Natural stones on buildings

This dataset shows the use of stone in the construction of over 4,000 buildings in Switzerland. The data was collected by Francis de Quervain between 1954 and 1983. Over the pas...

Brick manufactures 1907

The data on the brickworks is part of the Resources Information System of the Georesources Switzerland Group, a database of mineral deposits in Switzerland. This database contai...

Cement industry 1965

The data on the cement industry is part of the Resources Information System of the Georesources Switzerland Group, a database of mineral deposits in Switzerland. This database c...

Quarries 1915

The data on quarries is part of the Resources Information System of the Georesources Switzerland Group, a database of mineral deposits in Switzerland. This database contains ent...

Metallic mineral resources: deposits

This dataset shows the deposits and former mining sites of metallic minerals (ores) in Switzerland. Metals are no longer commercially mined in Switzerland. The dataset is part o...

Industrial minerals: deposits

Industrial minerals refer to minerals or rocks that are important for technical processes and industrial applications. Gypsum and salt are two well-known industrial minerals, wh...

Fossil hydrocarbons: deposits

This dataset shows the deposits and former mining sites of fossil fuels (coal, oil, natural gas etc.) in Switzerland. Currently, no fossil fuels are being mined commercially in ...

Switzerland During the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM) 1:500000 (vector map)

The map (GK500-LGM) shows the maximum extent of glaciation in Switzerland at the height of the last Ice Age around 24,000 years ago. It presents the latest results of current re...

Lithological-petrographic map of Switzerland – Classification of rocks 1:500000

The 1:500,000 geotechnical map (GK500) of the Georesources Switzerland Group shows the subsurface strata classified according to lithological-petrographic criteria. The legend i...

Lithological-petrographic map of Switzerland – Genesis 1:500000

The 1:500'000 geotechnical map (GK500) of the Georesources Switzerland Group shows the subsurface strata classified according to lithological-petrographic criteria. The legend i...

Natural stone: mining

Natural stone is extracted from hard rock in quarries in the form of hewn or sawn blocks for direct use in construction. This dataset shows the active and decommissioned natural...

Status of the cantonal geotope inventories

The Geotopes Project Group (Swiss Academy of Sciences SCNAT) centralises all geodata relating to cantonal geotope inventories in a GIS database. The aim is to obtain a nationwid...

Gewässerschutzbereich Au

Regions and cities, Environment

Der Gewässerschutzbereich Au ist als Instrument des flächendeckenden, ressourcenorientierten Grundwasserschutzes gleichermassen auf den quantitativen wie auf den qualitativen Gr...

Grundwasserschutzareale

Regions and cities, Environment

Grundwasserschutzareale dienen zum vorsorglichen Schutz des Grundwassers im Hinblick auf eine zukünftige Nutzung (Versorgung oder Anreicherung). Die Grundwasserschutzareale bild...

Grundwasserschutzzonen

Regions and cities, Environment

Grundwasserschutzzonen dienen dazu, Trinkwasserfassungen und das Grundwasser unmittelbar vor seiner Nutzung als Trinkwasser vor Beeinträchtigungen zu schützen. Die Grundwassersc...

Gewässerschutzbereich Ao

Regions and cities, Environment

Gewässerschutzbereiche Ao werden zum Schutz der Wasserqualität oberirdischer Gewässer ausgeschieden, wenn diese zur Trinkwasserversorgung genutzt werden oder wenn diese indirekt...