Switzerland

Data and Models

• Federal Office of Topography is the general starting point for data
  • they sell 25m DEMs (DHM25) under a complicated pricing scheme; for the whole country of 250 tiles, it appears to range from $6000 for non-commercial use to $122,000 for full commercial use
• sarmap also sells 25m DEMs, around $30,000 for the whole country, with subsets available and academic discounts
• Swisstopo Satellite Map of Switzerland
• CyberCity AG has produced 3D models of Berne and downtown Zurich
• Felix Morsdorf at University of Zurich - Irchel is working with high-resolution heightmaps of Swiss National Park
• Univ. of Zurich's Remote Sensing Laboratories: Research has done modelling of parts of Switzerland including Animation of a Mountain Glacier, using the VTP software

Sites with Virtual Scenery

• There are several tourism-oriented websites with flyovers and walkthroughs of parts of Switzerland, see them under 'Websites' on the Tourism page.