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Generalised background map for the representation of hydrological data
Geography, Territory and environment
In addition to the outline of Switzerland, the generalised background map displays a simplified, reduced watercourse network and some selected cities for improved orientation at...
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UNESCO World natural heritage
Geography, Territory and environment
The Convention concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage (World Heritage Convention, SR 0.451.41) was signed at the UNESCO General Conference in 1972....
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Comparison of discharge and water gauge data of the past 24 hours with hazard...
Geography, Territory and environment
The map shows the peak discharge of the past 24 hours at allthe stations, as compared with flood hazard levels.
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Ramsar sites in Switzerland
Geography, Territory and 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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Grayling population of national importance: larva habitats
Geography, Territory and environment
The data on grayling populations of national importance includes four subproducts; the larva habitats layer includes the areas in which larva were monitored. The core data come ...
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Daytime railway noise exposure
Geography, Territory and 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 Mire Landscapes of Particular Beauty and National Signif...
Geography, Territory and 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...
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Federal Inventory of Floodplains of National Importance - Appendix 2
Geography, Territory and 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...
Geography, Territory and 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
Geography, Territory and 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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Flood alert map for rivers and lakes of national interest
Geography, Territory and environment
The Flood Alert map shows the current flood hazard for all lakes and rivers of national interest. Rivers of national interest are divided into separate sections. A flow monitori...
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Federal Inventory of Floodplains of National Importance
Geography, Territory and 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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Distribution of ibex colonies
Agriculture, forestry, Geography, Territory and 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...
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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 ...
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Areas of silver fir
Agriculture, forestry, Geography, Territory and 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
Geography, Territory and 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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Inventory of quaking bogs
Geography, Territory and environment
The inventory of quaking bogs in Switzerland contains discovered primary quaking bogs of a specific minimum size with transition and raised bog characteristics (83 bogs). This i...
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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 ...
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Water availability in the soil (site water balance)
Agriculture, forestry, Geography, Territory and 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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Water availability for plants
Agriculture, forestry, Geography, Territory and 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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