26 datasets found

Organizations: Federal Office for the Environment FOEN

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  • Modelled altitudinal vegetation belts for 1975

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

    This map shows the altitudinal belts of forest vegetation in Switzerland for the period 1961-1990. The following altitudinal vegetation belts only occur in the southern valleys:...

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  • Seismic zones according to the SIA 261 standard

    Regions and cities, Environment

    Map of seismic zones from the SIA 261 Standard “Actions on Structures” (2020). A design value is specified for the horizontal ground acceleration agd (in m/s2). This design valu...

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  • Invasive alien plants - map of the potential area Rhus typhina

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

    The set of invasive alien plants shows the maps of the potential areas of 56 alien plants species present in Switzerland as well as some invasive species present in neighboring ...

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  • Invasive alien plants - map of the potential area Lonicera henryi

    Regions and cities, Environment

    The set of invasive alien plants shows the maps of the potential areas of 56 alien plants species present in Switzerland as well as some invasive species present in neighboring ...

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  • Monthly rainfall erosivity (R-factor) maps of Switzerland in MJ mm ha⁻¹ h⁻¹ m...

    Regions and cities, Environment

    <p>Monthly rainfall erosivity maps (R-factor maps) of Switzerland with a spatial resolution of 100 m. The maps show the spatial and seasonal variability of rainfall erosivity in...

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  • National Ecological Network REN, wetland site

    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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  • 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 Amphibian Spawning Sites of National Importance - Shifti...

    Regions and cities, Environment

    There are currently 19 different amphibian species that live in Switzerland, and nearly all of them are included in the Red List of Threatened Species. The areas that contain we...

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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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  • Forest mix rate NFI

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

    Information on the degree of forest mix rate NFI is modelled using remote sensing methods. Based on the freely available Copernicus (ESA) Sentinel-1 and -2 satellite data (image...

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  • Areas of silver fir

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

    The map shows the areas of silver fir occurrence. In the main area, fir is naturally involved to a considerable extent in the stand development in the upper montane and high-mon...

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  • General situation of rivers and lakes

    Regions and cities, Environment

    The map shows the current Swissriver discharges and lake water levels compared with the monthly percentiles of the long term hourly averages (expressed in percentiles). The perc...

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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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  • Frequency of Föhn in the year, period variable (maximum 1969-2013)

    Regions and cities, Environment

    The map shows the average frequency (in %) of the number of Föhn hours per year. A value of e.g. 12 % means that on 44 days in the year the Föhn blows, whereby the duration of t...

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  • Mean daily temperature high in July, period 1961-1990

    Regions and cities, Environment

    For the area-wide calculation, measured values from MeteoSwiss measuring stations in the period 1961-1990 were used. From the daily temperature curve, the highest temperature is...

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  • Thermal continentality at 1000 m a.s.l. in July, period 1981-2010

    Regions and cities, Environment

    The thermal continentality in °C was calculated as the difference between the highest and lowest value of the daily variation of the temperature of July in the period under inve...

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  • Mean daily temperature high in July, period 2070-2099, Scenario RCP 4.5

    Regions and cities, Environment

    Mean daily temperature high in July (period 2070-2099). The temperature increase of the climate scenario was added to the map «Air temperature July 1981-2010». Among the represe...

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  • Precipitation sum June-August, period 2070-2099, Scenario RCP 4.5

    Regions and cities, Environment

    The map shows the precipitation sum (in mm) for the months June to August calculated for the period 2070-2099. The precipitation anomalies of the climate scenario were added to ...

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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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  • NFI: Topics by higher or lower altitude zones (NaiS)

    Agriculture, fisheries, forestry and food, Environment

    The National Forest Inventory (NFI) is a periodic survey of condition and development of the Swiss forest. It is produced in close cooperation between the Federal Office for the...

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  • NFI: Topics by ownership

    Agriculture, fisheries, forestry and food, Environment

    The National Forest Inventory (NFI) is a periodic survey of condition and development of the Swiss forest. It is produced in close cooperation between the Federal Office for the...

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  • NFI: Topics by tree age (classes of 40 years)

    Agriculture, fisheries, forestry and food, Environment

    The National Forest Inventory (NFI) is a periodic survey of condition and development of the Swiss forest. It is produced in close cooperation between the Federal Office for the...

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  • NFI: Change

    Agriculture, fisheries, forestry and food, Environment

    The National Forest Inventory (NFI) is a periodic survey of condition and development of the Swiss forest. It is produced in close cooperation between the Federal Office for the...

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  • NFI: Topics by giants

    Agriculture, fisheries, forestry and food, Environment

    The National Forest Inventory (NFI) is a periodic survey of condition and development of the Swiss forest. It is produced in close cooperation between the Federal Office for the...

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  • Forest fire prevention measures

    Agriculture, fisheries, forestry and food, Environment

    Contains the forest fire prevention measures currently in force in the cantons.

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