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\"swiss-topo\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Switzerland is updating its official map series. The new maps<\/a>\u00a0are digitally based and use new fonts,\u00a0symbols<\/a>\u00a0and colours\u2014railways, for example, are now in red. They replace the 1:25,000 series that dates back to the 1950s; all\u00a0247 sheets\u00a0should\u00a0be replaced by 2019. You can compare the old and new map designs on this interactive map<\/a>\u00a0(screencap above).\u00a0[via<\/a>]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Switzerland is updating its official map series. The new maps\u00a0are digitally based and use new fonts,\u00a0symbols\u00a0and colours\u2014railways, for example, are now in red. They replace the 1:25,000 series that dates back to the 1950s; all\u00a0247… More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"link","meta":{"autoblue_enabled":true,"autoblue_custom_message":"","autoblue_shares":[],"autoblue_post_url":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[29,389],"tags":[95,258,287],"class_list":["post-1380","post","type-post","status-publish","format-link","hentry","category-cartography","category-national-maps","tag-map-design","tag-switzerland","tag-topo-maps","post_format-post-format-link"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":945,"url":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/2016\/02\/around-switzerland-in-80-maps\/","url_meta":{"origin":1380,"position":0},"title":"Around Switzerland in 80 Maps","author":"Jonathan Crowe","date":"19 February 2016","format":"link","excerpt":"The Local profiles Lausanne-based game and book company\u00a0Helvetiq, which last year published\u00a0Diccon Bewes's\u00a0Around Switzerland in 80 Maps. 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