1. OGD Handbook
  2. Prepare

Preliminary legal checks

Before data can be published on opendata.swiss, you must establish whether their publication as OGD is permitted. In the public administration, this decision normally depends on the legal framework, in other words a law or the associated ordinance. This will allow for publication of the data and set out any restrictions. You can then decide on the terms of use for your data based on this.

The following diagram explains step by step how you establish whether a dataset is suitable for OGD.

Schema Arbeitshilfe-Publikation

Further guidance on the individual steps can be found in Decision basis - guidelines in respect to legal foundations for the publication of data as OGD.

You can also find an overview of the various legal issues relevant to OGD in the concept Legal framework for the publication of data as Open Government Data (OGD).

For more information, see Choosing terms of use.