Month: May 2019

  • New data sets on SYKE’s open information web page

    SYKE develops and maintains environmental information systems and spatial data infrastructure. Spatial data sets are updated and new data added regularly. Latest new data sets include Nationally Valuable Blockfield Sites (valtakunnalliset arvokkaat kivikot) and Environmental Noise Maps according to EU Environmental Noise Directive (Ympäristömeludirektiivin mukaiset melualueet 2017). Several spatial data sets are also updated on…

  • The World Bank is funding the University of Turku and four Tanzanian universities in developing geospatial expertise

    The World Bank is funding the University of Turku and four Tanzanian universities in developing geospatial expertise to control risks posed by floods and climate change. Cities in Tanzania are especially vulnerable to the extreme phenomena caused by climate change due to population growth and weak urban planning. More information can be found from the University…

  • Geoportti helps researchers to use spatial data in a high-performance computing

    Opened on May 8 2019, the goal of Geoportti is to expand the use of spatial data across different research fields. The Geoportti.fi site, designed for all researchers who use spatial data, is now open. The site brings together data sets from the national spatial data infrastructure, the most significant tools for processing spatial data and a…

  • DL2021, CSC computing environement renewal project

    To ensure the competitiveness of Finnish research, the Ministry of Education and Culture is carrying out the Data and Computing 2021 development programme (DL2021) during 2017-2021. CSC will roll out a new computing environment that consists of the next-generation supercomputer and data management systems. Researchers, students and teachers in Finnish higher educational institutions and research…