113 datasets found

  • River Typology for Switzerland

    Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
    Regions and cities, Environment

    The typology of rivers groups the diversity of Swiss rivers according to abiotic, physiographic criteria, not considering anthropogenic impacts. They are a basis for assessment of...

    Last updated: January 1, 2013

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    • conservation-and-archiving-planning-aap---confederation
    • fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
    • official-geodata
    • flowing-water
  • Protected areas in the civilian air navigation obstacles publication - Mirelandscapes

    Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
    Regions and cities, Transport

    Under Art. 19 of the Off-Airport Landing Ordinance (AuLaV; SR 748.132.3), protected areas comprise national parks, raised and transition bogs, water and migratory bird reserves,...

    Last updated: November 1, 2017

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    • air-navigation-obstacle
    • air-navigation
    • fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
  • Pro Natura: Nature Preserves

    Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
    Regions and cities, Environment

    Pro Natura sichert mit Verträgen über 770 Naturschutzgebiete in der Schweiz mit einer Gesamtfläche von rund 270 km2. Aus unterschiedlichen Gründen dürfen öffentlich nur 763 Gebiete...

    Last updated: December 31, 2022

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  • Database of total bedload (federal government)

    Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
    Regions and cities, Environment

    A bedload transport database for surface waters throughout Switzerland. Following the devastating events of the summer of 1987, which caused major damage in many regions of...

    Last updated: January 1, 2009

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    • GDB
    • water-geographic
    • gewiss
    • official-geodata
    • fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
  • NQStat low-flow statistics

    Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
    Regions and cities, Environment

    A wide variety of parameters may be used to describe low-flow events. The FOEN Hydrology Division's low-flow statistics are based on the recommendations of the German Association...

    Last updated: January 1, 2008

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  • Basis for determining Q347 flow rate

    Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
    Regions and cities, Environment

    The Water Protection Act specifies how appropriate residual flows can be determined. This applies to new water withdrawals and also to existing withdrawals for which concessions...

    Last updated: January 1, 2000

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  • Catchment units in karst regions

    Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
    Regions and cities, Environment

    The Karst catchment units layer consists of the unit areas from which similar groundwater flow behaviour towards the karst spring can be expected. In particular, it allows for the...

    Last updated: July 1, 2015

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    • groundwater
    • hydrogeology
    • karst
    • fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
  • Map of seismic subsoil categories according to the standard SIA 261

    Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
    Regions and cities, Environment

    The site class is a required indication to determine the seismic action for a structure according to the building code SIA 261. The maps of site classes are indicative maps and are...

    Last updated: October 9, 2024

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    • microzonation
    • conservation-and-archiving-planning-aap---confederation
    • earthquake
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  • River basins (catchment areas)

    Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
    Regions and cities, Environment

    The river basins form the uppermost aggregation level for the "Topographical catchment areas of Swiss waterbodies" geodata set. The large areas with a surface area of usually more...

    Last updated: December 1, 2019

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  • HQStat flood statistics

    Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
    Regions and cities, Environment

    Data on flood events is managed and statistically evaluated by the FOEN; the findings are made available in the form of result sheets. A systematic statistical evaluation of flood...

    Last updated: January 1, 2014

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    • fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
  • Cantonal & private gauging stations (HADES 5.1.2)

    Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
    Regions and cities, Environment

    This set of data represents the locations of hydrometric gauging stations belonging to cantons (data source: “KANTON”) and private owners (data source: “HADES”). The data was...

    Last updated: January 1, 2003

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    • gewiss
  • Protected areas in the civilian air navigation obstacles publication - Game Reserves

    Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
    Regions and cities, Transport

    Under Art. 19 of the Off-Airport Landing Ordinance (AuLaV; SR 748.132.3), protected areas comprise national parks, raised and transition bogs, water and migratory bird reserves,...

    Last updated: July 1, 2023

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    • air-navigation-obstacle
    • air-navigation
    • fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
  • Federal Inventory of Mire Landscapes of Particular Beauty and National Significance

    Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
    Regions and cities, Environment

    Mire landscapes are essentially semi-natural landscapes shaped by mires that are also home to other noteworthy natural and cultural elements. They are the last remaining habitats...

    Last updated: November 1, 2017

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    • official-geodata
    • conservation-and-archiving-planning-aap---confederation
    • e-geoch
    • environment
    • fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
  • Protected areas in the civilian air navigation obstacles - Other protected areas

    Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
    Regions and cities, Transport

    Under Art. 19 of the Off-Aerodrome Landing Ordinance (OALO; SR 748.132.3), protected areas comprise national parks, raised and transition bogs, water and migratory bird reserves,...

    Last updated: July 1, 2023

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    • air-navigation-obstacle
    • air-navigation
    • fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
  • Map of past earthquakes in Switzerland and neighbouring regions

    Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
    Regions and cities, Environment

    ECOS09 is the earthquake catalogue of Switzerland and bordering regions. It integrates the following sources: - Macroseismic Earthquake Catalogue of Switzerland (MECOS 02) with...

    Last updated: April 28, 2011

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    • earthquake
    • catalogue
    • fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
  • FOEN basic monitoring network for surfaces water

    Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
    Regions and cities, Environment

    The data show the locations of the stations in the basic monitoring network of the Hydrology Division of the FOEN. It includes all stations currently listed on the FOEN’s home...

    Last updated: December 31, 2019

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    • environment
    • fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
  • Swiss residual flow maps Supply

    Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
    Regions and cities, Environment

    The Federal Act of 24 January 1991 on the Protection of Water against Pollution (LPEP) and its provisions on residual flows came into force on November 1, 1992 in Kraft getreten....

    Last updated: January 1, 2004

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    • environment
    • fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
  • Topographical catchment areas of Swiss waterbodies 40 km²

    Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
    Regions and cities, Environment

    The "40 km² catchment areas" data set is one of four possible aggregation levels for the "Topographical catchment areas of Swiss waterbodies" geodata set. It consists of a...

    Last updated: July 1, 2010

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  • Amphibian migration conflicting with traffic

    Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
    Regions and cities, Environment

    Since the mid-1950s, the number of amphibians being killed on roads has increased dramatically. Every year, hundreds of thousands of amphibians cross roads in Switzerland during...

    Last updated: September 2, 2024

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    • GDB
    • SHP
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    • transport
    • environment
    • amphibian
    • crossing-place-for-animals
    • fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
  • Assessment of the Biological Water Status: Macrozoobenthos

    Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
    Regions and cities, Environment

    . Within the National Surface Water Quality Monitoring Programme (NAWA), water quality is recorded jointly by the federal and cantonal authorities at around 100 monitoring...

    Last updated: March 26, 2014

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    • environment
    • fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
    • watercourse