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Residual flow map of Switzerland: catchment
Regions and cities, Environment
The Federal Act of 24 January 1991 on the Protection of Water against Pollution (LPEP) and its provisions on residual flows came into force on November 1, 1992 in Kraft getreten...
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Alpine pastures protected by livestock guardian dogs
Regions and cities, Environment
The return of large predators to Switzerland has led to the use of livestock guardian dogs on our alpine pastures. Herd guards are used to protect livestock against larger preda...
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Amphibian migration conflicting with traffic
Regions and cities, Environment
Since the mid-1950s, the number of amphibians being killed on roads has increased dramatically. Every year, hundreds of thousands of amphibians cross roads in Switzerland during...
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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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Invasive alien plants - map of the potential area Polygonum polystachyum
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 ...
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Water temperature of rivers and streams
Regions and cities, Environment
The map provides an overview of current water temperatures in Switzerland's rivers.
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Invasive alien plants - map of the potential area Impatiens glandulifera
Agriculture, fisheries, forestry and food, 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 ...
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Inventory of quaking bogs
Regions and cities, Environment
The inventory of quaking bogs in Switzerland contains discovered primary quaking bogs of a specific minimum size with transition and raised bog characteristics (83 bogs). This i...
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Invasive alien plants - map of the potential area Elodea nuttallii
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 ...
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Invasive alien plants - map of the potential area Lonicera henryi
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 ...
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Precipitation sum June-August, period 2070-2099, Scenario RCP 8.5
Regions and cities, Environment
The map shows the precipitation sum (in mm) for the months June to August calculated for the period 2070-2099. The precipitation anomalies of the climate scenario were added to ...
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Geochemical soil atlas of Switzerland: Copper
Regions and cities, Environment
Interpolierte Kupfer-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 insgesa...
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Frequency of Föhn in the year, period variable (maximum 1969-2013)
Regions and cities, Environment
The map shows the average frequency (in %) of the number of Föhn hours per year. A value of e.g. 12 % means that on 44 days in the year the Föhn blows, whereby the duration of t...
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Swiss residual flow maps Return flows
Regions and cities, Environment
The Federal Act of 24 January 1991 on the Protection of Water against Pollution (LPEP) and its provisions on residual flows came into force on November 1, 1992 in Kraft getreten...
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HQStat flood statistics
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 flo...
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CMonthly soil erosion risk maps for Swiss permanent grassland, with average...
Regions and cities, Environment
Monthly soil erosion risk maps for Swiss permanent grassland with a spatial resolution of 100m. The maps show the average soil loss in tons per hectare and month. Shades of gree...
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Invasive alien plants - map of the potential area Reynoutria bohemica
Agriculture, fisheries, forestry and food, 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 ...
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Invasive alien plants - map of the potential area Prunus serotina
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 ...
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Invasive alien plants - map of the potential area Sedum spurium
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 ...
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Nitrogen Deposition
Regions and cities, Environment
The time series shows the modelled total deposition of nitrogen for the years 1990, 2000, 2005, 2010, 2015 and 2020 in a resolution of 500m as a sum of wet, dry and gaseous depo...
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Invasive alien plants - map of the potential area Lonicera japonica
Agriculture, fisheries, forestry and food, 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 ...
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Relief shading of vegetation height model Sentinel NFI
Agriculture, fisheries, forestry and food, Regions and cities, Environment
Information on vegetation height is determined using remote sensing methods with active and passive sensors. LiDAR is an active sensor. An optical sensor, for example an aerial ...
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Nighttime railway noise exposure
Regions and cities, Environment
The map shows the nighttime railway noise to which the population is exposed. The noise calculation is based on emission data for 2021 as reported in the railway noise register ...
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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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Precipitation since 1864
Regions and cities, Environment
These maps show the distribution of precipitation in Switzerland since 1864, both as annual, seasonal, and monthly totals for individual years and as standard values averaged ov...