Emerald sites
The Emerald Network is a Europeanwide network that seeks to protect endangered animal and plant species and natural habitats listed in the Bern Convention. To obtain Emerald status, speci...
Solar irradiation on a surface inclined 30° to the south
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 modelling with...
Solar irradiation on a surface inclined 75° to the south
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 modelling with...
Solar irradiation on a surface inclined 90° to the south
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 modelling with...
Solar irradiation on a horizontal surface
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 modelling with...
Low distortion area
During fieldwork in the official cadastral survey, a local adaptation must be made or proof must be provided that this is not needed. In low distortion areas, a local adaptation is not ne...
Status of the cantonal geotope inventories
The Geotopes Project Group (Swiss Academy of Sciences SCNAT) centralises all geodata relating to cantonal geotope inventories in a GIS database. The aim is to obtain a nationwide overview...
Statistics on hydropower plants (WASTA)
The "Statistics on hydropower plants" (WASTA) contain data concerning the Swiss hydropower plants with an output of at least 300 kW. This includes technical data relating to aspects such ...
Dams under federal supervision
The dataset contains fundamental information about dams in Switzerland which come under the direct supervision of the Swiss Confederation. This includes data concerning the construction a...
Nitrogen Deposition
The time series shows the modelled total deposition of nitrogen for the years 1990, 2000, 2005, 2010, 2015 and 2020 in a resolution of 500m as a sum of wet, dry and gaseous deposition. Na...
Windstorm: Gusts at return period 100 years
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 regional winds...
Windstorm: Gusts at return period 30 years
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 regional winds...
Windstorm: Gusts at return period 300 years
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 regional winds...
Windstorm: Gusts at return period 50 years
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 regional winds...
Windstorm: Dynamic Pressure at return period 100 years
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 regional winds...
Windstorm: Dynamic Pressure at return period 30 years
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 regional winds...
Windstorm: Dynamic Pressure at return period 300 years
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 regional winds...
Windstorm: Dynamic Pressure at return period 50 years
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 regional winds...
Lothar 1999 storm damage inventory
The aim of the federal government’s “Lothar” storm damage inventory was to produce a complete and uniform database of total and partial damage to forests throughout Switzerland. The follo...
swissALTI3D monodirectional Hillshade
The hillshade is derived from the digital elevation model swissALTI3D. It illustrates the surface relief of Switzerland and the Principality of Liechtenstein. A hillshade is derived from ...
swissALTI3D multidirectional Hillshade
The hillshade is derived from the digital elevation model swissALTI3D. It illustrates the surface relief of Switzerland and the Principality of Liechtenstein. A hillshade is derived from ...
swissBATHY3D Hillshade : Bathymetric data
This representation is derived from the swissBATHY3D data and allows the visualization of the depth and lakebed relief of Swiss lakes. A hillshade is derived from the elevation model by c...
swissBOUNDARIES3D district boundaries
swissBOUNDARIES3D district boundaries constitute the administrative borders of the districts of the Swiss cantons. A district is an administrative subdivision positioned between canton an...
swissBOUNDARIES3D cantonal boundaries
swissBOUNDARIES3D cantonal boundaries constitute the administrative borders of the Swiss cantons. The Swiss Confederation consists of 26 cantons which have the status of constituent state...