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Metallic raw materials
Regions and cities, Environment
Metallic raw materials are resources of economic value that are typically sourced from metal-bearing minerals. This dataset shows the sites where metallic raw materials have bee...
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Division of Geological Vector Datasets GeoCover
Regions and cities, Environment
The GeoCover datasets are available according to the 1:25,000 national map grid. The «Division GeoCover» layer shows the perimeter, number and name of each sheet. Clicking on th...
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Other industrial minerals
Regions and cities, Environment
This dataset shows the sites where industrial minerals have been located or mined in the past in Switzerland. Thanks to their specific chemical and/or physical properties, indus...
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Grundwasserschutzareale
Regions and cities, Environment
Grundwasserschutzareale dienen zum vorsorglichen Schutz des Grundwassers im Hinblick auf eine zukünftige Nutzung (Versorgung oder Anreicherung). Die Grundwasserschutzareale bild...
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Geologische Gefahrenkarte nach Teilprozess
Regions and cities, Environment
Geografische Inventar der Gebiete, die natürlichen geologischen Gefahren ausgesetzt sind, nach Teilprozess (Stein- / Blockschlag, Fels- / Bergsturz, Rutschung, Hangmure, Eisstur...
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Gewässerschutzbereich Ao
Regions and cities, Environment
Gewässerschutzbereiche Ao werden zum Schutz der Wasserqualität oberirdischer Gewässer ausgeschieden, wenn diese zur Trinkwasserversorgung genutzt werden oder wenn diese indirekt...
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Grundwasserschutzzonen
Regions and cities, Environment
Grundwasserschutzzonen dienen dazu, Trinkwasserfassungen und das Grundwasser unmittelbar vor seiner Nutzung als Trinkwasser vor Beeinträchtigungen zu schützen. Die Grundwassersc...
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Gewässerschutzbereich Au
Regions and cities, Environment
Der Gewässerschutzbereich Au ist als Instrument des flächendeckenden, ressourcenorientierten Grundwasserschutzes gleichermassen auf den quantitativen wie auf den qualitativen Gr...
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Bedrock elevation model
Regions and cities, Environment
The national bedrock elevation model represents the bedrock surface, which also corresponds to the base of the unconsolidated deposits. The model has a 10 x 10 m raster cell siz...
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Lithological-petrographic map of Switzerland 1:200000
Regions and cities, Environment
The Lithological-petrographic map of Switzerland 1:200,000 provides an overview of the subsurface classified according to lithological-petrographic criteria. The legend is desig...
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Geological Vector Datasets GeoCover
Regions and cities, Environment
The GeoCover geological datasets are geodata representing the geology of the surface (2D) for the whole of Switzerland. These data, standardised according to the 2D Geological D...
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Quarries 1995
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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Geological Atlas of Switzerland 1:25000
Regions and cities, Environment
The sheets of the Geological Atlas of Switzerland (GA25) give detailed information about the uppermost layers of the subsurface structure. Geological formations are represented ...
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Geological Map of Switzerland 1:500000
Regions and cities, Environment
The 1:500,000 Geological Map of Switzerland covers the whole of Switzerland and adjoining parts of neighbouring countries. It gives an overview of the distribution of the upperm...
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Status of the cantonal geotope inventories
Regions and cities, Environment
The Geotopes Project Group (Swiss Academy of Sciences SCNAT) centralises all geodata relating to cantonal geotope inventories in a GIS database. The aim is to obtain a nationwid...
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Thickness model of unconsolidated deposits
Regions and cities, Environment
The national thickness model of unconsolidated deposits describes the thickness of the unconsolidated deposits in meters with a 10 x 10 m raster cell size. This product is deriv...
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Raw materials, production and mining sites of the cement industry
Regions and cities, Environment
Cement is a fundamental component for the manufacturing of concrete, one of the most widely used construction materials in Switzerland and around the world. This dataset shows t...
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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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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...