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.

123 datasets found

  • 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

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    • WMTS
    • HTML
    • API
    • renaturation
    • vector
    • environmental-monitoring-facilities
    • fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
  • Mean daily temperature high in July, period 1961-1990

    Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
    Regions and cities, Environment

    For the area-wide calculation, measured values from MeteoSwiss measuring stations in the period 1961-1990 were used. From the daily temperature curve, the highest temperature is...

    Last updated: April 1, 2022

    • WMS
    • WMTS
    • SERVICE
    • HTML
    • air
    • climate
    • air
    • climate
    • atmospheric-conditions
    • fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
  • Tranquillity Map

    Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
    Regions and cities, Environment

    The "Tranquillity Map of the Swiss Plateau" illustrates where areas of near-natural character and low noise pollution still exist near large settlements within the Swiss Plateau....

    Last updated: August 24, 2021

    • WMS
    • WMTS
    • SERVICE
    • HTML
    • cloud optimized geotiff
    • natural-areas-landscape-ecosystems
    • fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
    • leisure-facility
    • green-belt
    • tranquility
  • Precipitation sum April-August, period 2070-2099, Scenario RCP 2.6

    Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
    Regions and cities, Environment

    The map shows the precipitation sum (in mm) for the months April to August calculated for the period 2070-2099. The precipitation anomalies of the climate scenario were added to...

    Last updated: April 1, 2022

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    • WMTS
    • SERVICE
    • HTML
    • forestry
    • storm-damage
    • environmental-monitoring-facilities
    • fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
  • Database of cross sections (CS) - surveyed sections

    Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
    Regions and cities, Environment

    The map shows the reaches of watercourses which are currently surveyed periodically under the leadership of the FOEN. They are usually surveyed every 10 years or after major floods...

    Last updated: April 1, 2024

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    • WMTS
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    • API
    • environment
    • fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
  • 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

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    • 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
  • Invasive alien plants - map of the potential area Reynoutria japonica

    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

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    • WMS
    • WMTS
    • HTML
    • environment
    • 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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    • WMS
    • WMTS
    • ZIP
    • GPKG
    • HTML
    • API
    • fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
  • Precipitation sum April-August, period 2070-2099, Scenario RCP 4.5

    Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
    Regions and cities, Environment

    The map shows the precipitation sum (in mm) for the months April to August calculated for the period 2070-2099. The precipitation anomalies of the climate scenario were added to...

    Last updated: April 1, 2022

    • WMS
    • WMTS
    • SERVICE
    • HTML
    • forestry
    • storm-damage
    • environmental-monitoring-facilities
    • fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
  • Invasive alien plants - map of the potential area N.N.

    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: October 8, 2015

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    • WMTS
    • HTML
    • environment
    • fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
  • Federal Inventory of Floodplains of National Importance

    Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
    Regions and cities, Environment

    Floodplains, namely natural habitats in the flood zones of watercourses, are in decline. The scientific inventory of floodplains was commissioned by the FDHA in May 1981 and...

    Last updated: November 1, 2017

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    • WMS
    • WMTS
    • HTML
    • API
    • e-geoch
    • conservation-and-archiving-planning-aap---confederation
    • official-geodata
    • environment
    • habitats-and-biotopes
    • protected-sites
    • fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
  • Invasive alien plants - map of the potential area Helianthus tuberosus

    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

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    • WMS
    • WMTS
    • HTML
    • environment
    • 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
    • HTML
    • API
    • fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
    • conservation-and-archiving-planning-aap---confederation
  • Precipitation sum June-August, period 2070-2099, Scenario RCP 2.6

    Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
    Regions and cities, Environment

    The map shows the precipitation sum (in mm) for the months June to August calculated for the period 2070-2099. The precipitation anomalies of the climate scenario were added to the...

    Last updated: April 1, 2022

    • WMS
    • WMTS
    • SERVICE
    • HTML
    • forestry
    • storm-damage
    • environmental-monitoring-facilities
    • fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
  • Invasive alien plants - map of the potential area Ailanthus altissima

    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
  • Mean daily temperature high in July, period 2070-2099, Scenario RCP 2.6

    Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
    Regions and cities, Environment

    Mean daily temperature high in July (period 2070-2099). The temperature increase of the climate scenario was added to the map «Air temperature July 1981-2010». Among the...

    Last updated: April 1, 2022

    • WMS
    • WMTS
    • SERVICE
    • HTML
    • forestry
    • climate
    • air
    • climate
    • air
    • environmental-monitoring-facilities
    • fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
  • Relative air humidity in July, period 1981-2010

    Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
    Regions and cities, Environment

    The map shows the mean relative air humidity at 13:30 in July for the period 1981-2010. For the area-wide calculation the climate stations of MeteoSwiss served as support points....

    Last updated: April 1, 2022

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    • WMTS
    • SERVICE
    • HTML
    • forestry
    • storm-damage
    • environmental-monitoring-facilities
    • fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
  • Percentage of stocking along rivers

    Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
    Regions and cities, Environment

    Vegetation performs important functions. It provides shade for rivers, thus reducing peak water temperatures. In the context of global warming, this is increasingly important....

    Last updated: October 7, 2022

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    • WMS
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    • API
    • HTML
    • environment
    • environmental-monitoring-facilities
    • fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
  • Water availability for plants

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

    Too little water is available to the trees more and more often: •The vegetation and soil release water into the atmosphere, even moreso the warmer and drier the air. Plants...

    Last updated: February 6, 2019

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    • WMS
    • WMTS
    • HTML
    • conservation-and-archiving-planning-aap---confederation
    • forest-resource
    • forest-ecology
    • wood
    • 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