Invasive alien plants - map of the potential area Lupinus polyphyllus
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 countries ...
Inventory of quaking bogs
The inventory of quaking bogs in Switzerland contains discovered primary quaking bogs of a specific minimum size with transition and raised bog characteristics (83 bogs). This inventory i...
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...
Federal Inventory of Floodplains of National Importance
1987 liess das BUWAL eine detaillierte Vegetationskartierung der Objekte des Vernehmlassungsversion des Aueninventars ausarbeiten. Im Rahmen dieser Kartierungen wurden die sichtbaren Beei...
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...
Database of wasterwater treatment plants (ARA-DB) - capacity (PE)
Since the 1980s, the FOEN (formerly the Swiss Agency for the Environment, Forests and Landscape) has kept a database with information about the central ARA. The underlying original maps w...
Database of wastewater treatment plants (ARA-DB) - percentage waste water in the receiving watercourses at low water
Since the 1980s, the FOEN (formerly the Swiss Agency for the Environment, Forests and Landscape) has kept a database with information about the central ARA. The underlying original maps w...
Database of wastewater treatment plants (ARA-DB) - cleaning type
Since the 1980s, the FOEN (formerly the Swiss Agency for the Environment, Forests and Landscape) has kept a database with information about the central ARA. The underlying original maps w...
Potential of small hydropower plants in Switzerland
The geodata product ‘Potential of small hydropower plants in Switzerland’ is the result of a GIS-based analysis carried out in 2012 as part of the research project 102835 ‘Survey of Switz...
Climate suitability map for agriculture - Forage crops
The four sheets of the map, which has a scale of 1:200,000, show an overall evaluation of the climatic conditions and restrictions for agriculture, broken down into 20 categories. The map...
Climate suitability map for agriculture - Cereal crops
The four sheets of the map, which has a scale of 1:200,000, show an overall evaluation of the climatic conditions and restrictions for agriculture, broken down into 20 categories. The map...
Climate suitability map for agriculture - Potatoes
The four sheets of the map, which has a scale of 1:200,000, show an overall evaluation of the climatic conditions and restrictions for agriculture, broken down into 20 categories. The map...
Climate suitability map for agriculture - Maize
The four sheets of the map, which has a scale of 1:200,000, show an overall evaluation of the climatic conditions and restrictions for agriculture, broken down into 20 categories. The map...
Climate suitability map for agriculture - Cultivated land
The four sheets of the map, which has a scale of 1:200,000, show an overall evaluation of the climatic conditions and restrictions for agriculture, broken down into 20 categories. The map...
Climate suitability map for agriculture - Precipitation
The four sheets of the map, which has a scale of 1:200,000, show an overall evaluation of the climatic conditions and restrictions for agriculture, broken down into 20 categories. The map...
Climate suitability map for agriculture - Summer catch crops
The four sheets of the map, which has a scale of 1:200,000, show an overall evaluation of the climatic conditions and restrictions for agriculture, broken down into 20 categories. The map...
Climate suitability map for agriculture - Special crops
The four sheets of the map, which has a scale of 1:200,000, show an overall evaluation of the climatic conditions and restrictions for agriculture, broken down into 20 categories. The map...
Climate suitability map for agriculture - Overview
The four sheets of the map, which has a scale of 1:200,000, show an overall evaluation of the climatic conditions and restrictions for agriculture, broken down into 20 categories. The map...
Climate normals sunshine duration 1961-1990
Spatial analysis of monthly and yearly averages of relative sunshine duration over the norm period 1961-1990. Download (NetCDF, GeoTIFF): https://data.geo.admin.ch/browser/index.html#/col...