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.

293 datasets found

  • Bathing water quality

    Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
    Regions and cities, Environment

    Assessment of bathing water quality is carried out on the basis of cantonal water monitoring data relating to the hygienic parameters E. coli and intestinal enterococci (faecal...

    Last updated: December 31, 2024

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  • Topographical catchment areas of Swiss waterbodies: Area outlets

    Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
    Regions and cities, Environment

    The "Area outlets" data set is part of the "Topographical catchment areas of Swiss waterbodies" geodata set. It consists of point objects that represent the area outlets for a...

    Last updated: July 1, 2010

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  • Assessment of the Chemical Water Status: Total Phosphorus

    Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
    Regions and cities, Environment

    Within the National Surface Water Quality Monitoring Programme (NAWA), water quality is recorded jointly by the federal and cantonal authorities at around 100 monitoring stations....

    Last updated: March 26, 2014

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  • FOEN basic monitoring network for surfaces water

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

    Last updated: December 31, 2019

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  • Stations hydrological forecasts

    Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
    Regions and cities, Environment

    The map provides an overview of stations forecasted by FEWS.

    Last updated: January 30, 2015

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    • flowing-water
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  • HQStat flood statistics

    Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
    Regions and cities, Environment

    Data on flood events is managed and statistically evaluated by the FOEN; the findings are made available in the form of result sheets. A systematic statistical evaluation of flood...

    Last updated: January 1, 2014

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  • National Long-Term Surveillance of Swiss Rivers

    Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
    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 project...

    Last updated: December 7, 2022

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  • Assessment of the Chemical Water Status: Nitrite

    Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
    Regions and cities, Environment

    Within the National Surface Water Quality Monitoring Programme (NAWA), water quality is recorded jointly by the federal and cantonal authorities at around 100 monitoring stations....

    Last updated: March 26, 2014

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  • Assessment of the Chemical Water Status: Phosphate

    Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
    Regions and cities, Environment

    Within the National Surface Water Quality Monitoring Programme (NAWA), water quality is recorded jointly by the federal and cantonal authorities at around 100 monitoring stations....

    Last updated: March 26, 2014

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  • River basins (catchment areas)

    Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
    Regions and cities, Environment

    The river basins form the uppermost aggregation level for the "Topographical catchment areas of Swiss waterbodies" geodata set. The large areas with a surface area of usually more...

    Last updated: December 1, 2019

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  • Assessment of the Chemical Water Status: Nitrate

    Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
    Regions and cities, Environment

    Within the National Surface Water Quality Monitoring Programme (NAWA), water quality is recorded jointly by the federal and cantonal authorities at around 100 monitoring stations....

    Last updated: March 26, 2014

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  • Swiss water topographical catchment areas: Main river section

    Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
    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 the...

    Last updated: July 1, 2010

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  • Database of total bedload (federal government)

    Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
    Regions and cities, Environment

    A bedload transport database for surface waters throughout Switzerland. Following the devastating events of the summer of 1987, which caused major damage in many regions of...

    Last updated: January 1, 2009

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  • Gauging stations for hydrological study areas

    Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
    Regions and cities, Environment

    Since 1957 the hydrology division of the FOEN has operated a network of hydrological study areas aimed at observing long-term changes in the water regime within Switzerland’s most...

    Last updated: July 27, 2016

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  • Groundwater bodies of Switzerland

    Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
    Regions and cities, Environment

    The groundwater bodies layer shows a simplified and comprehensive breakdown of hydrogeological overview units for Switzerland. The groundwater bodies here have not been developed...

    Last updated: April 25, 2017

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  • Strahler stream order

    Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
    Regions and cities, Environment

    The stream order according to Strahler specifies the degree of branching of a hydrographic network. It forms the basis for morphological studies and descriptions of a watercourse....

    Last updated: August 6, 2014

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  • Mean runoff (m³/s) and flow regime types for the river network of Switzerland

    Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
    Regions and cities, Environment

    For the entire Swiss river network natural runoff (m³/s) values (monthly and annual means) have been modeled and the flow regime types determined. «MQ-GWN-CH» constitutes a dataset...

    Last updated: December 31, 2000

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  • Tranquillity Map

    Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
    Regions and cities, Environment

    The "Tranquillity Map of the Swiss Plateau" illustrates where areas of near-natural character and low noise pollution still exist near large settlements within the Swiss Plateau....

    Last updated: August 24, 2021

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  • Cantons NFI

    Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
    Agriculture, fisheries, forestry and food, Regions and cities, Environment

    According to the geometry of the data set, Switzerland is divided into cantons. Basel Stadt and Basel-Landschaft are considered as a single unit.

    Last updated: January 1, 2021

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    • wood
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    • bio-geographical-regions
    • species-distribution
    • habitats-and-biotopes
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  • Invasive alien plants - map of the potential area Reynoutria japonica

    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

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