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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Forest fire prevention measures

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

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

Last updated: February 10, 2026
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- HTML
Springs and swallow holes in karst regions

Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
Regions and cities, Environment

The Karst springs and swallow holes layer shows the main points where groundwater emerges from the karst system as well as important infiltration points. Distinctions are made...

Last updated: July 1, 2015
- groundwater
- hydrogeology
- spring-hydrology-land
- karst
- environment
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
- karst
- environment
- spring-hydrology-land
- hydrogeology
- groundwater
Extent of groundwater resources in karst regions

Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
Regions and cities, Environment

The Karst water resources layer shows the extent of the water-saturated zone of a karstified aquifer projected to the surface. It is determined by the karst water level and...

Last updated: July 1, 2015
- hydrogeology
- spring-hydrology-land
- environment
- karst
- groundwater
Emerald sites

Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
Regions and cities, Environment

The Emerald Network is a Europeanwide network that seeks to protect endangered animal and plant species and natural habitats listed in the Bern Convention. To obtain Emerald...

Last updated: September 17, 2009
- SERVICE
- WMS
- WMTS
- HTML
- API
- biotope
- habitats-and-biotopes
- protected-sites
- fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
HWGWP flood crest gauge

Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
Regions and cities, Environment

This set of data depicts the locations of the federal flood measuring stations, known as "Hochwassergrenzwertpegel". The data was collected in 2005; readings are no longer being...

Last updated: January 1, 2005
- SERVICE
- ZIP
- water-geographic
- fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
- gewiss
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
- SERVICE
- WMS
- WMTS
- HTML
- API
- e-geoch
- official-geodata
- conservation-and-archiving-planning-aap---confederation
- migratory-bird
- waterfowl
- environment
- protected-sites
- habitats-and-biotopes
- fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
Interregional wildlife corridor

Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
Regions and cities, Environment

First, known wildlife corridors were recorded from existing data at the cantonal level, and potential corridors were detected by GIS and then divided into wildlife corridors of...

Last updated: February 1, 2025
- SERVICE
- WMS
- WMTS
- HTML
- API
- fauna
- wild-animal
- biotope-network
- habitats-and-biotopes
- environmental-monitoring-facilities
- fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
Wildlife network system

Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
Regions and cities, Environment

First, known wildlife corridors were recorded from existing data at the cantonal level, and potential corridors were detected by GIS and then divided into wildlife corridors of...

Last updated: February 19, 2013
- SERVICE
- WMTS
- WMS
- HTML
- wild-animal
- fauna
- biotope-network
- environmental-monitoring-facilities
- habitats-and-biotopes
- fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
Catchments in karst regions

Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
Regions and cities, Environment

The Karst catchments layer depicts those areas where seepage water flows into a specific spring and feeds it. Catchments can occasionally overlap, namely where sections of them...

Last updated: July 1, 2015
- karst
- groundwater
- environment
- hydrogeology
- spring-hydrology-land
Catchment units in karst regions

Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
Regions and cities, Environment

The Karst catchment units layer consists of the unit areas from which similar groundwater flow behaviour towards the karst spring can be expected. In particular, it allows for the...

Last updated: July 1, 2015
- environment
- hydrogeology
- groundwater
- karst
- spring-hydrology-land
Biogeographical regions of Switzerland (CH)

Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
Regions and cities, Environment

The basis for establishing the biogeographical regions (in 6 or 12 classes) were the homogeneous surfaces of the river basins, where relevant and adequately extensive species...

Last updated: September 1, 2020
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- WMS
- WMTS
- HTML
- API
- conservation-and-archiving-planning-aap---confederation
- fauna
- flora-biology
- nature-conservation
- bio-geographical-regions
- fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
Invasive alien plants - map of the potential area Rhus typhina

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
- SERVICE
- WMS
- WMTS
- HTML
- environment
- fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
Biosphere reserves

Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
Regions and cities, Environment

Biosphere reserves are not only used to protect and preserve ecosystems, but also for environmental research, environmentally-friendly land use and environmental education. They...

Last updated: January 1, 2017
- SERVICE
- WMS
- WMTS
- HTML
- API
- biosphere
- protected-area
- biosphere-reserve
- habitats-and-biotopes
- environmental-monitoring-facilities
- fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
Swiss National Park and parks of national importance (Zones)

Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
Regions and cities, Environment

The dataset contains the protected area of the ‘Swiss National Park’, which is protected in accordance with the National Park Act of 19 December 1980 (SR454) as well as park...

Last updated: April 30, 2025
- SERVICE
- WMS
- WMTS
- HTML
- API
- environment
- protected-sites
- official-geodata
- fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
Swiss National Park and parks of national importance (Perimeter)

Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
Regions and cities, Environment

The dataset contains the protected area of the ‘Swiss National Park’, which is protected in accordance with the National Park Act of 19 December 1980 (SR454) as well as park...

Last updated: April 30, 2025
- SERVICE
- WMS
- WMTS
- HTML
- API
- environment
- protected-sites
- official-geodata
- fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
Ecomorphology Level F - Structures

Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
Regions and cities, Environment

To enable surface waters to be fully protected, their status must be known. The Modular Stepwise Procedure provides the framework for standardized investigation and assessment of...

Last updated: August 8, 2013
- SERVICE
- WMS
- WMTS
- API
- HTML
- vector
- renaturation
- environmental-monitoring-facilities
- official-geodata
- fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
Ecomorphology Level F – Drop structures

Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
Regions and cities, Environment

To enable surface waters to be fully protected, their status must be known. The Modular Stepwise Procedure provides the framework for standardized investigation and assessment of...

Last updated: August 8, 2013
- SERVICE
- WMS
- WMTS
- HTML
- API
- vector
- renaturation
- environmental-monitoring-facilities
- fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
- official-geodata
Ecomorphology Level F – River reaches

Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
Regions and cities, Environment

To enable watercourses to be fully protected, their status must be known. The Modular Stepwise Procedure provides the framework for standardised investigation and assessment of...

Last updated: August 8, 2013
- SERVICE
- WMS
- WMTS
- HTML
- API
- vector
- renaturation
- environmental-monitoring-facilities
- fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
- official-geodata
Hydrogeological map of Switzerland 1:100000

Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
Regions and cities, Environment

Published by the Federal Office for the Environment FOEN, the specialist office of the Swiss Geological Survey responsible for hydrogeology.The hydrogeological map 1:100,000 shows...

Last updated: December 31, 2014
- SERVICE
- WMS
- WMTS
- HTML
- API
- aquifer
- groundwater
- hydrogeology
- fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
- conservation-and-archiving-planning-aap---confederation
- official-geodata

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