The federal environmental authority. It is responsible for ensuring that natural resources are used sustainably, that the public is protected against natural hazards, and that the environment is protected from unacceptable adverse impacts.

289 datasets found

  • Nighttime railway noise exposure

    Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
    Regions and cities, Environment

    The map shows the nighttime railway noise to which the population is exposed. The noise calculation is based on emission data for 2021 as reported in the railway noise register as...

    Last updated: December 31, 2021

    • SERVICE
    • WMS
    • WMTS
    • HTML
    • e-geoch
    • official-geodata
    • conservation-and-archiving-planning-aap---confederation
    • noise-level
    • noise-immission
    • noise-abatement
    • noise-effect
    • noise-pollutant
    • noise
    • traffic-noise
    • human-health-and-safety
    • fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
  • Precipitation sum April-August, period 2070-2099, Scenario RCP 8.5

    Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
    Regions and cities, Environment

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

    Last updated: April 1, 2022

    • WMS
    • WMTS
    • SERVICE
    • HTML
    • forestry
    • storm-damage
    • environmental-monitoring-facilities
    • fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
  • National Ecological Network (REN), forest area

    Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
    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/sciencific...

    Last updated: February 14, 2011

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    • WMS
    • WMTS
    • HTML
    • environment
    • habitats-and-biotopes
    • fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
  • Invasive alien plants - map of the potential area Asclepias syriaca

    Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
    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...

    Last updated: April 2, 2015

    • SERVICE
    • WMS
    • WMTS
    • HTML
    • environment
    • fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
  • Seismic zones according to the SIA 261 standard

    Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
    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 value...

    Last updated: March 30, 2011

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    • WMS
    • WMTS
    • HTML
    • natural-risk
    • hazard-area
    • earthquake
    • natural-risk-zones
    • fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
    • conservation-and-archiving-planning-aap---confederation
    • hazard-map
  • Federal Inventory of Dry Grasslands of National Importance (DGS)

    Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
    Regions and cities, Environment

    Dry grasslands are habitats with a wide variety of species that are marked by agricultural use. In accordance with the Federal Act on Protecting Nature and Cultural Heritage, the...

    Last updated: December 1, 2025

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    • WMS
    • WMTS
    • HTML
    • API
    • conservation-and-archiving-planning-aap---confederation
    • official-geodata
    • biotope
    • arid-land
    • inventory
    • protected-sites
    • habitats-and-biotopes
    • fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
  • Map of the recent earthquakes (last 90 days) in and around Switzerland

    Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
    Regions and cities, Environment

    The map of the earthquakes of the last 90 days shows the current seismic activity in Switzerland and the nearby regions recorded by the Swiss Seismological Service at the ETH...

    Last updated: November 1, 2016

    • SERVICE
    • WMS
    • API
    • earthquake
    • landsat
    • natural-risk-zones
    • fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
  • Grayling population of national importance: larva habitats

    Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
    Regions and cities, 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...

    Last updated: August 29, 2011

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    • WMTS
    • WMS
    • HTML
    • environment
    • habitats-and-biotopes
    • fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
  • Invasive alien plants - map of the potential area Robinia pseudoacacia

    Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
    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...

    Last updated: April 2, 2015

    • SERVICE
    • WMS
    • WMTS
    • HTML
    • environment
    • fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
  • Daytime railway noise exposure

    Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
    Regions and cities, Environment

    The map shows the daytime railway noise to which the population is exposed. The noise calculation is based on emission data for 2021 as reported in the railway noise register as...

    Last updated: December 31, 2021

    • SERVICE
    • WMS
    • WMTS
    • HTML
    • e-geoch
    • official-geodata
    • conservation-and-archiving-planning-aap---confederation
    • traffic-noise
    • noise-level
    • noise-immission
    • noise-pollutant
    • noise-effect
    • noise-abatement
    • noise
    • human-health-and-safety
    • fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
  • Federal Inventory of Amphibian Spawning Sites of National Importance - Stationary Objects

    Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
    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...

