Finland’s surface area varies
Finland’s geographical centre has been an area of interest before. While some have suspended an analogue cardboard model, some have tried to find the centre using mathematics. Because the calculation…
Geospatial Challenge Camp looking for business partners
Geospatial Challenge Camp Finland is a new innovation service of the Geoportti Research Infrastructure (Geoportti RI) and Location Innovation Hub (LIH). It aims at solving real-world sustainability challenges with open…
Reforming the Topographic Map for the Digital Era
National mapping agencies have long prided themselves on their topographic maps, traditionally printed on paper for use in hiking, exploring, and navigating. However, in recent years, the usage of paper…
AI for topographic mapping
The Advanced Technology for National Topographic Map Updating (ATMU) project was one of the first artificial intelligence (AI) projects in topographic data production of the National Land Survey of Finland…
Fluent cycling in the city? – Measuring urban cycling quality with tracking data
As one of the most environmentally friendly modes of travel, cycling plays an important role in designing sustainable urban mobility. In an ideal, cycling-friendly city, the infrastructure should allow cyclists…
The Struve Geodetic Arc is a shining pearl among UNESCO World Heritage Sites
Congratulations, you have received heritage! Not just any heritage, but World Heritage. You do not need to pay any inheritance tax or worry about registering the transfer of ownership. Since…
Climate change mitigation calls for interoperable and up-to-date information about land use
In Finland, several organisations have collected and maintained land use and land cover information for decades now. They have collected information from various sources using different methods, and this information…
Lidar remote sensing as a tool of archeology
Lidar remote sensing datasets have become commonplace tools for many archaeologists. In Finland, NLS datasets offer an excellent starting point in planning and conducting archaeological surveys. Elevation model data is…
Interoperable citizen observation services
In the spring of 2020, the demo service of SYKE and Avoin illustrated on a map which places it would be interesting to obtain observations of thawing after a winter…
Maritime Spatial Plan 2030 – a window to the future
The Maritime Spatial Plan is a strategic development document for a sustainable blue economy, and its key goal is to support the status of the marine environment. The plan is…