital * It's up-to-date * It's unclear if it's available in bulk * > NO: can't find a download link anywhere National Statistics http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/fr/index/infothek/interactiv.html http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/de/index/infothek/interactiv.html#parsys_96871 or http://www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch/dialog/statfile.asp?lang=1 ?? * Data exists * It's openly licensed * YES: Free to be reused, when mentioning the source (http://www.admin.ch/opc/de/classified-compilation/19920252/index.html#a20) * YES: Note, however, that sometimes fees may apply * It's publicy available * It's machine-readable * It's digital * It's up-to-date * It's unclear if it's available in bulk * > YES: most statistics can be downloaded as PC-Axis cubes, which can be converted to another database format with the software available here: http://www.scb.se/Pages/List____346331.aspx Postcode/ZIP database http://www.cadastre.ch/internet/cadastre/de/home/products/plz/data.html * Data exists * It's openly licensed * > YES: "Die Datensätze stehen jeweils in den beiden Bezugsrahmen LV03 und LV95 auf www.cadastre.ch/plz zur Verfügung. Der Datensatz darf frei verwendet werden. Bei kommerzieller Anwendung verlangen wir eine Quellangabe «Amtliche Vermessung Schweiz / swisstopo». " * It's publicy available * It's machine-readable * It's digital * It's unclear if it's up-to-date * > YES. * It's available in bulk Public Transport http://transport.opendata.ch/ * Data exists * It's unclear if it's openly licensed * > YES. This data can be used without restrictions. * It's publicy available * It's machine-readable * It's digital * It's up-to-date * It's unclear if it's available in bulk * > NO. Available in Bulk heisst schon, dass man alles auf's mal runterladen kann, und das ist bei so einer API definitiv nicht der Fall. Environmental pollutants http://www.bafu.admin.ch/umwelt/indikatoren/index.html?lang=de * Data exists * It's unclear if it's openly licensed * > NO. * It's unclear if it's publicy available * > NO. * It's unclear if it's machine-readable * > YES. * It's unclear if it's digital * > YES. * It's unclear if it's up-to-date * > NO: many indicators are 5 years old+ * It's unclear if it's available in bulk * > NO.