Percentage of stocking along rivers
This dataset provides the percentage of vegetation stocking along riverbanks in Switzerland. Vegetation cover along rivers provides shade that reduces peak water temperatures, an increasingly important function under global warming, and also helps to reduce bank erosion and retain pollutants. The data indicates how much of the riverside area is covered by such vegetation stocking. It is published by the Swiss Federal Office for the Environment (BAFU) as part of national environmental and water-management monitoring efforts, and is freely accessible without authentication.Vegetation performs important functions. It provides shade for rivers, thus reducing peak water temperatures. In the context of global warming, this is increasingly important. Furthermore, reforestation reduces bank erosion and retains pollutants. The dataset shows the proportion [%] of the stockin…
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Data schema (4 fields)
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| gwl_nrWatercourse number | varchar | Identification number of the watercourse section.Identification number of the watercourse section. |
| idch.bafu.gewaesser-uferbestockung.id | integer | Unique identifier for the riverbank stocking record.Unique identifier for the riverbank stocking record. |
| nameRiver name | varchar | Name of the river.Name of the river. |
| bestockungStocking percentage [%] | float | Percentage of riverbank stocked with vegetation.Percentage of riverbank stocked with vegetation. |
Schema captured from arcgis 5 hours ago.
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- https://api3.geo.admin.ch/rest/services/api/MapServer/ch.bafu.gewaesser-uferbestockung
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curl -s 'https://api3.geo.admin.ch/rest/services/api/MapServer/ch.bafu.gewaesser-uferbestockung?f=json' -H 'Accept: application/json'Layer definition: fields, geometry type, capabilities.
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