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  • Geoportti thematic videos used in geospatial education at the University of Turku

    Geoportti, the Hub for Finnish Geospatial Research and Education Resources, offers video material useful for education and public dissemination in the geospatial field and include topics such as the roles of different geospatial experts, geospatial data in the everyday lives of people, the education of geospatial topics and future visions for geospatial applications. In each…

  • FGI is developing a 1-meter resolution DEM from laser scanning data

    FGI is developing a process to generate a digital elevation model (DEM) of 1-meter resolution from the laser scanning data of the National Land Survey (NLS) of Finland. The emphasis is on generating a smooth mask for the stream water bodies, where the laser scanning data is sparse and easily leads to unnaturally rough elevation…

  • 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…

  • The new data available at HAKKU-service by GTK

    The new spatial data products have been published during 2018. Feel free to get familiar with the newest dataat HAKKU-service (https://hakku.gtk.fi/en/locations/search): Stratum data for superficial depositsThe stratum data for superficial deposits is based on the observation database of superficial deposit. The stratum data for superficial deposits product comprises general information about the observation site, sequence…

  • Refining elevation data into soil moisture index

    Digital elevation model (DEM) produced by the National Land Survey of Finland (NLS) provides the base for calculation of interesting derivatives of elevation data. For example, the investigation of water flow and its influence on soil moisture is possible after some DEM pre-processing and flow direction analysis. The oGIIR project enabled using the data and…