Distribution of ibex colonies

Agriculture, fisheries, forestry and food, Regions and cities, Environment

After being resettled in 1906, Alpine (Capra) ibex live in colonies of varying sizes throughout the Alpine region and in the Jura mountains. Because the growth of stocks in spec...

Swiss National Park

Regions and cities, Environment

Switzerland’s National Park was created in 1909 through private initiatives. When the Confederation took over, it was officially created on 1 August 1914. The park was expanded ...

Protection forest regions NFI

Agriculture, fisheries, forestry and food, Regions and cities, Environment

According to the geometry of the data set, Switzerland is divided into six areas. They represent different forest growth and protective forest conditions.

Production regions NFI

Agriculture, fisheries, forestry and food, Regions and cities, Environment

According to the geometry of the data set, Switzerland is divided into five areas, namely Jura, Central Plateau, Pre-Alps, Alps, and the southern side of the Alps. They represen...

Federal Inventory of Mire Landscapes of Particular Beauty and National Signif...

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 habitat...

Economic regions NFI

Agriculture, fisheries, forestry and food, Regions and cities, Environment

Switzerland is divided into fourteen areas according to the geometry of the data set. They represent different forest growth and economic conditions and represent a refinement o...

National Long-Term Surveillance of Swiss Rivers

Regions and cities, Environment

The National River Monitoring and Survey Programme (NADUF) tracks the concentrations of substances occurring in selected Swiss watercourses. NADUF, launched in 1972, is a projec...

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...

Geothermal Map of Switzerland 1:500000

Regions and cities, Environment

The geothermal map shows the thermal energy that is produced in the subsurface and traverses the Earth's surface within an area of 1 m2. The heat itself is released in the Earth...

Copy of record Landsat Mosaic of Switzerland created at 2023-04-24T12:38:19.2...

Regions and cities, Environment

The mosaic of Landsat satellite images is a composition of 20 individual images taken by the American satellite Landsat 5, in the years 1990 to 1994. It is a unique set of image...

Sector plan on transport, navigation infrastructure section (SIF)

Regions and cities, Environment, Transport

The rail infrastructure section of the sector plan on transport (SIS) coordinates the navigation infrastructure which is relevant to the sectoral plan and which falls within the...

Road traffic counting (principal network)

Regions and cities, Transport

Representation of the automatic traffic counting locations on Swiss roads.

Public transport stops

Regions and cities, Transport

The basic geo-data set for public transport stops comprises public transport stops in Switzerland and additional selected geo-referenced public transport locations that are of o...

Sector plan on transport, rail infrastructure section (SIS)

The rail infrastructure section of the sector plan on transport (SIS) coordinates the rail infrastructure which is relevant to the sectoral plan and which falls within the spher...