Kartenportal.CH

The ETH Library is offering an online training session on Kartenportal.CH on Tuesday, March 25 (11 a.m. to 12 p.m., via Zoom). Contents: What is Kartenportal.CH? Differences from Google Maps, OpenStreetMap, etc. Search strategies Other specialized portals for maps and geodata Hands-on exercises Further information and registration for... Read more

From April 4 to 6, 2025, the 19th International Atlas Days will take place at the Zurich Central Library—for the first time in Switzerland. It was in Zurich, at Froschauer’s printing house, that the world’s first national atlas, Johannes Stumpf’s “Landtafeln,” was first printed in 1548. The venue... Read more

Maps are essential travel companions: They help you find your way in unfamiliar cities and countries, and often provide additional information about the country and its people. But maps also help you prepare for your trip, give you a sense of space, ease wanderlust, and heighten your anticipation... Read more

The ETH Library is offering a webinar (online via Zoom) on Kartenportal.CH tomorrow, Tuesday, March 19 (time: 11 a.m.–12 p.m.). Topics: What is Kartenportal.CH? Differences from Google Maps, OpenStreetMap, etc. Search strategies Other specialized portals for maps and geodata Exercises Further information and registration for the training session... Read more

These days, an integral part of planning a hike is looking up route descriptions online, where you can often find relevant and up-to-date firsthand accounts. While this makes planning a trip much easier, it often makes it less adventurous. Headlines are then dominated primarily by spectacular speed records... Read more

Panoramas bring a sense of distance and freedom to cartography and skillfully bridge the gap between aesthetics and science. They are not only beautiful to look at but also provide researchers with information about changes in the Alpine region and urban areas. Experience fascinating insights into significant panoramas... Read more

Save the date: join ETH Library on 30 August 2022 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Switzerland’s largest map collection with a book launch. For decades, the ETH Library has collected maps. Based on this long and rich tradition, it has actively participated in the digitisation of maps... Read more

The first two sheets of the Topographic Map of Switzerland were published 175 years ago. The colloquium will examine the national and international context in which the so-called Dufour Map was created. The Topographic Map of Switzerland emphasized the country’s national borders, while the cantons were only visible... Read more

Exhibition Marking the 500th Anniversary of the Birth of City Physician Thomas Schöpf August 3 through October 25, 2020 Münstergasse Library, Münstergasse 61, Bern, Exhibition Space in the Vaulted Cellar Opening Hours: Mon–Fri: 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. www.unibe.ch/ub/schoepf Starting in August, we will resume our event program.... Read more

From August 23 to December 7, 2019, the Central Library’s treasure chamber will be transformed into a cosmographic cabinet of curiosities. From the spherical diagrams on 10th-century parchment sheets to the interactive 3D visualization of the famous St. Gallen Globe, the exhibition “Cosmos in the Chamber” uses cosmographic... Read more