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346 datasets found

  • Geochemical soil atlas of Switzerland: Sulfur

    Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
    Regions and cities, Environment

    Interpolierte Element-Konzentrationen (mg/kg Feinerde) in den Oberböden (0–20 cm) der Schweiz. Für die Ordinary Kriging Interpolationen (1 km x 1 km) wurden Messdaten von insgesamt...

    Last updated: June 30, 2023

    • HTML
    • WMS
    • WMTS
    • SERVICE
    • soil
    • atlas
    • interpolation
    • toxic-metal
    • biogeochemistry
    • heavy-metal
    • soil-mapping
    • soil-properties
    • fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
    • confederation
  • Geochemical soil atlas of Switzerland: Chromium

    Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
    Regions and cities, Environment

    Interpolierte Chrom-Konzentrationen (mg/kg Feinerde) in den Oberböden (0–20 cm) der Schweiz. Für die Ordinary Kriging Interpolationen (1 km x 1 km) wurden Messdaten von insgesamt...

    Last updated: June 30, 2023

    • HTML
    • SERVICE
    • WMS
    • WMTS
    • biochemistry
    • heavy-metal-load
    • toxic-metal
    • interpolation
    • soil
    • soil
    • soil-mapping
    • soil-quality
    • confederation
    • fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
  • NAQUA-QUANT Monitoring sites (NAQUA National groundwater monitoring)

    Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
    Regions and cities, Environment

    Groundwater is the result of the percolation of rainfall and the infiltration of river water. Groundwater levels and spring discharges therefore respond – though possibly with a...

    Last updated: January 30, 2015

    • SERVICE
    • WMS
    • ZIP
    • water-geographic
    • hydrology
    • fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
  • Monthly rainfall erosivity (R-factor) maps of Switzerland in MJ mm ha⁻¹ h⁻¹ month⁻¹, November

    Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
    Regions and cities, Environment

    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 MJ...

    Last updated: February 27, 2020

    • SERVICE
    • WMS
    • WMTS
    • HTML
    • soil
    • erosion
    • erosion-control
    • precipitation-enhancement
    • soil-erosion
    • fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
    • conservation-and-archiving-planning-aap---confederation
    • e-geoch
  • Windstorm: Gusts at return period 100 years

    Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
    Regions and cities, Environment

    The Windstorm Risk Maps show peak wind gusts and their dynamic pressure and the corresponding uncertainties. The maps provide a country-wide basis for the estimation of the...

    Last updated: November 7, 2014

    • SERVICE
    • WMS
    • WMTS
    • HTML
    • API
    • natural-risk
    • air-movement
    • storm
    • natural-risk-analysis
    • wind
    • fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
  • Map of potential permafrost distribution

    Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
    Regions and cities, Environment

    The map shows the potential permafrost distribution in Switzerland based on modelling. In Switzerland, above 2400 metres the ground can be permanently frozen, depending on its...

    Last updated: December 31, 2005

    • SERVICE
    • WMS
    • WMTS
    • HTML
    • map-chart
    • natural-risk
    • permafrost-ecosystem
    • natural-risk-zones
    • fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
    • conservation-and-archiving-planning-aap---confederation
  • Map of past earthquakes in Switzerland and neighbouring regions

    Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
    Regions and cities, Environment

    ECOS09 is the earthquake catalogue of Switzerland and bordering regions. It integrates the following sources: - Macroseismic Earthquake Catalogue of Switzerland (MECOS 02) with...

    Last updated: April 28, 2011

    • SERVICE
    • WMTS
    • WMS
    • HTML
    • API
    • earthquake
    • catalogue
    • natural-risk-zones
    • fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
  • Current drought hazard level

    Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
    Regions and cities, Environment

    The drought warning map shows the current drought hazard (issued at levels 1, 2 and 4) for all regions of Switzerland. The hazard level results from a weekly expert assessment of...

    Last updated: November 25, 2024

    • SERVICE
    • WMTS
    • API
    • HTML
    • water-geographic
    • lake
    • atmospheric-precipitation
    • flowing-water
    • hydrology
    • agriculture
    • fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
  • Current drought situation in Switzerland

    Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
    Regions and cities, Environment

    The map shows the combined drought index for each region. This index summarises in one value the various factors affecting drought: precipitation, modelled soil moisture and...

    Last updated: November 25, 2024

    • SERVICE
    • API
    • HTML
    • lake
    • atmospheric-precipitation
    • agriculture
    • flowing-water
    • hydrology
    • water-geographic
    • fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
  • Windstorm: Dynamic Pressure at return period 300 years

    Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
    Regions and cities, Environment

    The Windstorm Risk Maps show peak wind gusts and their dynamic pressure and the corresponding uncertainties. The maps provide a country-wide basis for the estimation of the...

