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Thermal waters
This dataset contains an overview of groundwater in Switzerland that have been heated by geothermal energy. The increased temperature of thermal groundwater results from the interaction with the surrounding rock as it circulates to greater depths in the earth's crust. The temperature of non-deep, non-thermal groundwater, on the other hand, is mainly influenced by the atmosphere and exhibits seasonal fluctuations over the course of a year. In this dataset, groundwater is considered to be thermal if the water temperature is constantly more than 5°C above the local average annual air temperature.
The dataset is subdivided into three main categories, which are based on the type of water discharge/inflow: 1) spring water, 2) tunnel water and 3) groundwater accessed by drilling. In the course of circulation through the geological subsurface, groundwater takes on a characteristic chemical signature through water-rock interactions. This signature is represented here by the chemical water type, degree of mineralization, pH and electrical conductivity. Some of the measured values may be subject to greater uncertainties as a result of contamination with technical waters (e.g. drilling fluids) and/or the atmosphere (e.g. gas exchange) or methodological causes. The significance and uncertainties of the individual attributes are explained in more detail in the <a href=" https://www.geocat.ch/geonetwork/srv/api/records/04fb057a-4c46-4d6d-8a64-8003df749762/attachments/Objektkatalog_Layer_Thermale_W%C3%A4sser_v3.2_Juni2025.pdf?approved=true" target="_blank">object catalog</a>.
The dataset does not claim to be complete. For information on the individual measured values, please contact the data provider.
Simple
Identification info
- Alternate title
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Thermal waters
- Date (Creation)
- 2024-11-07
- Citation identifier
- ch.swisstopo.geologie-thermale_waesser
- Status
- On going
Point of contact
Responsible party
- Organisation name
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Federal Office of Topography swisstopo
- Position name
-
Swiss Geological Survey
- Voice
-
+41 58 469 05 68
Address
- City
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Wabern
- Postal code
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3084
- Country
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CH
- Electronic mail address
- Streetname
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Seftigenstrasse
- Streetnumber
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264
- Website
- https://www.swisstopo.admin.ch/de/landesgeologie ( WWW:LINK )
- Role
- Owner
- Organisation Acronym
-
swisstopo
- Maintenance and update frequency
- As needed
- Name
-
OGC Geopackage (GPKG)
-
geocat.ch
-
-
opendata.swiss
-
FSDI Federal Spatial Data Infrastructure
-
confederation
-
- Other constraints
- Opendata OPEN: Open use.
- Language
- Deutsch
- Character set
- UTF8
- Topic category
-
- F Geology, Soils, Natural Hazards
- F1 Geology
Extent
- Description
-
Switzerland
))
- Basic geodata identifier type
- Federal
- Geodata Type
- Open Data
- Distribution format
-
-
OGC Geopackage (GPKG)
()
-
Portable Document Format (PDF)
()
-
OGC Geopackage (GPKG)
()
Distributor contact
Responsible party
- Organisation name
-
Federal Office of Topography swisstopo
- Position name
-
Swiss Geological Survey
- Voice
-
+41 58 469 05 68
Address
- City
-
Wabern
- Postal code
-
3084
- Country
-
CH
- Electronic mail address
- Streetname
-
Seftigenstrasse
- Streetnumber
-
264
- Website
- https://www.swisstopo.admin.ch/de/landesgeologie ( WWW:LINK )
- Role
- Owner
- Organisation Acronym
-
swisstopo
- OnLine resource
-
Preview map.geo.admin.ch
(
MAP:Preview
)
Preview map.geo.admin.ch
- OnLine resource
- Object catalog ( WWW:LINK )
- OnLine resource
- Link für Datenbezug ( WWW:DOWNLOAD-URL )
- OnLine resource
-
Web Map Service (WMS) geo.admin.ch
(
WWW:LINK
)
allgemeine Information zum Web Map Service (WMS) von geo.admin.ch
- OnLine resource
-
ch.swisstopo.geologie-thermale_waesser
(
OGC:WMS
)
WMS-FSDI service, layer "Thermal waters"
- OnLine resource
-
ch.swisstopo.geologie-thermale_waesser
(
OGC:WMTS
)
WMTS-FSDI service, layer "Thermal waters"
- OnLine resource
- RESTful API from geo.admin.ch ( ESRI:REST )
- Reference system identifier
- LV95 EPSG:2056
Metadata
- Metadata language
- Deutsch
- Character set
- UTF8
- Hierarchy level
- Dataset
- Date stamp
- 2025-06-27T15:36:25.828Z
- Metadata standard name
-
GM03_2
Metadata author
Responsible party
- Organisation name
-
Federal Office of Topography swisstopo
- Position name
-
Swiss Geological Survey
- Voice
-
+41 58 469 05 68
Address
- City
-
Wabern
- Postal code
-
3084
- Country
-
CH
- Electronic mail address
- Streetname
-
Seftigenstrasse
- Streetnumber
-
264
- Website
- https://www.swisstopo.admin.ch/de/landesgeologie ( WWW:LINK )
- Role
- Owner
- Organisation Acronym
-
swisstopo
- Maintenance and update frequency
- As needed
