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KADAS Albireo

Software name

KADAS Albireo

Localised name

KADAS Albireo

Organisation

Defence Group

Short description

KADAS is a standard application used by the armed forces to work with digital maps and geoinformation.

Long description

KADAS Albireo is a mapping application based on QGIS and targeted at non-specialized users, providing enhanced functionalities in areas such as drawing, measuring, terrain analysis. It is primarily used by the Swiss Armed Forces to access geoservices, create operational plans, analyze the terrain and the environment efficiently. The software supports offline use when data is available, and its open-source foundation ensures the source code is publicly accessible. KADAS is maintained and advanced with the support of swisstopo, serving both the Armed Forces and other federal administration users.

Features

  • GIS
  • Mapping

Development status

stable

Software type

standalone/desktop

Software version

2.3.18

Release date

11.12.2025

Platforms

windows

Categories

data-analytics, data-collection, data-visualization, geographic-information-systems

Used by

  • Swiss Armed Forces

License

GPL-2.0-only

Maintenance

Maintenance type:
contract
Contractors:
  • OPENGIS.ch Website (Until: 31.12.2029)

Localisation

Localisation ready:
Yes
Available languages:
fr, de, en, it

Publiccode.yml Version

0.5.0