Jarkko Koskinen named as Alumnus of the Year at The Aalto University School of Engineering

The Aalto University School of Engineering has named Professor Jarkko Koskinen, Deputy Director General of the NLS’s Finnish Geospatial Research Institute, as their 2021 Alumnus of the Year. This is the sixth time that the recognition has been awarded.

The National Land Survey of Finland is changing the way it collects feedback

At the beginning of October, the NLS started to test SMS feedback surveys sent to customers of the Finnish telephone service.

National Land Survey of Finland switchboard pilots speech recognition

When you call our switchboard, the speech robot will ask you to briefly describe your reason for calling.

Backlog in the registration of title is being cleared

The National Land Survey of Finland has addressed the growing demand by, among other things, recruiting a lot of new employees.

Topographic data production system upgraded using open source solutions

The new topographic data production system will be based on open source technologies. This selection has proven its worth, and we have received positive feedback on the model’s effectiveness.

Impactful research interests the experts of the future

What is the secret for doing excellent research in future technology? How can research institutes find and hire the promising young researchers, who will become tomorrow's top experts, and how do young people find a suitable career and employer? The Finnish Geospatial Research Institute FGI does cutting-edge scientific research in future technologies. What do the FGI’s recruiters and this year's young summer interns have to say about this topic?

Interface service or file download service – which do you choose?

Do you need the National Land Survey of Finland’s (NLS) maps or geospatial data? What about basic or background maps, laser scanning data, the topographic database, elevation models, aerial photos or the cadastral register’s data? Here are a few tips for selecting the correct service.

National Land Survey is recruiting new land registration secretaries

There have been delays in the processing of applications of registrations of title to properties and registrations of apartment ownership at the National Land Survey thanks to a growing number of property and apartment purchases.

Three-dimensional modelling of buildings

In the next few years, the National Land Survey of Finland will produce data in which buildings in Finland are presented as 3D images. The data is generated by laser scanning technology where a laser scanner attached to the bottom of an airplane scans the earth.

How to make a ship see and hear?

Researchers tested how different sensors on board can automatically detect objects at different distances to bring more safety in seafaring. A combination of different sensors and artificial intelligence can detect a ship or a small buoy from few meters to few kilometres away under different visibility conditions.