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Geography, Territory and environment
The Topographische Atlas der Schweiz was published over the period from 1870 to 1926, initially under the leadership of Colonel Hermann Siegfried. This was the first complete de...
The digital height model DHM25 / 200 is a data set representing the three-dimensional form of the earth's surface. It is a height matrix with a 200-m grid. It has been resampled...
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 Ge...
The Tectonic Map of Switzerland (GK500-Tekto) covers the whole of Switzerland and adjoining parts of neighbouring countries. It shows the large-scale structural and tectonic uni...
The 1:500,000 Geological Map of Switzerland covers the whole of Switzerland and adjoining parts of neighbouring countries. It gives an overview of the distribution of the upperm...
This dataset shows the deposits and former mining sites of metallic minerals (ores) in Switzerland. Metals are no longer commercially mined in Switzerland. The dataset is part o...
The data on the cement industry is part of the Resources Information System of the Georesources Switzerland Group, a database of mineral deposits in Switzerland. This database c...
This dataset shows the deposits and former mining sites of fossil fuels (coal, oil, natural gas etc.) in Switzerland. Currently, no fossil fuels are being mined commercially in ...
Gravitational acceleration or gravity depends on the location of the measuring point and the mass distribution in the subsurface structure. A Bouguer anomaly is the difference b...
This dataset shows the active and decommissioned cement and lime mining and production sites in Switzerland. It forms part of the Resources Information System of the Georesource...
Dieser Datensatz zeigt die in Betrieb stehenden sowie stillgelegten Abbaustandorte der Ziegelindustrie in der Schweiz. Er ist Teil des Rohstoffinformationssystems der Fachgruppe...
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 str...
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 pas...
Natural stone is extracted from hard rock in quarries in the form of hewn or sawn blocks for direct use in construction. This dataset shows the active and decommissioned natural...
Broken hard rock refers to gravel, grit and rubble that is extracted from hard rock in quarries and then mechanically broken down into small pieces. It is used primarily in cons...
Gypsum is used primarily in the construction and cement industries but also in the handicraft and the ceramics industries. This dataset shows the active and decommissioned gypsu...
Industrial minerals refer to minerals or rocks that are important for technical processes and industrial applications. Gypsum and salt are two well-known industrial minerals, wh...
The Swiss Saltworks cover the entire demand of Switzerland for de-icing, industrial and table salts. This dataset shows the active and decommissioned mining and production sites...
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