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20.01.2012
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On 1 May 2012, the National Land Survey of Finland (NLS) will open its topographic datasets to the public and to companies to be used freely and free of charge. Thus, the NLS implements the objectives set in the Programme of Prime Minister Katainen's Government for making public databanks available to all interested parties.
03.01.2012
Press release
Through the geoportal Paikkatietoikkuna, anyone may embed maps on their own websites free of charge. The contents and functions of embedded maps are easy to customise. "The system provides you with a piece of code, which is copied and pasted into the source code of your website. It takes about ten minutes to create and embed a map", explains Jani Kylmäaho, who is responsible for the development of Paikkatietoikkuna at the National Land Survey (NLS).
22.12.2011
Press release
The Ministry for Agriculture and Forestry issued a decree on 21 December 2011 on the fees of the National Land Survey of Finland (NLS). The decree prescribes that the NLS will open its topographic datasets to the public on 1 May 2012 to be used freely and free of charge.
08.12.2011
For years, the National Land Survey (NLS) developed its digital archive system, which is shown as speedy service to the customers. As the information service of the digital archive improves, the possibility of studying old documents in writing ends.
01.12.2011
This year, the open data competition Apps4Finland awarded a special prize for spatial data, Maps4Finland, to AccelBit Oy for its map browser application Karttaselain. The winners were announced at the Apps4Finland Gala on 22 November 2011.
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