Gauging stations for hydrological study areas
Since 1957 the hydrology division of the FOEN has operated a network of hydrological study areas aimed at observing long-term changes in the water regime within Switzerland’s most natural...
Water temperature monitoring stations
The data set represents the locations of the stations in the water temperature monitoring network of the Hydrology Department of the Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN). It includes...
Metallic raw materials
Metallic raw materials are resources of economic value that are typically sourced from metal-bearing minerals. This dataset shows the sites where metallic raw materials have been located ...
Mean runoff in the future - results from the Hydro-CH2018 project
The map shows the percentage changes in summer runoff towards the end of the century (2070-2099) compared to the reference period (1981 - 2010) as calculated in the hydrological scenarios...
Mean runoff (m³/s) and flow regime types for the river network of Switzerland
For the entire Swiss river network natural runoff (m³/s) values (monthly and annual means) have been modeled and the flow regime types determined. «MQ-GWN-CH» constitutes a dataset for th...
Mobile phone base stations
Visualisation of the locations of mobile phone stations. More information Availability of mobile networks
Sustainable potential of non-woody biomass resources for bioenergy in Switzerland at the municipality level
Biomass is a renewable resource for energy which can be transformed into several forms of energy: heat, electricity, biogas or liquid fuels. Non-woody types of biomass were investigated u...
Sustainable potential of woody biomass resources for bioenergy in Switzerland at the municipality level
Biomass is a renewable resource for energy which can be transformed into several forms of energy: heat, electricity, biogas or liquid fuels. Woody types of biomass were investigated using...
National Long-Term Surveillance of Swiss Rivers
The National River Monitoring and Survey Programme (NADUF) tracks the concentrations of substances occurring in selected Swiss watercourses. NADUF, launched in 1972, is a project run join...
Dimension stone
This dataset shows the extraction and production sites of dimension stone in Switzerland (in operation or decommissioned). Sculpted or sawn, these dimension stones are mainly used as cons...
Natural stones on buildings
This dataset shows the use of stone in the construction of over 4,000 buildings in Switzerland. The data was collected by Francis de Quervain between 1954 and 1983. Over the past ten year...
NQStat low-flow statistics
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 Association for Wate...
Emergency calls by comune
An emergency call is a call with a three digit short number of the emergency service selected by the caller: European emergency service 112; police, emergency call 117; fire, alarm center...
Public energy advice services
There is a wide variety of public energy advice services available in Switzerland. They offer impartial advice (neutral relative to products and companies) to the public in general and ar...
Ecomorphology Level F – River reaches
To enable watercourses to be fully protected, their status must be known. The Modular Stepwise Procedure provides the framework for standardised investigation and assessment of watercours...
Ecomorphology Level F – Drop structures
To enable surface waters to be fully protected, their status must be known. The Modular Stepwise Procedure provides the framework for standardized investigation and assessment of surface ...
Ecomorphology Level F - Structures
To enable surface waters to be fully protected, their status must be known. The Modular Stepwise Procedure provides the framework for standardized investigation and assessment of surface ...
Large-scale photovoltaic systems in Switzerland
Depending on their location and orientation, high-alpine photovoltaic systems can generate more electricity per installed kilowatt of power in the winter months than comparable systems in...
Potential use of lakes and rivers for heat extraction and heat discharge
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) and cool...
Pro Natura: Nature Preserves
Pro Natura sichert mit Verträgen über 868 Naturschutzgebiete in der Schweiz mit einer Gesamtfläche von rund 256 km2. Aus unterschiedlichen Gründen dürfen öffentlich nur 857 Gebiete darges...
Production regions NFI
According to the geometry of the data set, Switzerland is divided into five areas, namely Jura, Central Plateau, Pre-Alps, Alps, and the southern side of the Alps. They represent differen...
Reserved zones for airport installations
Designated area in which the land must be kept free for future airport installations. Plot-specific representation with a line on a large-scale plan. Constructional changes that contradic...
Radioactivity in the atmosphere
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). The filter...
Basic spatial statistical units of the first level (USPAT1)
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 municipali...