    Last updated: November 7, 2014

    • SERVICE
    • WMS
    • WMTS
    • HTML
    • API
    • natural-risk
    • natural-risk-analysis
    • air-movement
    • wind
    • storm
    • fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
  • Windstorm: Gusts at return period 300 years

    Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
    Regions and cities, Environment

    The Windstorm Risk Maps show peak wind gusts and their dynamic pressure and the corresponding uncertainties. The maps provide a country-wide basis for the estimation of the...

    Last updated: November 7, 2014

    • SERVICE
    • WMS
    • WMTS
    • HTML
    • API
    • natural-risk-analysis
    • natural-risk
    • wind
    • air-movement
    • storm
    • fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
  • Windstorm: Dynamic Pressure at return period 100 years

    Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
    Regions and cities, Environment

    The Windstorm Risk Maps show peak wind gusts and their dynamic pressure and the corresponding uncertainties. The maps provide a country-wide basis for the estimation of the...

    Last updated: November 7, 2014

    • SERVICE
    • WMS
    • WMTS
    • HTML
    • API
    • natural-risk
    • air-movement
    • wind
    • storm
    • natural-risk-analysis
    • fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
  • Windstorm: Gusts at return period 30 years

    Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
    Regions and cities, Environment

    The Windstorm Risk Maps show peak wind gusts and their dynamic pressure and the corresponding uncertainties. The maps provide a country-wide basis for the estimation of the...

    Last updated: November 7, 2014

    • SERVICE
    • WMS
    • WMTS
    • HTML
    • API
    • storm
    • wind
    • air-movement
    • natural-risk
    • natural-risk-analysis
    • fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
  • Windstorm: Dynamic Pressure at return period 30 years

    Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
    Regions and cities, Environment

    The Windstorm Risk Maps show peak wind gusts and their dynamic pressure and the corresponding uncertainties. The maps provide a country-wide basis for the estimation of the...

    Last updated: November 7, 2014

    • SERVICE
    • WMS
    • WMTS
    • HTML
    • API
    • natural-risk-analysis
    • natural-risk
    • air-movement
    • wind
    • storm
    • fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
  • Windstorm: Gusts at return period 50 years

    Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
    Regions and cities, Environment

    The Windstorm Risk Maps show peak wind gusts and their dynamic pressure and the corresponding uncertainties. The maps provide a country-wide basis for the estimation of the...

    Last updated: November 7, 2014

    • SERVICE
    • WMS
    • WMTS
    • HTML
    • API
    • natural-risk-analysis
    • wind
    • storm
    • air-movement
    • natural-risk
    • fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
  • Windstorm: Dynamic Pressure at return period 50 years

    Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
    Regions and cities, Environment

    The Windstorm Risk Maps show peak wind gusts and their dynamic pressure and the corresponding uncertainties. The maps provide a country-wide basis for the estimation of the...

    Last updated: November 7, 2014

    • SERVICE
    • WMS
    • WMTS
    • HTML
    • API
    • natural-risk-analysis
    • air-movement
    • storm
    • wind
    • natural-risk
    • fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
  • Geodatenmodell und Dokumentation "Auengebiete_V1_2"

    Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
    Regions and cities, Environment

    Minimales Geodatenmodell und Dokumentation zum Geobasisdatensatz „Bundesinventar der Auengebiete von nationaler Bedeutung“, Identifikator 19.1. Der Katalog wird auch verlinkt....

    Last updated: July 11, 2022

    • INTERLIS
    • XML
    • PDF
    • federal-inventory
    • model-documentation
    • biodiversity
    • minimum-geodata-model-mgdm
    • geodata-model
  • Natural water balance for the whole of Switzerland and important large catchment areas

    Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
    Environment

    The water balance includes the main components of the water cycle. The FOEN calculates the water balance for Switzerland and its large river basins every year. The water balance...

    Last updated: December 31, 2024

    • XLS
    • water
  • Grosse Hochwasserabflüsse in der Schweiz

    Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
    Environment

    Verzeichnis grosser Hochwasserabflüsse in schweizerischen Einzugsgebieten, zusammengestellt von der Scherrer AG im Auftrag des BAFU. Daten ab 1900, einzelne Werte von früher.

    Last updated: December 7, 2018

    • ODS
    • high-water
  • National priority species

    Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
    Environment

    This publication presents the 2025 updated list of priority species at the national level. National priority is based on both the degree of threat at the national level and...

    Last updated: July 14, 2025

    • XLS