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Federal Inventory of Fens of National Importance
Regions and cities, Environment
Fens are vestiges of earlier natural and cultural landscapes and are in sharp decline. They are home to highly-adapted symbiotic communities of plants and animals that include a...
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Federal Inventory of Amphibian Spawning Sites of National Importance -...
Regions and cities, Environment
There are currently 19 different amphibian species that live in Switzerland, and nearly all of them are included in the Red List of Threatened Species. The areas that contain we...
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Invasive alien plants - map of the potential area Ailanthus altissima
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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Habitat Map of Switzerland
Regions and cities, Environment
The dataset maps Swiss habitats according to the TypoCH classification ('Lebensräume der Schweiz', Delarze et al. 2015) area-wide, to at least the second level of detail of the ...
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Geochemical soil atlas of Switzerland: Zinc
Regions and cities, Environment
Interpolated element concentrations (mg/kg fine soil) in the topsoil (0-20 cm) of Switzerland. For the Ordinary Kriging interpolations (1 km x 1 km), measurement data from a tot...
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Invasive alien plants - map of the potential area Rhus typhina
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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Bathing water quality
Regions and cities, Environment
Assessment of bathing water quality is carried out on the basis of cantonal water monitoring data relating to the hygienic parameters E. coli and intestinal enterococci (faecal ...
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Invasive alien plants - map of the potential area Helianthus tuberosus
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 Paulownia tomentosa
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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Hydrogeological sketch
Regions and cities, Environment
Groundwater is present in all subterranean rock. This map gives a hydrogeological overview of Switzerland and its various types of aquifers. Important unconsolidated aquifers ar...
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Invasive alien plants - map of the potential area N.N.
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 Trachycarpus fortunei
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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Map of potential permafrost distribution
Regions and cities, Environment
The map shows the potential permafrost distribution in Switzerland based on modelling. In Switzerland, above 2400 metres the ground can be permanently frozen, depending on its g...
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FOEN basic monitoring network for surfaces water
Regions and cities, Environment
The data show the locations of the stations in the basic monitoring network of the Hydrology Division of the FOEN. It includes all stations currently listed on the FOEN’s home p...
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Federal Inventory of Dry Grasslands of National Importance - Addendum 2
Regions and cities, Environment
Dry grasslands are habitats with a wide variety of species that are marked by agricultural use. In accordance with the Federal Act on Protecting Nature and Cultural Heritage, th...
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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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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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Percentage of stocking along rivers
Regions and cities, Environment
Vegetation performs important functions. It provides shade for rivers, thus reducing peak water temperatures. In the context of global warming, this is increasingly important. F...
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River basins (catchment areas)
Regions and cities, Environment
The river basins form the uppermost aggregation level for the "Topographical catchment areas of Swiss waterbodies" geodata set. The large areas with a surface area of usually mo...
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Thermal continentality at 1000 m a.s.l. in the year, period 1981-2010
Regions and cities, Environment
The thermal continentality in °C was calculated as the difference between the highest and lowest value of the daily variation of the temperature of the year in the period under ...
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Amphibians appendix 3
Regions and cities, Environment
There are currently 19 different amphibian species that live in Switzerland, and nearly all of them are included in the Red List of Threatened Species. The areas that contain we...
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Invasive alien plants - map of the potential area Elodea canadensis
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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Windstorm: Gusts at return period 30 years
Regions and cities, Environment
The Windstorm Risk Maps show peak wind gusts and their dynamic pressure and the corresponding uncertainties. The maps provide a country-wide basis for the estimation of the regi...
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Water availability for plants
Agriculture, fisheries, forestry and food, Regions and cities, Environment
Too little water is available to the trees more and more often: •The vegetation and soil release water into the atmosphere, even moreso the warmer and drier the air. Plants evap...
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National Ecological Network REN, wetland site
Regions and cities, Environment
The National Ecological Network (REN) was developed in close collaboration with cantonal authorities for the protec-tion of nature and landscapes. It issues a technical/sciencif...