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.

69 datasets found

  • National Ecological Network REN, watercourses / lakes

    Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
    Regions and cities, Environment

    The National Ecological Network (REN) was developed in close collaboration with cantonal authorities for the protec-tion of nature and landscapes. It issues a technical/sciencific...

    Last updated: February 14, 2011

    • SERVICE
    • WMS
    • WMTS
    • ZIP
    • environment
    • habitats-and-biotopes
    • fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
  • National Ecological Network (REN), forest area

    Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
    Regions and cities, Environment

    The National Ecological Network (REN) was developed in close collaboration with cantonal authorities for the protec-tion of nature and landscapes. It issues a technical/sciencific...

    Last updated: February 14, 2011

    • SERVICE
    • WMS
    • WMTS
    • ZIP
    • environment
    • habitats-and-biotopes
    • fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
  • Overland flow map

    Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
    Regions and cities, Environment

    The areas affected by overland flow were determined using a simplified method the over entire Switzerland and Liechtenstein. They were determined by modelling without any...

    Last updated: February 9, 2023

    • SERVICE
    • WMS
    • WMTS
    • ZIP
    • rain
    • flooding
    • surface-runoff
    • flood
    • thunderstorm
    • natural-risk
    • natural-risk-analysis
    • danger-analysis
    • fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
  • 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

    • SERVICE
    • WMS
    • WMTS
    • ZIP
    • API
    • 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

    • SERVICE
    • WMS
    • WMTS
    • ZIP
    • API
    • official-geodata
    • conservation-and-archiving-planning-aap---confederation
    • e-geoch
    • environment
    • protected-sites
    • habitats-and-biotopes
    • fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
  • 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

    • SERVICE
    • WMS
    • ZIP
    • lake
    • water-geographic
    • hydrology
    • watercourse
    • 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

    • SERVICE
    • WMS
    • WMTS
    • ZIP
    • API
    • 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

    • SERVICE
    • WMS
    • WMTS
    • ZIP
    • API
    • 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

    • SERVICE
    • WMS
    • WMTS
    • ZIP
    • 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

    • SERVICE
    • WMS
    • WMTS
    • ZIP
    • HTML
    • API
    • official-geodata
    • conservation-and-archiving-planning-aap---confederation
    • e-geoch
    • environment
    • protected-sites
    • habitats-and-biotopes
    • fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
  • General situation of groundwater levels and spring discharges

    Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
    Regions and cities, Environment

    The map provides an overview of the current groundwater levels and spring discharges in Switzerland compared with the expected conditions. The data is shown as below, above or...

    Last updated: September 21, 2016

    • SERVICE
    • WMS
    • ZIP
    • hydrology
    • water-geographic
    • 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

    • SERVICE
    • WMS
    • WMTS
    • ZIP
    • API
    • 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

    • SERVICE
    • WMS
    • WMTS
    • ZIP
    • API
    • 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

    • SERVICE
    • WMS
    • 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

    • SERVICE
    • WMS
    • WMTS
    • ZIP
    • API
    • conservation-and-archiving-planning-aap---confederation
    • official-geodata
    • biotope
    • inventory
    • arid-land
    • habitats-and-biotopes
    • protected-sites
    • fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
  • National Ecological Network (REN), dry habitat

    Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
    Regions and cities, Environment

    The National Ecological Network (REN) was developed in close collaboration with cantonal authorities for the protec-tion of nature and landscapes. It issues a technical/sciencific...

    Last updated: February 14, 2011

    • SERVICE
    • WMS
    • WMTS
    • ZIP
    • environment
    • habitats-and-biotopes
    • fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
  • Map of potential permafrost distribution

    Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
    Regions and cities, Environment

    The map shows the potential permafrost distribution in Switzerland based on modelling. In Switzerland, above 2400 metres the ground can be permanently frozen, depending on its...

    Last updated: December 31, 2005

    • SERVICE
    • WMS
    • WMTS
    • ZIP
    • map-chart
    • natural-risk
    • permafrost-ecosystem
    • natural-risk-zones
    • fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
    • conservation-and-archiving-planning-aap---confederation
  • Daytime road traffic noise exposure

    Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
    Regions and cities, Environment

    The map shows the daytime road traffic noise to which the population is exposed. The data is based on area-wide model calculations (sonBASE). Switzerland's entire road network,...

    Last updated: December 31, 2015

    • SERVICE
    • WMS
    • WMTS
    • ZIP
    • HTML
    • conservation-and-archiving-planning-aap---confederation
    • official-geodata
    • e-geoch
    • noise-pollutant
    • noise-effect
    • traffic-noise
    • noise-abatement
    • noise-immission
    • noise-level
    • human-health-and-safety
    • 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

    • SERVICE
    • WMS
    • WMTS
    • ZIP
    • API
    • official-geodata
    • conservation-and-archiving-planning-aap---confederation
    • e-geoch
    • environment
    • protected-sites
    • habitats-and-biotopes
    • fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
  • General situation of rivers and lakes

    Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
    Regions and cities, Environment

    The map shows the current Swissriver discharges and lake water levels compared with the monthly percentiles of the long term hourly averages (expressed in percentiles). The...

    Last updated: October 30, 2014

    • SERVICE
    • WMS
    • ZIP
    • lake
    • water-geographic
    • hydrology
    • flowing-water
    • fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure