K4kant20260101gf_ch2007Poly: Swiss Canton Boundaries

In swash: Health Geography Toolbox for Model-Based Analysis of Infections Panel Data

Swiss Canton Boundaries

Description

Geodata (sf) of Swiss canton boundaries

Usage

data("K4kant20260101gf_ch2007Poly")

Format

A data frame with 26 observations (each one represents a Swiss canton).

id

Swiss canton ID

name

Swiss canton name

geometry

Geometry

cant_abbrev

Swiss canton abbreviation

Details

The data is included as published by the Federal Statistical Office of Switzerland (BfS) but extended by the Geometry column and the canton abbreviation.

Source

Bundesamt fuer Statistik (2026). Kartengeometrien ThemaKart - Set 2026. https://dam-api.bfs.admin.ch/hub/api/dam/assets/36390072/thumbnail?width=1980&height=1080 (accessed 2026-08-30)

Examples

data(COVID19Cases_geoRegion)
# Get SWISS COVID19 cases at NUTS 3 level

data(K4kant20260101gf_ch2007Poly)
# Cantonal boundaries of Switzerland

COVID19Cases_geoRegion <- 
  COVID19Cases_geoRegion[!COVID19Cases_geoRegion$geoRegion %in% c("CH", "CHFL"),]
# Exclude CH = Switzerland total and CHFL = Switzerland and Liechtenstein total

COVID19Cases_geoRegion <- 
  COVID19Cases_geoRegion[COVID19Cases_geoRegion$datum <= "2020-05-31",]
# Extract first COVID-19 wave

infpan_CH <- load_infections_paneldata(
    data = COVID19Cases_geoRegion,
    col_cases = "entries",
    col_date = "datum",
    col_region = "geoRegion",
    other_cols = c("Population" = "pop"), 
    verbose = TRUE
  )
# Import as infections panel data set (class infpan)

infpan_CH <- calculate_incidence(
  infpan_CH, 
  col_name = "incidence",
  verbose = TRUE
)
# Calculate incidence of cases as "incidence"

infpan_CH <- add_geodata(
  infpan_CH,
  K4kant20260101gf_ch2007Poly,
  unit_col = "cant_abbrev"
)
# Adding geodata (sf) to infpan object

summary(infpan_CH)
# Summary of infpan object

timestamps(infpan_CH)
# Time stamps of infpan object

plot_map(
  infpan_CH,
  attribute = "Incidence",
  main = "COVID-19 Incidence 2020-05-31",
  breaks = c(0, 0.05, 0.1, 0.2, 1),
  verbose = TRUE
)
# Simple map of incidence for the most current date (timepoint=NULL)

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