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Public transport quality categories (ARE)
Regions and cities, Transport
The public transport quality categories are an important indicator for evaluating accessibility by public transport. They are calculated using an automated process on the basis ...
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The wind energy concept – Map indicating federal government interests in the...
Regions and cities, Environment
The wind energy concept is a concept as defined in Article 13 of the Swiss Spatial Planning Act (SPA, SR 700). The concept defines both the principal federal government interest...
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Official index of cities and towns including postal codes and perimeter
Regions and cities, Environment
In Article 24 of the regulations governing geographic names (GeoNV), the Federal Office of Topography (swisstopo) is commissioned to establish, administer and publish the new of...
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Protection of cultural property inventory with objects of national importance
Population and society, Education, culture and sport, Regions and cities
Around 3400 objects (individual buildings, collections in museums, archives and libraries and archaeological objects) are categorised as cultural property of national importance...
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ISOS - Federal Inventory of Swiss heritage sites of national importance
Population and society, Education, culture and sport, Regions and cities
The Inventory of Swiss Heritage Sites (ISOS) designates and documents the most valuable sites of national importance. It makes it possible to understand the history and identity...
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ISOS - Federal Inventory of Swiss heritage sites of national importance...
Population and society, Education, culture and sport, Regions and cities
The Inventory of Swiss Heritage Sites (ISOS) designates and documents the most valuable sites of national importance. It makes it possible to understand the history and identity...
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ISOS - Federal Inventory of Swiss heritage sites of national importance...
Population and society, Education, culture and sport, Regions and cities
The Inventory of Swiss Heritage Sites (ISOS) designates and documents the most valuable sites of national importance. Work on the ISOS began in 1973 with the development of a su...
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UNESCO World cultural heritage
Population and society, Education, culture and sport, Regions and cities
The Convention concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage (World Heritage Convention, SR 0.451.41) was signed at the UNESCO General Conference in 1972....
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Axis of national routes
Regions and cities, Transport
The Federal Roads Office manages and maintains the axes of national routes. The roads are identified based on their axis. In addition to their planar, geometric shape, the axes ...
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Wind energy plants
Education, culture and sport, Energy, Regions and cities, Environment
Wind energy plants utilise the kinetic energy of airflow to rotate turbine blades. The mechanical energy that is produced in this way is then converted by a generator into elect...
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Sectoral plan on transport, aviation infrastructure section (SIL)
Regions and cities, Environment
The sectoral plan on transport, aviation infrastructure section (SIL) is the federal planning and coordination tool for the civil aviation. Therein the goals and objectives for ...
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Reserved zones for airport installations
Regions and cities, Environment
Designated area in which the land must be kept free for future airport installations. Plot-specific representation with a line on a large-scale plan. Constructional changes that...
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Safety zone plan
Regions and cities, Environment
For each airport, a security zone is to be established, which protects the airspace from obstacles. The FOCA will decide in each case whether a safety zone is necessary for air ...
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Sanctuaries for silence and nature for aviation
Regions and cities, Transport
Sanctuaries for silence and nature are areas of defined dimensions where antrophogenic (man-made) noise sources have been suppressed to a minimum level. The aim of such sanctuar...
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Noise pollution register for civil aerodromes
Regions and cities, Environment
For aerodromes at which certain noise levels occur, the Swiss environmental legislation (SR 814.41) stipulates that exposure curves have to be produced and reported. This proced...