Groundwater bodies of Switzerland
The groundwater bodies layer shows a simplified and comprehensive breakdown of hydrogeological overview units for Switzerland. The groundwater bodies here have not been developed as manag...
Groundwater heat utilisation potential
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 the heatin...
Cadastre of obstacle limitation surfaces
Obstacle limitation surfaces are a series of three-dimensional surfaces that delimit the obstacle-free airspace generally required for flight safety. Objects that penetrate these limitati...
Territorial limit NS
The “Territorial limit NS” data set contains the national border that delimits the territory of the Swiss Confederation from neighboring countries and is managed by the national survey. I...
Territorial limit points NS
The “Territorial limit points NS” dataset contains the points marking the vertices of the national border (Territorial limit NS) and is managed by the national survey. These points delimi...
Height control points HFP1 (National Survey)
All spatial data is based on measurement points. It is recommended to use the so-called fixed control points for all technical works which need reliable and accurate position measurements...
HQStat flood statistics
Data on flood events is managed and statistically evaluated by the FOEN; the findings are made available in the form of result sheets. A systematic statistical evaluation of flood data fr...
Hydrogeological map of Switzerland 1:100000
Published by the Federal Office for the Environment FOEN, the specialist office of the Swiss Geological Survey responsible for hydrogeology.The hydrogeological map 1:100,000 shows the sub...
Hydrogeological Map of Switzerland: Groundwater Resources 1:500000
The Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN) is the body within the Swiss Geological Survey responsible for hydrogeology. The 1:500,000 Hydrogeological Map forms part of the GeoMaps seri...
Hydrogeological Map of Switzerland: Vulnerability of Groundwater Resources 1:500000
The Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN) is the body within the Swiss Geological Survey responsible for hydrogeology. The 1:500,000 Hydrogeological Map forms part of the GeoMaps seri...
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...
Heating with renewables: Detached homes and apartment blocks with up to 6 apartments
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 most appropri...
Heating with renewables: Apartment blocks with more than 6 apartments
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 most appropri...
Other industrial minerals
This dataset shows the sites where industrial minerals have been located or mined in the past in Switzerland. Thanks to their specific chemical and/or physical properties, industrial mine...
Inclination Map of Switzerland 1:500000
Geomagnetic maps are the result of measurements of total intensity, declination and inclination. The inclination is the angle formed by the orientation of the magnetic field relative to t...
Cantonal & private gauging stations (HADES 5.1.2)
This set of data represents the locations of hydrometric gauging stations belonging to cantons (data source: “KANTON”) and private owners (data source: “HADES”). The data was collected in...
Cantons NFI
According to the geometry of the data set, Switzerland is divided into cantons. Basel Stadt and Basel-Landschaft are considered as a single unit.
Lithological and mineralogical map of Switzerland 1:200000
The Lithological-mineralogical map of Switzerland 1:200,000 provides an overview of the subsurface classified according to lithological criteria. The superimposed locations of mineralizat...
Map of seismic subsoil categories according to the standard SIA 261
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 are not pa...
Mapping of Floodplains of National Importance
In order to give cantons the option of taking the protection of floodplains of probable national importance into their own hands as quickly as possible, the Swiss Agency for the Environme...
Cadastre of contaminated sites on civil aerodromes (CCS FOCA)
Public register of contaminated sites within the perimeter of civil aerodromes. This includes information about the location, type and quantity of waste, the period of deposition, as well...
Cataster of polluted sites in the area of public transport (CPS FOT)
A publicly available register of the polluted sites in the area of public transport. The register provides information about the polluted sites (in accordance with the Contaminated Sites ...
Waste incineration plants (MWI)
Waste incineration is the burning of combustible waste components to reduce the volume of the waste while using the energy it contains.In 2017, Switzerland had 30 municipal waste incinera...
Nuclear Power Plants
Nuclear power plants are facilities for the commercial generation of electrical power from controlled nuclear fission. The four Swiss nuclear power plants have a total output of 3.2 GW. T...