PKD (proliferative kidney disease)
The list provides information about this disease and names the bodies of water where PKD (proliferative kidney disease) had been detected in fish. The diagnosis is based on the detection ...
Lithological map of Switzerland – Genesis 1:500000
The Lithological map of Switzerland – Genesis 1:500,000 provides an overview of the subsurface classified according to the origin of the rocks, e.g. deposits from rivers and glaciers, sol...
Lithological map of Switzerland – Groups of rocks 1:500000
The Lithological map of Switzerland – Groups of rocks 1:500,000 provides an overview of the subsurface subdivided into three groups of rocks: unconsolidated rocks, sedimentary rocks and c...
Local/regional radio coverage areas
Coverage areas of all private local/regional radio broadcasters with a performance mandate and fee-splitting in accordance with Article 38 and a performance mandate in accordance with Art...
Local/regional TV coverage areas
Coverage areas of all private local/regional television broadcasters with a performance mandate and fee-splitting in accordance with Article 38 and a performance mandate in accordance wit...
Air pollution by particulate matter PM2.5
"Particulate matter" (PM2.5) refers to particles less than 2.5 micrometres in diameter. These particles are formed during industrial and commercial production processes, combustion proces...
Air pollution by Ozone
Ground-level ozone has negative impacts on human health and vegetation. High levels in particular lead to irritation of the respiratory tract and lung tissue. In plants, high ozone concen...
Air pollution by sulfur dioxide
Higher concentrations of sulfur dioxide (SO₂) can have especially negative effects on the respiratory tract; asthmatics and people with chronic respiratory diseases are particularly at ri...
Air pollution by nitrogen dioxide
The term "nitrogen oxides" (NOx) embraces nitrogen dioxide (NO₂) and nitrogen monoxide (NO). Nitrogen oxides form in the combustion of motor and heating fuels, especially when combustion ...
Aerial Images swisstopo color
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 centre-image...
Aerial Images swisstopo infrared
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 centre-image...
Aerial images swisstopo oblique
The oblique aerial photos are a small part of the image collection of swisstopo. There are snapshots of small towns and photos of the atmosphere in the pre-alpine and alpine regions, whic...
Aerial Images swisstopo b / w
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 centre-image...
Image strips swisstopo
In context of the update cycle of the national maps and the production of the orthoimage mosaic SWISSIMAGE, swisstopo records the whole area of Switzerland with aerial image strips in a t...
Water status monitoring stations CH
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 environmentally rel...
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...
Mean daily temperature high in July, period 1961-1990
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 selected,...
Mean daily temperature high in July, period 1981-2010
The daily high of the air temperature in July in the diurnal cycle (1981-2010) (for detailed explanations see «Air temperature July 1961-1990»). The resulting map has a spatial resolution...
Mean daily temperature high in July, period 2070-2099, Scenario RCP 8.5
Mean daily temperature high in July (period 2070-2099). The temperature increase of the climate scenario was added to the map «Air temperature July 1981-2010». Among the representative co...
Mean daily temperature high in July, period 2070-2099, Scenario RCP 2.6
Mean daily temperature high in July (period 2070-2099). The temperature increase of the climate scenario was added to the map «Air temperature July 1981-2010». Among the representative co...