The automatic generalisation of building polygons with ArcGIS standard tools based on the 1:50`000 Swiss National Map Series

The Federal Office of Topography swisstopo, the NMA of Switzerland, already uses automatic generalisation within its map production, however is constantly seeking new approaches and methods to further increase its efficiency. An exceptional generalisation challenge found within this organisation is that of the individual house representation, a characteristic for which the Swiss national maps are famous for and which is followed, with a typical Swiss precision, up to a scale of 1:100`000.