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Ecomorphology Level F – Drop structures
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 o...
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Ecomorphology Level F – River reaches
Regions and cities, Environment
To enable watercourses to be fully protected, their status must be known. The Modular Stepwise Procedure provides the framework for standardised investigation and assessment of ...
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Federal Inventory of Fens of National Importance
Regions and cities, Environment
Fens are vestiges of earlier natural and cultural landscapes and are in sharp decline. They are home to highly-adapted symbiotic communities of plants and animals that include a...
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Federal Inventory of Reserves for Waterbirds and Migratory Birds of...
Regions and cities, Environment
Switzerland is especially important as a wintering and resting site for various migratory waterbirds. As a result, in 1974 the Federal Council signed a convention on watercourse...
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Swiss water topographical catchment areas: Main river section
Regions and cities, Environment
The data set “Main river section” is part of the geo dataset “Swiss water topographical catchment areas”. The main river in a catchment area is the body of water that leaves t...
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Federal Inventory of Floodplains of National Importance
Regions and cities, Environment
Floodplains, namely natural habitats in the flood zones of watercourses, are in decline. The scientific inventory of floodplains was commissioned by the FDHA in May 1981 and com...
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Federal Inventory of Hunting Ban Reserves
Regions and cities, Environment
Federal hunting bans have existed since 1875 and served the purpose of raising the populations of chamois, red deer and roe deer as well as ibex (cloven-hoofed game), which had ...
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Federal Inventory of Dry Grasslands of National Importance (DGS)
Regions and cities, Environment
Dry grasslands are habitats with a wide variety of species that are marked by agricultural use. In accordance with the Federal Act on Protecting Nature and Cultural Heritage, th...
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Database of cross sections (CS) - surveyed sections
Regions and cities, Environment
The map shows the reaches of watercourses which are currently surveyed periodically under the leadership of the FOEN. They are usually surveyed every 10 years or after major flo...
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Federal Inventory of Raised and Transition Bogs of National Importance
Regions and cities, Environment
Raised bogs are some of the most susceptible habitats in Switzerland and are in sharp decline. Today, between 10% and 20% of the original stocks still exist. The scientific inve...
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Swiss National Park and parks of national importance (Perimeter)
Regions and cities, Environment
The dataset contains the protected area of the ‘Swiss National Park’, which is protected in accordance with the National Park Act of 19 December 1980 (SR454) as well as park pro...
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Federal Inventory of Floodplains of National Importance - Appendix 2
Regions and cities, Environment
Floodplains, namely natural habitats in the flood zones of watercourses, are in decline. The scientific inventory of floodplains was commissioned by the FDHA in May 1981 and com...
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Federal Inventory of Landscapes and Natural Monuments
Regions and cities, Environment
Article 5 of the Federal Act of 1 July 1966 on the Protection of Nature and Cultural Heritage (NCHA) orders the Federal Council to compile inventories of sites of national impor...
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Hydrogeological map of Switzerland 1:100000
Regions and cities, Environment
Published by the Federal Office for the Environment FOEN, the specialist office of the Swiss Geological Survey responsible for hydrogeology.The hydrogeological map 1:100,000 sho...
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Ramsar sites in Switzerland
Regions and cities, Environment
To protect wetlands, particularly because they are habitats for waterbirds and migratory birds, an international convention was signed in 1971 in Ramsar, Iran. Switzerland ratif...
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Geological atlas 25 Vector
Regions and cities, Environment
The sheets of the Geological Atlas of Switzerland (GA25) give detailed information about the uppermost layers of the subsurface structure. Geological formations are represented ...
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Ski routes
Regions and cities, Transport
The digital ski routes contain specific information for snow sports in Switzerland and adjacent parts of its neighbouring countries. The data set is produced in collaboration wi...
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Accommodations winter
Population and society, Regions and cities
The winter accommodations are part of the national maps with snow sports theme for Switzerland and adjacent parts of its neighbouring countries. The data set is produced in coll...
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Geological 3D model of the Swiss Molasse Basin, Elevation of the Top «Cretaceous»
Regions and cities, Environment
This map depicts a 2D view of the modelled Top «Cretaceous» stratigraphic horizon surface and the location of the modelled faults where they intersect this horizon surface. The ...
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Geological 3D model of the Swiss Molasse Basin, Elevation of the Top Upper...
Regions and cities, Environment
This map depicts a 2D view of the modelled Top Upper Marine Molasse stratigraphic horizon surface and the location of the modelled faults where they intersect this horizon surfa...
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Hard rock aggregates: Thickness and quality of geological occurrences
Regions and cities, Environment
Hard rock aggregates play a central role particularly for the construction and maintenance of the Swiss railway network (railway ballast) as well as of high-performance roads. F...
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Geological 3D model of the Swiss Molasse Basin, Elevation of the Base «Cenozoic»
Regions and cities, Environment
This map depicts a 2D view of the modelled Base «Cenozoic» stratigraphic horizon surface and the location of the modelled faults where they intersect this horizon surface. The e...
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Geological 3D model of the Swiss Molasse Basin, Elevation of the Top Lias
Regions and cities, Environment
This map depicts a 2D view of the modelled Top Lias stratigraphic horizon surface and the location of the modelled faults where they intersect this horizon surface. The elevatio...
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Geological 3D model of the Swiss Molasse Basin, Elevation of the Base «Mesozoic»
Regions and cities, Environment
This map depicts a 2D view of the modelled Base «Mesozoic» stratigraphic horizon surface and the location of the modelled faults where they intersect this horizon surface. The e...
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Geological 3D model of the Swiss Molasse Basin, Elevation of the Top Dogger
Regions and cities, Environment
This map depicts a 2D view of the modelled Top Dogger stratigraphic horizon surface and the location of the modelled faults where they intersect this horizon surface. The elevat...