152 datasets found

Organizations: Federal Office for the Environment FOEN

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  • Water availability for plants

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

    Too little water is available to the trees more and more often: •The vegetation and soil release water into the atmosphere, even moreso the warmer and drier the air. Plants evap...

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  • Water availability in the soil (site water balance)

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

    The trees often have less water available during the vegetation period. •The water supply during the vegetation period is decisive for the growth and vitality of the forests. Th...

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  • Relief shading of vegetation height model NFI

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

    Information on vegetation height is determined using remote sensing methods with active and passive sensors. LiDAR is an active sensor. An optical sensor, for example an aerial ...

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  • Vegetation height model NFI

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

    Information on the vegetation height is determined using remote sensing methods with active and passive sensors. LiDAR is an active sensor. An optical sensor, for example an aer...

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  • Mapping of Floodplains of National Importance

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

    In order to give cantons the option of taking the protection of floodplains of probable national importance into their own hands as quickly as possible, the Swiss Agency for the...

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  • 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...

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  • Stations hydrological forecasts

    Regions and cities, Environment

    The map provides an overview of stations forecasted by FEWS.

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  • Nighttime road traffic noise exposure

    Regions and cities, Environment

    The map shows the nighttime road traffic noise to which the population is exposed. The data is based on area-wide model calculations (sonBASE). Switzerland's entire road network...

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  • Daytime railway noise exposure

    Regions and cities, Environment

    The map shows the daytime railway noise to which the population is exposed. The noise calculation is based on the real emissions of the year 2015. This emissions were calculated...

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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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  • 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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  • 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...

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  • Daytime road traffic noise exposure

    Regions and cities, Environment

    The map shows the daytime road traffic noise to which the population is exposed. The data is based on area-wide model calculations (sonBASE). Switzerland's entire road network, ...

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    • WMS
    • WMTS
    • ZIP
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  • Determination and modelling of the upper timberline for the standard periods ...

    Regions and cities, Environment

    This map shows the natural upper timberline (excluding anthropogenic influences and without considering shrub forest) modelled for the periods 1961–1990, 1981–2010 and 2070–2099...

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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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    • WMS
    • WMTS
    • HTML
    • API
  • Protected areas in the civilian air navigation obstacles publication - Mirela...

    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,...

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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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  • Protected areas in the civilian air navigation obstacles publication - Huntin...

    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,...

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  • Topographical catchment areas of Swiss waterbodies 40 km²

    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 compr...

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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 Reserves for Waterbirds and Migratory Birds of internati...

    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 National Park and parks of national importance (Zones)

    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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  • National Ecological Network (REN), forest area

    Regions and cities, Environment

    The National Ecological Network (REN) was developed in close collaboration with cantonal authorities for the protec-tion of nature and landscapes. It issues a technical/sciencif...

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  • National Ecological Network REN, extensive agricultural area

    Regions and cities, Environment

    The National Ecological Network (REN) was developed in close collaboration with cantonal authorities for the protection of nature and landscapes. It issues a technical/sciencifi...

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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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    • WMS
    • WMTS
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