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Magnetic Field Exposure from Electrical Installations (modeled)

The map shows the modeled exposure to magnetic field emissions from electrical installations in Switzerland. It depicts the magnetic flux density in microtesla (μT) at a height of 1 m above ground level. The calculation is based on a physical model from the Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN) and utilizes, among other things, the Federal Office of Energy’s (SFOE) geodata model for electrical installations > 36 kV.



Currently, overhead lines with voltages of 150, 220, and 380 kV are taken into account within a 400-meter-wide corridor along the lines (total length approx. 6,800 km). The data model is based in part on simplifying assumptions and represents an initial development stage. An expansion to include additional voltage levels is planned.



The data is not legally binding.

Simple

Alternate title

Magnetic field emissions of electrical installations

Date (Creation)
2026-04-15T00:00:00
Identifier
a2eba64d-2873-4c6d-926e-1d9308e5fca6

Status
Under development

Point of contact

Federal Office for the Environment - BAFU noise (Noise and NIR Division)
Bern
3003
CH
+41 58 462 92 49
https://www.bafu.admin.ch/en/noise-nir-division
Spatial representation type
Grid
Topic category
  • L Environment

Extent

Extent

Description

Switzerland

N
S
E
W








Maintenance and update frequency
userDefined
User defined maintenance frequency
P0Y0M0DT0H0M0S
Duration of Conservation
100
Comment on Duration of Conservation

Berechnung der Aufbewahrungsfrist: ca. 5 Nachführungen.

Appraisal of Archival Value
A
Reason for Archiving Value
Evidence of business practice
geocat.ch
  • e-geo.ch

  • Conservation and archiving planning AAP - Confederation

  • opendata.swiss

GEMET
  • non-ionising radiation

  • radiation

  • high voltage line

  • electricity

  • magnetism

  • environmental impact of energy

  • electrosmog

  • environment

GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0
  • Human health and safety

Resource constraints

Use constraints
Other restrictions
Other constraints
Opendata BY: Open use. Must provide the source.

Associated resource

Title

Magnetfeldbelastung elektrische Anlagen (modelliert)

Association Type
Reference to a master resource of which this one is a part
Language
Deutsch
Character encoding
UTF8
Subtopic Category
L1 Environmental Protection, Noise
Subtopic Category
Q1 Energy
Basic Geodata
false
Basic Geodata Legal Level
Federal
Distribution format
  • GeoTIFF (GEOTIFF)

Digital transfer options

OnLine resource

Monitoring der Belastung durch Elektrosmog

Link to description

Digital transfer options

OnLine resource

Data Platform

Link for download

Reference system identifier
EPSG:2056

Metadata

Metadata identifier
a2eba64d-2873-4c6d-926e-1d9308e5fca6

Language
Deutsch
Character encoding
UTF8
Language
Français
Character encoding
UTF8
Language
Italiano
Character encoding
UTF8
Language
English
Character encoding
UTF8
Language
Rumantsch
Character encoding
UTF8

Point of contact

Federal Office for the Environment - BAFU noise (Noise and NIR Division)
Bern
3003
CH
+41 58 462 92 49
https://www.bafu.admin.ch/en/noise-nir-division

Distributor

Federal Office for the Environment / GIS service - BAFU GIS (GIS service)
Bern
3003
CH
+41 58 464 21 59
https://www.bafu.admin.ch/en/it-s-section

Type of resource

Resource scope
Dataset
Metadata linkage

https://www.geocat.ch/geonetwork/srv/api/records/a2eba64d-2873-4c6d-926e-1d9308e5fca6

Date info (Creation)
2026-04-15T07:06:55.549Z
Date info (Revision)
2026-06-17T07:00:02.20468Z

Metadata standard

Title

eCH-0271

 
 

Spatial extent

Keywords

GEMET

electricity electrosmog environment environmental impact of energy high voltage line magnetism non-ionising radiation radiation
GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0

Human health and safety
geocat.ch

Conservation and archiving planning AAP - Confederation e-geo.ch opendata.swiss


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