Published on 3 July 2025

Participants and data origin

The GIN project has facilitated close cooperation and data sharing among the federal offices, cantons and private companies. This is a unique form of cooperation.

Diagram showing Switzerland at the center surrounded by categories such as cantons, municipalities, private entities, and national agencies, connected by arrows to terms like warnings, measurements, forecasts, and information.

Participating federal offices

Several federal offices participate in GIN and contribute their data to the platform:

  • Federal Office of Meteorology and Climatology (MeteoSwiss)
  • WSL Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research (SLF)
  • Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN) 
  • Swiss Seismological Service (SED) 

Other private and public participants

Additional partners also provide data to GIN:

  • Cantons and municipalities
  • Private weather services
  • Foreign monitoring stations located within 150 km of the Swiss border            

The GIN Secretariat is responsible for operating and developing the platform.

Other relevant pages

Office GIN

Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
Worblentalstrasse 68
CH-3063 Ittigen