Alpine Convention

Geography, Territory and environment

The perimeters of the Alpine Convention in Switzerland. The Alpine Convention is an international treaty between the eight Alpine countries: Germany, France, Italy, Liechtenstei...

PKD (proliferative kidney disease)

Agriculture, forestry, Geography, Territory and environment

The list provides information about this disease and names the bodies of water where PKD (proliferative kidney disease) had been detected in fish. The diagnosis is based on the ...

Biosphere reserves

Geography, Territory and environment

Biosphere reserves are not only used to protect and preserve ecosystems, but also for environmental research, environmentally-friendly land use and environmental education. They...

Crayfish plague – Findings in Switzerland

Agriculture, forestry, Geography, Territory and environment

Proof of the crayfish plague in Switzerland: Geo-referenced locations of populations with test results. The most cataclysmic disease for the European species is the crayfish pla...

Wildlife network system

Geography, Territory and environment

First, known wildlife corridors were recorded from existing data at the cantonal level, and potential corridors were detected by GIS and then divided into wildlife corridors of ...

Interregional wildlife corridor

Geography, Territory and environment

First, known wildlife corridors were recorded from existing data at the cantonal level, and potential corridors were detected by GIS and then divided into wildlife corridors of ...

Areas of storm damage caused by “Vivian” in 1990

Geography, Territory and environment

Federal government inventory of damage caused by “Vivian” in February 1990: database of areas of total damage in forests. Defined criteria and conditions: Area of total damage: ...

Lothar” 1999 storm damage inventory

Geography, Territory and environment

The aim of the federal government’s “Lothar” storm damage inventory was to produce a complete and uniform database of total and partial damage to forests throughout Switzerland....

Water temperature monitoring stations

Geography, Territory and environment

The data set represents the locations of the stations in the water temperature monitoring network of the Hydrology Department of the Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN). I...

Water status monitoring stations CH

Geography, Territory and environment

The data set represents the monitoring stations where the water status is recorded. The cantons are responsible for water protection enforcement, as they are for other environme...

FOEN basic monitoring network for surfaces water

Geography, Territory and 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 p...

Topographical catchment areas of Swiss waterbodies 40 km²

Geography, Territory and 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 compr...

Topographical catchment areas of Swiss waterbodies 2 km²

Geography, Territory and environment

The data set ‹sub-basins 2 km²› is the central element of the geodata set. It is made up of a comprehensive mosaic of over 22,000 topographically defined sub-basin areas that ca...

Register of polluted sites in the area of public transport (RPS FOT)

Geography, Territory and environment

A publicly available register of the polluted sites in the area of public transport. The register provides information about the polluted sites (in accordance with the Contamina...

Cadastre of contaminated sites on civil aerodromes (CCS FOCA)

Geography, Territory and environment

Public register of contaminated sites within the perimeter of civil aerodromes. This includes information about the location, type and quantity of waste, the period of depositio...