Vegetation alpine floodplains
This dataset covers habitat protection under Article 18a of the Swiss Federal Act on the Protection of Nature and Cultural Heritage (NHG, SR 451), which safeguards nationally important areas belonging to the most significant habitat types. It relates to the Federal Inventory of Floodplain Areas of National Importance, established in 1992, with particular focus on alpine floodplain vegetation. Maintained by the Swiss Confederation's Federal Office for the Environment (BAFU), it provides data supporting nature conservation and land-use planning at the national level in Switzerland.Habitat protection pursuant to Article 18a of the Federal Act on the Protection of Nature and Cultural Heritage (NHG, SR 451) aims to ensure effective protection for areas of national importance belonging to the most significant habitat types. In 1992, the Federal Inventory of Floodplain Areas of N…
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Data schema (12 fields)
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| objnameName | varchar | Name of the floodplain object.Name of the floodplain object. |
| vegetationMain vegetation | integer | Numeric code for the main vegetation type.Numeric code for the main vegetation type. |
| conflictPotential conflicts | integer | Numeric code for the conflict potential category.Numeric code for the conflict potential category. |
| idch.bafu.bundesinventare-auen_vegetation_alpin.id | integer | Unique identifier of the record.Unique identifier of the record. |
| conflict_itch.bafu.bundesinventare-auen_vegetation_alpin.conflict_it | varchar | Conflict potential category, in Italian.Conflict potential category, in Italian. |
| objnummerNo. | integer | Object number of the floodplain area.Object number of the floodplain area. |
| conflict_dech.bafu.bundesinventare-auen_vegetation_alpin.conflict_de | varchar | Conflict potential category, in German.Conflict potential category, in German. |
| vegetation_dech.bafu.bundesinventare-auen_vegetation_alpin.vegetation_de | varchar | Main vegetation type, in German.Main vegetation type, in German. |
| refobjblatch.bafu.bundesinventare-auen_vegetation_alpin.refobjblat | varchar | Reference identifier of the associated floodplain object sheet.Reference identifier of the associated floodplain object sheet. |
| vegetation_itch.bafu.bundesinventare-auen_vegetation_alpin.vegetation_it | varchar | Main vegetation type, in Italian.Main vegetation type, in Italian. |
| conflict_frch.bafu.bundesinventare-auen_vegetation_alpin.conflict_fr | varchar | Conflict potential category, in French.Conflict potential category, in French. |
| vegetation_frch.bafu.bundesinventare-auen_vegetation_alpin.vegetation_fr | varchar | Main vegetation type, in French.Main vegetation type, in French. |
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