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Map of past earthquakes in Switzerland and neighbouring regions
Regions and cities, Environment
ECOS09 is the earthquake catalogue of Switzerland and bordering regions. It integrates the following sources: - Macroseismic Earthquake Catalogue of Switzerland (MECOS 02) with ...
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Overland flow map
Regions and cities, Environment
The areas affected by overland flow were determined using a simplified method the over entire Switzerland and Liechtenstein. They were determined by modelling without any verifi...
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NQStat low-flow statistics
Regions and cities, Environment
A wide variety of parameters may be used to describe low-flow events. The FOEN Hydrology Division's low-flow statistics are based on the recommendations of the German Associatio...
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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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Water status monitoring stations CH
Regions and cities, Environment
The data set represents the monitoring stations where the water status is recorded. The cantons are responsible for water protection enforcement, as they are for other environme...
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Relative air humidity in the year, period 1981-2010
Regions and cities, Environment
The map shows the mean relative air humidity at 13:30 in the year for the period 1981-2010. For the area-wide calculation the climate stations of MeteoSwiss served as support po...
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Windstorm: Dynamic Pressure at return period 100 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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Topographical catchment areas of Swiss waterbodies 40 km²
Regions and cities, Environment
The "40 km² catchment areas" data set is one of four possible aggregation levels for the "Topographical catchment areas of Swiss waterbodies" geodata set. It consists of a compr...
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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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Protected areas in the civilian air navigation obstacles publication - Floodplains
Regions and cities, Transport
Under Art. 19 of the Off-Airport Landing Ordinance (AuLaV; SR 748.132.3), protected areas comprise national parks, raised and transition bogs, water and migratory bird reserves,...
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Base areas (catchment areas) HADES
Regions and cities, Environment
The base areas form the lowest layer of the system of catchment areas that describe Switzerland’s hydrographical structure (Hydrological Atlas of Switzerland, HADES). As many un...
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Nase spawning grounds 1995 - 2004
Regions and cities, Environment
The data includes the coordinates of spawning grounds in Switzerland (around 100 sites) as well as the average number of breeding animals (10-year average). The FOEN conducted a...
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Areas of storm damage caused by “Vivian” in 1990
Regions and cities, Environment
Federal government inventory of damage caused by “Vivian” in February 1990: database of areas of total damage in forests. Defined criteria and conditions: Area of total damage: ...
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Modelled altitudinal vegetation belts for 1975
Agriculture, fisheries, forestry and food, Regions and cities, Environment
This map shows the altitudinal belts of forest vegetation in Switzerland for the period 1961-1990. The following altitudinal vegetation belts only occur in the southern valleys:...
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Air pollution by particulate matter PM2.5
Regions and cities, Environment
"Particulate matter" (PM2.5) refers to particles less than 2.5 micrometres in diameter. These particles are formed during industrial and commercial production processes, combust...
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Groundwater temperature
Regions and cities, Environment
The map provides an overview of Switzerland's current groundwater temperatures. The calculation is based on percentiles of the dataset for the standard period 1991–2020 or, in t...
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Geochemical soil atlas of Switzerland: Magnesium
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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Geochemical soil atlas of Switzerland: Cadmium
Regions and cities, Environment
Interpolierte Cadmium-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 insges...
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Mean daily temperature high in July, period 1961-1990
Regions and cities, Environment
For the area-wide calculation, measured values from MeteoSwiss measuring stations in the period 1961-1990 were used. From the daily temperature curve, the highest temperature is...
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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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Air pollution by particulate matter PM10
Regions and cities, Environment
"Particulate matter" (PM10) refers to particles less than 10 micrometres in diameter. These particles are formed during industrial and commercial production processes, combustio...
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Invasive alien plants - map of the potential area Heracleum mantegazzianum
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 Artemisia verlotiorum
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: Dynamic Pressure at return period 300 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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Perimeters of existing spectral micro-zoning studies
Regions and cities, Environment
Perimeters for which a spectral seismic micro-zonation study is available with links to further information. The amplification of seismic waves through the local geology is mode...