Federal Office for the Environment FOEN

The federal environmental authority. It is responsible for ensuring that natural resources are used sustainably, that the public is protected against natural hazards, and that the environment is protected from unacceptable adverse impacts.

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Comparison of discharge and water gauge data with hazard levels

Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
Regions and cities, Environment

The map shows the current discharge at all the stations, as compared with flood hazard levels.

Last updated: October 30, 2014
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- WMS
- ZIP
- lake
- hydrology
- water-geographic
- watercourse
- fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
Map of the recent earthquakes (last 90 days) in and around Switzerland

Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
Regions and cities, Environment

The map of the earthquakes of the last 90 days shows the current seismic activity in Switzerland and the nearby regions recorded by the Swiss Seismological Service at the ETH...

Last updated: November 1, 2016
- SERVICE
- WMS
- API
- earthquake
- landsat
- natural-risk-zones
- fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
Flood alert map

Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
Regions and cities, Environment

The flood alert map shows the current flood danger level (1 to 5) for all and for the regions in relation to small and medium-sized rivers. The rivers of national interest are...

Last updated: November 5, 2014
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- WMS
- ZIP
- flood
- flowing-water
- hydrology
- lake
- natural-hazard
- water-geographic
- fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
Current drought hazard level

Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
Regions and cities, Environment

The drought warning map shows the current drought hazard (issued at levels 1, 2 and 4) for all regions of Switzerland. The hazard level results from a weekly expert assessment of...

Last updated: November 25, 2024
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- WMTS
- API
- HTML
- water-geographic
- lake
- atmospheric-precipitation
- flowing-water
- hydrology
- agriculture
- fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
Current drought situation in Switzerland

Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
Regions and cities, Environment

The map shows the combined drought index for each region. This index summarises in one value the various factors affecting drought: precipitation, modelled soil moisture and...

Last updated: November 25, 2024
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- API
- HTML
- lake
- atmospheric-precipitation
- agriculture
- flowing-water
- hydrology
- water-geographic
- fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
Tranquillity Areas

Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
Regions and cities, Environment

Based on the "Tranquillity Map of the Swiss Plateau" and its calculated "tranquillity" values, certain recreational areas were derived. For this purpose, areas that did not fall...

Last updated: February 10, 2022
- WMS
- WMTS
- API
- SERVICE
- HTML
- environment
- habitats-and-biotopes
- protected-sites
- leisure-centre
- space-provided-for-waters
- fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
- tranquility
Geochemical soil atlas of Switzerland: Uranium

Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
Regions and cities, Environment

Interpolierte Uran-Konzentrationen (mg/kg Feinerde) in den Oberböden (0–20 cm) der Schweiz. Für die Ordinary Kriging Interpolationen (1 km x 1 km) wurden Messdaten von insgesamt...

Last updated: June 30, 2023
- WMS
- WMTS
- SERVICE
- HTML
- heavy-metal-load
- biogeochemistry
- interpolation
- toxic-metal
- atlas
- fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
- confederation
- soil-properties
- soil-mapping
- soil
Water temperature of rivers and streams

Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
Regions and cities, Environment

The map provides an overview of current water temperatures in Switzerland's rivers.

Last updated: October 30, 2014
- SERVICE
- WMS
- ZIP
- flowing-water
- hydrology
- water-geographic
- fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
Frequency of Föhn in the year, period variable (maximum 1969-2013)

Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
Regions and cities, Environment

The map shows the average frequency (in %) of the number of Föhn hours per year. A value of e.g. 12 % means that on 44 days in the year the Föhn blows, whereby the duration of the...

Last updated: April 1, 2022
- WMS
- WMTS
- SERVICE
- HTML
- forestry
- storm-damage
- environmental-monitoring-facilities
- fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
FOEN basic monitoring network for surfaces water

Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
Regions and cities, Environment

The data show the locations of the stations in the basic monitoring network of the Hydrology Division of the FOEN. It includes all stations currently listed on the FOEN’s home...

