Datasets
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Vegetation Height Model NFI
A national vegetation height model was calculated for Switzerland using digital aerial images. We used the stereo aerial images acquired by the Federal Office of Topography... -
Forest Type NFI
Two versions of the data are currently available: 2018 and 2016. The 2018 version presents a remote sensing-based approach for a countrywide mapping of the dominant leave type... -
Digitizing historical plague
We present newly digitized data on 6,929 plague outbreaks that occurred between 1347 and 1900 AD across Europe. The data base on an inventory initially published 1976. For... -
Hillshade for Vegetation Height Model NFI
Hillshade of the digital surface model (DSM), calculated from digital aerial stereo images. The image data was acquired by the Federal Office of Topography swisstopo. The... -
History of wetlands in Switzerland since 1850
Naturally, large parts of the Swiss Plateau are characterised by wetlands and meandering rivers. That this is no longer the case today is the result of centuries of efforts to...