Climate suitability map for agriculture - Forage crops
This national map, produced at a scale of 1:200,000 across four sheets, provides an overall assessment of climatic conditions and constraints affecting agriculture in Switzerland, classified into 20 categories. It focuses on forage crops and highlights regional differences in cultivation potential arising from climate. Published by the Swiss Confederation's federal agriculture office, the map serves as a reference for understanding how climatic factors shape agricultural suitability across different areas of the country, supporting land-use and crop-planning assessments at a national level.The four sheets of the map, which has a scale of 1:200,000, show an overall evaluation of the climatic conditions and restrictions for agriculture, broken down into 20 categories. The map aims to highlight the significant differences in the cultivation options available in the individual regions.
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Data schema (3 fields)
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| zoneZona | varchar | Name or code of the climate suitability zone.Name or code of the climate suitability zone. |
| klimeig_beEignungsklasse | varchar | Climate suitability class assigned to the zone.Climate suitability class assigned to the zone. |
| idch.blw.klimaeignung-futterbau.id | integer | Unique identifier of the map feature record.Unique identifier of the map feature record. |
Schema captured from arcgis 21 days ago.
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- Base URL
- https://api3.geo.admin.ch/rest/services/api/MapServer/ch.blw.klimaeignung-futterbau
Query examples
curl -s 'https://api3.geo.admin.ch/rest/services/api/MapServer/ch.blw.klimaeignung-futterbau?f=json' -H 'Accept: application/json'Layer definition: fields, geometry type, capabilities.
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