Last updated: December 31, 2019
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- WMS
- WMTS
- HTML
- API
- environment
- environmental-monitoring-facilities
- fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
Federal Inventory of Raised and Transition Bogs of National Importance

Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
Regions and cities, Environment

Raised bogs are some of the most susceptible habitats in Switzerland and are in sharp decline. Today, between 10% and 20% of the original stocks still exist. The scientific...

Last updated: December 1, 2025
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- WMS
- WMTS
- HTML
- API
- official-geodata
- conservation-and-archiving-planning-aap---confederation
- e-geoch
- environment
- protected-sites
- habitats-and-biotopes
- fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
Diffuse total phosphorus inputs into waters

Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
Regions and cities, Environment

Phosphorus inputs into waters represent an undesirable pollution load. A total of some 3,400 tonnes of total phosphorus (dissolved and particulate phosphorus) enter Swiss waters...

Last updated: January 1, 2023
- WMS
- WMTS
- SERVICE
- HTML
- phosphorus
- environment
- fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
- water-geographic
Invasive alien plants - map of the potential area Ambrosia artemisiifolia

Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
Agriculture, fisheries, forestry and food, Regions and cities, Environment

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...

Last updated: April 2, 2015
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- WMS
- WMTS
- HTML
- environment
- fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
Federal Inventory of Reserves for Waterbirds and Migratory Birds of international and national importance

Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
Regions and cities, Environment

Switzerland is especially important as a wintering and resting site for various migratory waterbirds. As a result, in 1974 the Federal Council signed a convention on watercourses...

Last updated: July 1, 2023
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- WMS
- WMTS
- HTML
- API
- e-geoch
- official-geodata
- conservation-and-archiving-planning-aap---confederation
- migratory-bird
- environment
- waterfowl
- habitats-and-biotopes
- protected-sites
- fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
Strahler stream order

Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
Regions and cities, Environment

The stream order according to Strahler specifies the degree of branching of a hydrographic network. It forms the basis for morphological studies and descriptions of a watercourse....

Last updated: August 6, 2014
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- WMS
- WMTS
- ZIP
- API
- fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
- conservation-and-archiving-planning-aap---confederation
Invasive alien plants - map of the potential area Asclepias syriaca

Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
Regions and cities, Environment

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...

Last updated: April 2, 2015
- SERVICE
- WMS
- WMTS
- HTML
- environment
- fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
Forest fire prevention measures of the cantons

Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
Agriculture, fisheries, forestry and food, Regions and cities, Environment

Contains the forest fire prevention measures currently in force in the cantons.

Last updated: November 17, 2022
- HTML
- WMS
- SERVICE
- API
- natural-risk
- prevention-of-forest-fires
- forest-fire
- wood
- land-use
- fise-forest-information-system-for-europe
- fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
“Aquaprotect” areas of flooding: 500-year recurrence period

Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
Regions and cities, Environment

The areas of flooding included in “Aquaprotect” take the form of a rough overview (prepared with the aid of basic methods) of areas of Switzerland that are susceptible to damage...

Last updated: December 18, 2008
- SERVICE
- WMS
- WMTS
- HTML
- natural-risk
- natural-hazard
- natural-risk-analysis
- natural-risk-zones
- fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
“Aquaprotect” areas of flooding: 50-year recurrence period

Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
Regions and cities, Environment

The areas of flooding included in “Aquaprotect” take the form of a rough overview (prepared with the aid of basic methods) of areas of Switzerland that are susceptible to damage...

Last updated: December 18, 2008
- SERVICE
- WMS
- WMTS
- HTML
- natural-risk-analysis
- natural-risk
- natural-risk-zones
- fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
“Aquaprotect” areas of flooding: 250-year recurrence period

Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
Regions and cities, Environment

The areas of flooding included in “Aquaprotect” take the form of a rough overview (prepared with the aid of basic methods) of areas of Switzerland that are susceptible to damage...

Last updated: December 18, 2008
- SERVICE
- WMS
- WMTS
- HTML
- natural-risk-analysis
- natural-risk
- natural-hazard
- natural-risk-zones
- fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure

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