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Climate normals temperature 1961-1990
Regions and cities, Environment
Spatial analysis of monthly and yearly averages of temperature over the norm period 1961-1990. Source: MeteoSwiss
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Swiss temperature mean
Regions and cities, Environment
The Swiss temperature mean describes the temperature measured on average across the entire area of the country and at the various altitudes of Switzerland. The mean has been ava...
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Geopotential height of the 850 hPa-surface, 10 min mean
Regions and cities, Environment
Current measurement values of Geopotential height 850 hPa, 10 min [gpm]. Data is updated every 10 minutes. The data set contains all weather stations of the SwissMetNet, the aut...
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Observations for aviation
Regions and cities, Environment
MeteoSwiss is responsible for flight safety from a meteorological perspective and makes an important contribution to aviation safety with its meteorological readings. The high v...
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Climate normals precipitation 1961-1990
Regions and cities, Environment
Spatial analysis of monthly and yearly averages of precipitation over the norm period 1961-1990. Source: MeteoSwiss
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Atmosphere stations
Regions and cities, Environment
MeteoSwiss monitors the atmosphere and measures its properties and composition. To do so, it uses various instruments and methods, including radio soundings, remote sensing devi...
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Potential heat recovery from wastewater treatment plants
Education, culture and sport, Energy, Regions and cities, Environment
Wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) treat and purify wastewater. Wastewater is water that has been polluted through activities such as cooking, doing laundry or showering and th...
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Projektierungszonen Starkstromanlagen V2.0 OeREB
Regions and cities, Environment
A reserved zone serves to keep an area free for future lines. In a reserved zone, no projects that could interfere with the construction of a new line may be undertaken for a ma...
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2000-Watt Sites
Education, culture and sport, Energy, Regions and cities, Environment
The 2000-Watt Sites label is used for certifying residential areas that are able to demonstrate a sustainable use of resources for the construction, operation and renovation of ...
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Biogas plants
Education, culture and sport, Energy, Regions and cities, Environment
Biogas plants convert organic matter into gas through a fermentation process. The resulting gas mixture is composed mainly of energy-rich methane (CH4) and carbon dioxide (CO2)....
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Potential use of lakes and rivers for heat extraction and heat discharge
Education, culture and sport, Energy, Regions and cities, Environment
Lakes and rivers provide a great yet largely untapped source of thermal energy. In Switzerland, this renewable source of energy source could be used for heating (heat extraction...
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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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Electricity Transmission Lines sectoral plan
Regions and cities, Environment
Sectoral planning is the federal government’s overlying planning and coordination tool for implementing its spatial planning duties. Projects concerning the construction and exp...
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Solar irradiation on a surface inclined 30° to the south
Education, culture and sport, Energy, Regions and cities, Environment
The irradiation maps show the solar radiation on a south-facing surface for four different inclinations: Horizontal, 30°, 75° and 90°. The data is based on Switzerland-wide mode...
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Wind Atlas of Switzerland: Annual average of the modelled wind speed and...
Education, culture and sport, Energy, Regions and cities, Environment
The Wind Atlas of Switzerland describes the wind conditions at five different heights above the ground: 50, 75, 100, 125 and 150 metres. The data are based on a nation-wide mode...
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Wind Atlas of Switzerland: Annual average of the modelled wind speed and...
Education, culture and sport, Energy, Regions and cities, Environment
The Wind Atlas of Switzerland describes the wind conditions at five different heights above the ground: 50, 75, 100, 125 and 150 metres. The data are based on a nation-wide mode...
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Potential of small hydropower plants in Switzerland
Education, culture and sport, Energy, Regions and cities, Environment
The geodata product ‘Potential of small hydropower plants in Switzerland’ is the result of a GIS-based analysis carried out in 2012 as part of the research project 102835 ‘Surve...
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Solar irradiation on a horizontal surface
Education, culture and sport, Energy, Regions and cities, Environment
The irradiation maps show the solar radiation on a south-facing surface for four different inclinations: Horizontal, 30°, 75° and 90°. The data is based on Switzerland-wide mode...
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Dams under federal supervision
Education, culture and sport, Energy, Regions and cities, Environment
The dataset contains fundamental information about dams in Switzerland which come under the direct supervision of the Swiss Confederation. This includes data concerning the cons...
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Suitability of roofs for the use of solar energy
Education, culture and sport, Energy, Regions and cities, Environment
Solar energy that reaches the earth’s surface can be utilised with the aid of the two established solar technologies, photovoltaics (electricity) and solar thermal energy, for t...
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Compensation for losses due to the use of hydraulic power (CLHPO)
Education, culture and sport, Energy, Regions and cities, Environment
Protected areas under the terms of the Ordinance of 25 October 1995 on Compensation for Losses due to the Use of Hydraulic Power (CLHPO), based on contractual regulations betwee...
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Solar irradiation on a surface inclined 75° to the south
Education, culture and sport, Energy, Regions and cities, Environment
The irradiation maps show the solar radiation on a south-facing surface for four different inclinations: Horizontal, 30°, 75° and 90°. The data is based on Switzerland-wide mode...
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Heating with renewables: Detached homes and apartment blocks with up to 6 apartments
Education, culture and sport, Energy, Regions and cities, Environment
A ‘renewable heating’ advice service is available to building owners who have oil, gas or electric heating and who wish to find out which renewable low-carbon heat source is mos...
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Electricity Transmission Lines sectoral plan - consultations
Education, culture and sport, Energy, Regions and cities, Environment
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 Electricity Transmissi...
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Groundwater heat utilisation potential
Education, culture and sport, Energy, Regions and cities, Environment
The thermal energy stored in groundwater can be used for heating purposes. With groundwater heat pump systems, the heat can be extracted from the groundwater and transferred to ...