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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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
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
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
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
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
Modelled altitudinal vegetation belts for 1975

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

This map shows the altitudinal belts of forest vegetation in Switzerland for the period 1961-1990. The following altitudinal vegetation belts only occur in the southern valleys:...

Last updated: September 9, 2021
- SERVICE
- WMS
- WMTS
- ZIP
- conservation-and-archiving-planning-aap---confederation
- forest-ecology
- forest-resource
- wood
- fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
Stations hydrological forecasts

Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
Regions and cities, Environment

The map provides an overview of stations forecasted by FEWS.

Last updated: January 30, 2015
- SERVICE
- WMS
- ZIP
- water-geographic
- hydrology
- flowing-water
- 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
- SERVICE
- WMS
- WMTS
- ZIP
- API
- 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
- SERVICE
- WMS
- WMTS
- ZIP
- API
- hydrography
- water-geographic
- flowing-water
- water-science
- fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
NAQUA-QUANT Monitoring sites (NAQUA National groundwater monitoring)

Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
Regions and cities, Environment

Groundwater is the result of the percolation of rainfall and the infiltration of river water. Groundwater levels and spring discharges therefore respond – though possibly with a...

Last updated: January 30, 2015
- SERVICE
- WMS
- ZIP
- hydrology
- water-geographic
- 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
- SERVICE
- WMS
- WMTS
- ZIP
- API
- gewiss
- water-geographic
- fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure

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