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Biogeographical regions of Switzerland (CH)
Regions and cities, Environment
The basis for establishing the biogeographical regions (in 6 or 12 classes) were the homogeneous surfaces of the river basins, where relevant and adequately extensive species in...
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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...
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Ramsar sites in Switzerland
Regions and cities, Environment
To protect wetlands, particularly as habitats for waterbirds and waders, a convention of international importance was signed in 1971 in the Iranian city of Ramsar. Switzerland r...
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National Ecological Network REN, watercourses / lakes
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...
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Wildlife Passages of switzerland
Regions and cities, Environment
Wildtiere nutzen verschiedenartige Teile ihres Lebensraumes im saisonalen Verlauf. Diese Ansprüche variieren von Tierart zu Tierart, genauso wie die zwischen den Lebensräumen zu...
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Distribution of ibex colonies
Agriculture, fisheries, forestry and food, Regions and cities, Environment
After being resettled in 1906, Alpine (Capra) ibex live in colonies of varying sizes throughout the Alpine region and in the Jura mountains. Because the growth of stocks in spec...
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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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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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Wind energy plants
Education, culture and sport, Energy, Regions and cities, Environment
Wind energy plants utilise the kinetic energy of airflow to rotate turbine blades. The mechanical energy that is produced in this way is then converted by a generator into elect...
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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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Solar irradiation on a surface inclined 90° 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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Land use statistics based on the land coverage nomenclature NOLC04
Regions and cities, Environment
Land cover data in 27 basic categories, obtained by visual interpretation of sample points from a regular 100-metre grid on three-dimensional, digital aerial photographs. The ba...
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Swiss land use statistics
Regions and cities, Environment
The Swiss Land Use Statistic provides detailed and accurate information on the state and evolution of land use and land cover in Switzerland. On this page you will find the geod...
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Municipal boundaries G0: time series since 1850
Regions and cities, Environment
The « Municipal boundaries: time series since 1850 » product from the SFSO provides municipal geometries for all municipal states between 01.01.1850 and 31.12.2015 according to ...
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Agglomerations: generalized boundaries
Regions and cities, Environment
Administrative borders which have a low level of detail are often needed for thematic maps and representations on a small scale. The digital boundaries of Switzerland and the Pr...
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Generalized administrative boundaries G1
Regions and cities, Environment
The «Generalized administrative boundaries G1» dataset from the Federal Statistical Office provides simplified geometries for all Swiss administrative units since 1850 and is up...
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Basic spatial statistical units of the first level (USPAT1)
Regions and cities, Environment
The first level of basic statistical spatial units (USPAT1) allows a detailed analysis of the territory. These units are stable over time, meaning that they are not affected by ...
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Land use statistics based on the standard nomenclature NOAS04
Regions and cities, Environment
Land use data in 72 basic categories, aggregated into 27 or 17 classes and 4 main categories, obtained by visual interpretation of sample points from a regular 100-metre grid on...
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Land use statistics - Forest mixture ratio 1990
Regions and cities, Environment
In 1996, as part of the project "Forest differentiation using digital satellite imagery", two datasets covering the whole of Switzerland were created on the basis of Landsat TM ...
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Basic spatial statistical units of the second level (USPAT2)
Regions and cities, Environment
Second level basic statistical spatial units (USPAT2) of around 10 000 inhabitants are formed by grouping together USPAT1s or municipalities. These units make it possible to ana...
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CORINE Land Cover Schweiz 1990
Regions and cities, Environment
Als Beitrag der Schweiz zur europäischen Zusammenarbeit, zur Förderung der Eurokompatibilität der Daten der Schweiz im Umweltbereich, zur Lösung interessanter wissenschaftlicher...
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Radioactivity in the atmosphere
Regions and cities, Environment
Concentration of aerosol-bound radioactivity in outdoor air at 6 stations operated by the Environmental Radioactivity Section URA of the Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH). ...
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Aerial Images swisstopo infrared
Regions and cities, Environment
The aerial imagery catalogue of swisstopo includes several hundred thousand analogue aerial photographs (in colour, infrared, or black and white). They are represented by the ce...
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swissEO S2-SR: Optical satellite data (Sentinel-2)
Regions and cities, Environment
Optical satellite data (Sentinel-2) which, among other things, show the reflectances of the land surface for the four channels Red, Green, Blue and near Infrared in a spatial re...
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Thermal waters
Regions and cities, Environment
This dataset contains an overview of groundwater in Switzerland that have been heated by geothermal energy. The increased temperature of thermal groundwater results from the int...