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The federal environmental authority. It is responsible for ensuring that natural resources are used sustainably, that the public is protected against natural hazards, and that the environment is protected from unacceptable adverse impacts.

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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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- WMS
- WMTS
- ZIP
- API
- environment
- 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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- WMTS
- WMS
- HTML
- API
- microzonation
- conservation-and-archiving-planning-aap---confederation
- earthquake
- fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
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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- fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
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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- WMS
- WMTS
- ZIP
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- gewiss
- water-geographic
- 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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- WMTS
- WMS
- API
- fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
- water-geographic
- 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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- WMTS
- HTML
- API
- 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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- WMTS
- WMS
- ZIP
- API
- earthquake
- catalogue
- fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
Current drought situation in Switzerland

Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
Regions and cities, Environment

The map shows the combined drought index for each region. This index summarises in one value the various factors affecting drought: precipitation, modelled soil moisture and...

Last updated: November 25, 2024
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- HTML
- lake
- atmospheric-precipitation
- agriculture
- flowing-water
- hydrology
- water-geographic
- fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
Windstorm: Dynamic Pressure at return period 30 years

Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
Regions and cities, Environment

The Windstorm Risk Maps show peak wind gusts and their dynamic pressure and the corresponding uncertainties. The maps provide a country-wide basis for the estimation of the...

Last updated: November 7, 2014
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- WMS
- WMTS
- HTML
- API
- natural-risk-analysis
- natural-risk
- air-movement
- wind
- storm
- 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
Windstorm: Dynamic Pressure at return period 50 years

Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
Regions and cities, Environment

The Windstorm Risk Maps show peak wind gusts and their dynamic pressure and the corresponding uncertainties. The maps provide a country-wide basis for the estimation of the...

Last updated: November 7, 2014
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- WMS
- WMTS
- HTML
- API
- natural-risk-analysis
- air-movement
- storm
- wind
- natural-risk
- 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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- fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
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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- WMTS
- GDB
- SHP
- HTML
- ZIP
- API
- 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
Assessment of the Chemical Water Status: Ammonium

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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- API
- environment
- fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
- watercourse
Assessment of the Biological Water Status: Diatoms

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 stations....

Last updated: March 26, 2014
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- HTML
- API
- environment
- fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
- watercourse
Ecomorphology Level F - Structures

Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
Regions and cities, Environment

To enable surface waters to be fully protected, their status must be known. The Modular Stepwise Procedure provides the framework for standardized investigation and assessment of...

Last updated: August 8, 2013
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- WMS
- WMTS
- API
- HTML
- renaturation
- vector
- fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
- official-geodata

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