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Renovation ready at the service point in Kuusamo

The service point will be closed on Tuesday 9 January due to the move and reopen on Monday 15 January 2024.

Climate and geospatial data of European countries on a single platform for the first time

The goal of the Location Europe platform developed by the National Land Survey of Finland (NLS) is to especially facilitate solutions that support energy efficiency. The Finnish Innovation Fund Sitra selected the platform in the list of the most interesting solutions in the data economy, which was published on 12 December.

A digital water system which behaves like an actual one to be created

The Digital Waters flagship, a cluster of top research specialising in water systems, will be established in Finland to develop solutions to protect water resources.

The 30-year-old network of FinnRef stations forms the basis of Finland’s geospatial data

Our society uses geospatial data round the clock. This would not be possible without FinnRef, Finland’s network of GNSS base stations, which turns 30 this year. Over the years, stations have been replaced by more modern ones, and at the same time, their number has been increased to respond to the growing need for geospatial data in society.

A virtual version of reality, digital twin, makes decision-making and testing easier

A digital twin can be, for example, a virtual model of a built or natural environment. In the level of whole Finland, an important basis for digital twins is provided by the National Land Survey of Finland's national laser scanning and aerial photography data.

The NLS number one among research organisations

The National Land Survey of Finland (NLS) was ranked first in the Academy of Finland’s review of the impact of scientific research conducted by research organisations. The NLS improved its impact score from the previous year.

The NLS’s sustainability report tells about acts of sustainability in 2022

The National Land Survey of Finland has published its 2022 sustainability report. The report looks at the first year of implementation of the Responsibility for the Earth sustainability programme.

Launch of Location Innovation Academy — learn about geospatial data interoperability 

Location Innovation Academy supports improving access, interoperability and integration of geospatial data and services, for free.  

Innovative solutions for smart cities in two days

The international Location Intelligence for Smart Cities hackathon yielded interesting innovations to solve the problems of smart cities.

NLS customer service in Joensuu to open in new facilities

The current customer service point of the National Land Survey of Finland (NLS) on Torikatu will be closed between 13 and 15 February due to moving into new facilities. The customer service point will reopen its doors at the new address, Kauppakatu 40, on 20 February.