Land use statistics based on the land coverage nomenclature NOLC04
This dataset provides Swiss land cover statistics based on the NOLC04 nomenclature, published by the Federal Statistical Office (Swiss Confederation). Land cover is classified into 27 basic categories, derived from visual interpretation of sample points on a regular 100-metre grid using three-dimensional digital aerial photographs. For clarity, the 27 basic categories are aggregated and presented here as 10 main categories. The data cover the whole of Switzerland and are useful for monitoring land use patterns such as urban areas, agriculture, forests, and unproductive surfaces over time at national scale.Land cover data in 27 basic categories, obtained by visual interpretation of sample points from a regular 100-metre grid on three-dimensional, digital aerial photographs. The basic categories are visualized here in the form of an aggregation into 10 main categories.
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Data schema (10 fields)
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| survey | integer | Identifier of the survey period to which the data belongs.Identifier of the survey period to which the data belongs. |
| idch.bfs.arealstatistik-bodenbedeckung.id | integer | Unique identifier of the data record.Unique identifier of the data record. |
| lc09r_27Basic category | integer | Code of the basic land cover category (27-class nomenclature).Code of the basic land cover category (27-class nomenclature). |
| desc_lc09r_27_itch.bfs.arealstatistik-bodenbedeckung.desc_lc09r_27_it | integer | Italian name of the basic land cover category.Italian name of the basic land cover category. |
| desc_lc09r_27_rmch.bfs.arealstatistik-bodenbedeckung.desc_lc09r_27_rm | integer | Romansh name of the basic land cover category.Romansh name of the basic land cover category. |
| desc_lc09r_27_ench.bfs.arealstatistik-bodenbedeckung.desc_lc09r_27_en | integer | English name of the basic land cover category.English name of the basic land cover category. |
| fjAerial image of | integer | Year the aerial photograph used for interpretation was taken.Year the aerial photograph used for interpretation was taken. |
| yearch.bfs.arealstatistik-bodenbedeckung.year | integer | Year of the land cover survey.Year of the land cover survey. |
| desc_lc09r_27_frch.bfs.arealstatistik-bodenbedeckung.desc_lc09r_27_fr | integer | French name of the basic land cover category.French name of the basic land cover category. |
| desc_lc09r_27_dech.bfs.arealstatistik-bodenbedeckung.desc_lc09r_27_de | integer | German name of the basic land cover category.German name of the basic land cover category. |
Schema captured from arcgis 21 days ago.
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- https://api3.geo.admin.ch/rest/services/api/MapServer/ch.bfs.arealstatistik-bodenbedeckung
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