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Gravimetric Map of Switzerland (Isostatic Anomalies) 1:500000
Regions and cities, Environment
Isostatic anomalies can be deduced using the Pratt or Airy hypothesis. These anomalies correspond to the static flotation of the Earth’s crust in the upper mantle. The deviation...
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Dimension stone
Regions and cities, Environment
This dataset shows the extraction and production sites of dimension stone in Switzerland (in operation or decommissioned). Sculpted or sawn, these dimension stones are mainly us...
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Special geological maps Vector
Regions and cities, Environment
The Special Geological Maps (GSK) are available at scales between 1:25,000 and 1:100,000. They are defined on the basis of geographical or thematic perspectives. They provide in...
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Salt
Regions and cities, Environment
This dataset shows the extraction and production sites of salt in Switzerland (in operation or decommissioned). Salt falls under the category of industrial minerals and is mainl...
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Aeromagnetic Map of Switzerland 1:500000
Regions and cities, Environment
The overall magnetisation of a rock consists of induced magnetisation caused by the Earth's magnetic field and of remanent magnetisation acquired by the rock during its formatio...
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Switzerland During the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM) 1:500000 (vector map)
Regions and cities, Environment
The map (GK500-LGM) shows the maximum extent of glaciation in Switzerland at the height of the last Ice Age around 24,000 years ago. It presents the latest results of current re...
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Declination Map of Switzerland 1:500000
Regions and cities, Environment
Geomagnetic maps are the result of measurements of total intensity, declination and inclination. The declination describes the angle formed between magnetic and geographic north...
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Raw materials, production and mining sites of the gypsum industry
Regions and cities, Environment
Gypsum is used primarily in the construction industry and for the manufacturing of cement. It is also employed in the handicraft and ceramics industries. This dataset shows the ...
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Gravimetric Map of Switzerland (Bouguer Anomalies) 1:500000
Regions and cities, Environment
Gravitational acceleration or gravity depends on the location of the measuring point and the mass distribution in the subsurface structure. A Bouguer anomaly is the difference b...
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Inclination Map of Switzerland 1:500000
Regions and cities, Environment
Geomagnetic maps are the result of measurements of total intensity, declination and inclination. The inclination is the angle formed by the orientation of the magnetic field rel...
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GeoMaps 500 Raster
Regions and cities, Environment
Six «GeoMaps» at 1:500000 scale give a broad overview of the composition and major features of the underlying structure of Switzerland. The geological map provides an overview o...
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Geotopes in Switzerland
Regions and cities, Environment
Geotopes are geoscientific natural monuments. Geotopes that represent geological history show the development of the landscape, the climate and life, the formation and disappear...
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Special geological maps
Regions and cities, Environment
The Special Geological Maps (GSK) are available at scales between 1:25,000 and 1:100,000. They are defined on the basis of geographical or thematic perspectives. They provide in...
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Aeromagnetic Map of the Swiss Plateau and the Jura Mountains
Regions and cities, Environment
The overall magnetisation of a rock consists of induced magnetisation caused by the Earth's magnetic field and of remanent magnetisation acquired by the rock during its formatio...
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Quarries 1965
Regions and cities, Environment
The data on quarries is part of the Resources Information System of the Georesources Switzerland Group, a database of mineral deposits in Switzerland. This database contains ent...
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Energy raw materials
Regions and cities, Environment
This dataset shows the locations where energy raw materials have been identified as well as the former mining sites in Switzerland. Currently, no energy raw materials are exploi...
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Lithological map of Switzerland – Groups of rocks 1:500000
Regions and cities, Environment
The Lithological map of Switzerland – Groups of rocks 1:500,000 provides an overview of the subsurface subdivided into three groups of rocks: unconsolidated rocks, sedimentary r...
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Raw materials, production and mining sites of the brickworks industry
Regions and cities, Environment
This dataset shows the brickwork production and mining sites in operation and decommissioned of the brickworks in Switzerland. Clay, marl and also sandstone are the most importa...
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General Geological Map of Switzerland 1:200,000
Regions and cities, Environment
Geological mapping of the whole country based on the Dufour Map of Switzerland. Comprised of eight sheets, published between 1942 and 1964, the General Geological Map of Switzer...
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GeoMaps 500 Vector
Regions and cities, Environment
Six «GeoMaps» at 1:500000 scale give a broad overview of the composition and major features of the underlying structure of Switzerland. The geological map provides an overview o...
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Sectoral Plan Deep Geological Repositories
Regions and cities, Environment
Most of the radioactive waste in Switzerland comes from the country's five nuclear power plants, though a certain amount is also produced in the healthcare sector, in industry a...
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Escarpment evolution drives the diversification of the Madagascar flora
Education, culture and sport
Although much of the endemic biodiversity of Madagascar can be attributed to its isolation as an island in the Indian Ocean, the high rates of speciation throughout its geologic...
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Géotopes géomorphologiques
Regions and cities, Environment
Inventaire des géotopes géomorphologiques du Canton du Jura selon leur importance (nationale, régionale, locale) et en fonction de leur type. Les géotopes sont des portions de l...
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Carte de classes de sols de fondation
Regions and cities, Environment
En cas de tremblement de terre, les ondes sismiques sont atténuées ou au contraire accentuées en fonction de la géologie du sol et du sous-sol. La carte des sols de fondation dé...
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Géothermie_Limitation des forages pour sondes géothermiques
Regions and cities, Environment
Carte fixant les limites d'utilisation de la chaleur du sol et les conditions d'implantation des forages pour les sondes géothermiques verticales. La carte est établie sur la ba...