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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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Distribution of ibex colonies

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

After being resettled in 1906, Alpine (Capra) ibex live in colonies of varying sizes throughout the Alpine region and in the Jura mountains. Because the growth of stocks in...

Last updated: March 31, 2021
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- conservation-and-archiving-planning-aap---confederation
- official-geodata
- e-geoch
- environment
- wild-animal
- game-animals
- species-distribution
- fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
Federal Inventory of Mire Landscapes of Particular Beauty and National Significance

Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
Regions and cities, Environment

Mire landscapes are essentially semi-natural landscapes shaped by mires that are also home to other noteworthy natural and cultural elements. They are the last remaining habitats...

Last updated: November 1, 2017
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- official-geodata
- conservation-and-archiving-planning-aap---confederation
- e-geoch
- environment
- protected-sites
- habitats-and-biotopes
- fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
Underground flow paths in karst regions

Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
Regions and cities, Environment

The Underground flow paths layer indicates the probable direction taken by the groundwater in karst regions within the catchments towards the relevant spring. These interpretations...

Last updated: July 1, 2015
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- WMTS
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- karst
- environment
- groundwater
- hydrogeology
- fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
Topographical catchment areas of Swiss waterbodies: Area outlets

Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
Regions and cities, Environment

The "Area outlets" data set is part of the "Topographical catchment areas of Swiss waterbodies" geodata set. It consists of point objects that represent the area outlets for a...

Last updated: July 1, 2010
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- hydrography
- fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
Topographical catchment areas of Swiss waterbodies 2 km²

Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
Regions and cities, Environment

The data set ‹sub-basins 2 km²› is the central element of the geodata set. It is made up of a comprehensive mosaic of over 22,000 topographically defined sub-basin areas that can...

Last updated: July 1, 2010
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- WMTS
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- API
- environmental-monitoring-facilities
- hydrography
- fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
Federal Inventory of Fens of National Importance

Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
Regions and cities, Environment

Fens are vestiges of earlier natural and cultural landscapes and are in sharp decline. They are home to highly-adapted symbiotic communities of plants and animals that include a...

Last updated: January 1, 2021
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- official-geodata
- conservation-and-archiving-planning-aap---confederation
- e-geoch
- environment
- protected-sites
- habitats-and-biotopes
- fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
Swiss water topographical catchment areas: Main river section

Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
Regions and cities, Environment

The data set “Main river section” is part of the geo dataset “Swiss water topographical catchment areas”. The main river in a catchment area is the body of water that leaves the...

Last updated: July 1, 2010
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- hydrography
- fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
Federal Inventory of Landscapes and Natural Monuments

Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
Regions and cities, Environment

Article 5 of the Federal Act of 1 July 1966 on the Protection of Nature and Cultural Heritage (NCHA) orders the Federal Council to compile inventories of sites of national...

Last updated: June 1, 2017
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- e-geoch
- official-geodata
- conservation-and-archiving-planning-aap---confederation
- environment
- protected-sites
- fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
Federal Inventory of Amphibian Spawning Sites of National Importance - Shifting Sites

Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
Regions and cities, Environment

There are currently 19 different amphibian species that live in Switzerland, and nearly all of them are included in the Red List of Threatened Species. The areas that contain...

Last updated: November 1, 2017
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- WMTS
- ZIP
- API
- official-geodata
- e-geoch
- conservation-and-archiving-planning-aap---confederation
- environment
- habitats-and-biotopes
- protected-sites
- fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
Federal Inventory of Dry Grasslands of National Importance (DGS)

Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
Regions and cities, Environment

Dry grasslands are habitats with a wide variety of species that are marked by agricultural use. In accordance with the Federal Act on Protecting Nature and Cultural Heritage, the...

Last updated: November 24, 2023
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- API
- conservation-and-archiving-planning-aap---confederation
- official-geodata
- biotope
- inventory
- arid-land
- habitats-and-biotopes
- protected-sites
- 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: November 1, 2017
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- official-geodata
- conservation-and-archiving-planning-aap---confederation
- e-geoch
- environment
- protected-sites
- habitats-and-biotopes
- fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
Alpine pastures protected by livestock guardian dogs

Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
Regions and cities, Environment

The return of large predators to Switzerland has led to the use of livestock guardian dogs on our alpine pastures. Herd guards are used to protect livestock against larger...

Last updated: October 3, 2024
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- fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
Basis for determining Q347 flow rate

Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
Regions and cities, Environment

The Water Protection Act specifies how appropriate residual flows can be determined. This applies to new water withdrawals and also to existing withdrawals for which concessions...

Last updated: January 1, 2000
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- water-geographic
- fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
Generalised background map for the representation of hydrological data

Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
Regions and cities, Environment

In addition to the outline of Switzerland, the generalised background map displays a simplified, reduced watercourse network and some selected cities for improved orientation at...

Last updated: October 23, 2014
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- WMS
- WMTS
- ZIP
- API
- hydrography
- water-geographic
- flowing-water
- water-science
- fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
HQStat flood statistics

Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
Regions and cities, Environment

Data on flood events is managed and statistically evaluated by the FOEN; the findings are made available in the form of result sheets. A systematic statistical evaluation of flood...

Last updated: January 1, 2014
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- gewiss
- water-geographic
- fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
Production regions NFI

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

According to the geometry of the data set, Switzerland is divided into five areas, namely Jura, Central Plateau, Pre-Alps, Alps, and the southern side of the Alps. They represent...

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- WMTS
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- API
- RDF XML
- official-geodata
- conservation-and-archiving-planning-aap---confederation
- forest-resource
- wood
- 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
- ZIP
- API
- environment
- environmental-monitoring-facilities
- 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
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- SERVICE
- HTML
- ZIP
- GPKG
- environment
- habitats-and-biotopes
- protected-sites
- leisure-centre
- space-provided-for-waters
- fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
- tranquility
Mapping of Floodplains of National Importance

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

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...

Last updated: May 11, 2020
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- e-geoch
- environment
- protected-sites
- habitats-and-biotopes
- fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
Amphibian migration conflicting with traffic

Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
Regions and cities, Environment

Since the mid-1950s, the number of amphibians being killed on roads has increased dramatically. Every year, hundreds of thousands of amphibians cross roads in Switzerland during...

Last updated: January 1, 2024
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- WMS
- WMTS
- ZIP
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- transport
- environment
- amphibian
- crossing-place-for-animals
- transport-networks
- habitats-and-biotopes
- fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure

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