Datasets
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Forest Type NFI
A series of Forest Type NFI datasets covering Switzerland have been produced, and currently available for the years 2023, 2018, and 2016. These datasets provide the probability... -
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... -
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... -
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... -
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...