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Protection forest regions NFI
Agriculture, fisheries, forestry and food, Regions and cities, Environment
According to the geometry of the data set, Switzerland is divided into six areas. They represent different forest growth and protective forest conditions.
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Production regions NFI
Agriculture, fisheries, forestry and food, Regions and cities, Environment
According to the geometry of the data set, Switzerland is divided into five areas, namely Jura, Central Plateau, Pre-Alps, Alps, and the southern side of the Alps. They represen...
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Federal Inventory of Landscapes and Natural Monuments
Regions and cities, Environment
Article 5 of the Federal Act of 1 July 1966 on the Protection of Nature and Cultural Heritage (NCHA) orders the Federal Council to compile inventories of sites of national impor...
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Map of seismic subsoil categories according to the standard SIA 261
Regions and cities, Environment
The site class is a required indication to determine the seismic action for a structure according to the building code SIA 261. The maps of site classes are indicative maps and ...
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River Typology for Switzerland
Regions and cities, Environment
The typology of rivers groups the diversity of Swiss rivers according to abiotic, physiographic criteria, not considering anthropogenic impacts. They are a basis for assessment ...
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Swiss Pollutant Release and Transfer Register (SwissPRTR)
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 ...
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Distribution of ibex colonies
Agriculture, fisheries, forestry and food, Regions and cities, 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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Federal Inventory of Reserves for Waterbirds and Migratory Birds of...
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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Ramsar sites in Switzerland
Regions and cities, Environment
To protect wetlands, particularly as habitats for waterbirds and waders, a convention of international importance was signed in 1971 in the Iranian city of Ramsar. Switzerland r...
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Biogeographical regions of Switzerland (CH)
Regions and cities, Environment
The basis for establishing the biogeographical regions (in 6 or 12 classes) were the homogeneous surfaces of the river basins, where relevant and adequately extensive species in...
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Federal Inventory of Mire Landscapes of Particular Beauty and National Significance
Regions and cities, 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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Strahler stream order
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 watercours...
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Perimeters of existing spectral micro-zoning studies
Regions and cities, Environment
Perimeters for which a spectral seismic micro-zonation study is available with links to further information. The amplification of seismic waves through the local geology is mode...
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Federal Inventory of Floodplains of National Importance
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 Raised and Transition Bogs of National Importance
Regions and cities, Environment
Raised bogs are some of the most susceptible habitats in Switzerland and are in sharp decline. Today, between 10% and 20% of the original stocks still exist. The scientific inve...
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Safety zone plan
Regions and cities, Environment
For each airport, a security zone is to be established, which protects the airspace from obstacles. The FOCA will decide in each case whether a safety zone is necessary for air ...
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Reserved zones for airport installations
Regions and cities, Environment
Designated area in which the land must be kept free for future airport installations. Plot-specific representation with a line on a large-scale plan. Constructional changes that...
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Sectoral plan on transport, aviation infrastructure section (SIL)
Regions and cities, Environment, Transport
The sectoral plan on transport, aviation infrastructure section (SIL) is the federal planning and coordination tool for the civil aviation. Therein the goals and objectives for ...
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Sectoral plan on transport, underground freight transport section (SUG)
Regions and cities, Environment, Transport
In the sectoral plan for transport, part underground freight transport (SUG), the suitable areas for the Cargo sous terrain project are designated.
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Cataster of polluted sites in the area of public transport (CPS FOT)
Regions and cities, Environment
A publicly available register of the polluted sites in the area of public transport. The register provides information about the polluted sites (in accordance with the Contamina...
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Noise pollution register for railway systems – railway noise, permitted...
Regions and cities, Environment
The authoritative railway noise pollution values are defined in the noise pollution register. Both emission and immission values are shown. The permitted noise levels Lr,e in [d...
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Railway Installations according to the Ordinance on Protection against Major...
Regions and cities, Environment
Location and adjoining area of the railway sites according to the Ordinance on Protection against Major Accidents. The construction of new buildings or installations in the adjo...
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Sector plan on transport, navigation infrastructure section (SIF)
Regions and cities, Environment, Transport
The rail infrastructure section of the sector plan on transport (SIS) coordinates the navigation infrastructure which is relevant to the sectoral plan and which falls within the...
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Sectoral plan on transport, underground freight transport section (SUG): consultation
Regions and cities, Environment, Transport
Current or past consultations of the cantons and communes as well as information and participation of the population in accordance with Art. 19 RPV of the Sectoral Plan for tran...
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Noise pollution register for railway systems – railway noise, actual...
Regions and cities, Environment
The authoritative railway noise pollution values are defined in the noise pollution register. Both emission and immission values are shown. The actual immissions Lr,e in [dB(A)]...