    Last updated: December 1, 2025

    • SERVICE
    • WMS
    • WMTS
    • HTML
    • API
    • official-geodata
    • conservation-and-archiving-planning-aap---confederation
    • environment
    • habitats-and-biotopes
    • protected-sites
    • fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
  • Ecomorphology Level F – River reaches

    Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
    Regions and cities, Environment

    To enable watercourses to be fully protected, their status must be known. The Modular Stepwise Procedure provides the framework for standardised investigation and assessment of...

    Last updated: August 8, 2013

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    • WMS
    • WMTS
    • HTML
    • API
    • vector
    • renaturation
    • environmental-monitoring-facilities
    • fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
    • official-geodata
  • Invasive alien plants - map of the potential area Lupinus polyphyllus

    Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
    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...

    Last updated: April 2, 2015

    • SERVICE
    • WMS
    • WMTS
    • HTML
    • environment
    • fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
  • Reaches surveyed - cross section securing point

    Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
    Regions and cities, Environment

    The map shows the reaches of watercourses which are currently surveyed periodically under the leadership of the FOEN. They are usually surveyed every 10 years or after major floods...

    Last updated: March 3, 2025

    • SERVICE
    • WMS
    • WMTS
    • HTML
    • API
    • natural-hazard
    • hazard
    • environment
    • fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
    • official-geodata
  • Daytime road traffic noise exposure

    Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
    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). The Swiss road network included in...

    Last updated: December 31, 2021

    • SERVICE
    • WMS
    • WMTS
    • HTML
    • conservation-and-archiving-planning-aap---confederation
    • official-geodata
    • e-geoch
    • noise-pollutant
    • noise-immission
    • traffic-noise
    • noise-effect
    • noise
    • noise-abatement
    • noise-level
    • human-health-and-safety
    • fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
  • Swiss Pollutant Release and Transfer Register (SwissPRTR)

    Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
    Regions and cities, Environment

    SwissPRTR is the publicly accessible Swiss Pollutant Release and Transfer Register. It provides information about releases of pollutants and transfers of wastes from facilities and...

    Last updated: July 9, 2025

    • SERVICE
    • WMS
    • WMTS
    • API
    • e-geoch
    • official-geodata
    • conservation-and-archiving-planning-aap---confederation
    • waste-disposal
    • waste-recycling
    • source-of-pollution
    • emission-source
    • special-waste
    • pollutant
    • chemical
    • production-and-industrial-facilities
    • human-health-and-safety
    • fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
  • Invasive alien plants - map of the potential area Pueraria lobata

    Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
    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...

    Last updated: April 2, 2015

    • SERVICE
    • WMS
    • WMTS
    • HTML
    • environment
    • fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
  • National Air Pollution Monitoring Network NABEL: stations

    Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
    Regions and cities, Environment

    The National Air Pollution Monitoring Network (NABEL) monitors air quality at 16 different locations in Switzerland. The monitoring stations are spread over the entire country and...

    Last updated: January 1, 2021

    • SERVICE
    • WMS
    • WMTS
    • API
    • pollutant
    • air
    • air-pollutant
    • atmospheric-conditions
    • fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
    • conservation-and-archiving-planning-aap---confederation
    • official-geodata
    • e-geoch
  • Alpine pastures protected by livestock guardian dogs

    Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
    Regions and cities, Environment

    The return of large predators to Switzerland has led to the use of livestock guardian dogs on our alpine pastures. Herd guards are used to protect livestock against larger...

    Last updated: January 5, 2025

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    • WMS
    • WMTS
    • HTML
    • API
    • fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
  • Invasive alien plants - map of the potential area Amorpha fruticosa

    Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
    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...

    Last updated: April 2, 2015

    • SERVICE
    • WMS
    • WMTS
    • HTML
    • environment
    • fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure