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Galileo positioning services will improve surveying
Initial services of the European Galileo global navigation satellite system (GNSS) were officially taken into use on 14 December 2016.
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FGI creates coordinate and height reference system for Saimaa canal
The Finnish Transportation Agency has commissioned FGI at the National Land Survey to create a reference system for coordinates and heights for the locks on the Finnish side and the leased area of the Saimaa canal.
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MapSite has been renewed
The National Land Survey (NLS) has released a completely new version of its popular MapSite service.
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Blog: The Privacy Revolution
According to technology writer and Harvard alumnus fellow Doc Searls, the internet is a “teenager.” If we measure in human years, perhaps it is a young adult.
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DroneFinland made 60 imaging flights during the summer
DroneFinland's unmanned airborne vehicles (UAVs or drones) have collected much remote sensing data this summer.
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Find the best picnic site with #hylo
The FGI's MyGeoTrust project has launched a new phone app called #hylo.
- Read more about Spatial data enables movement indoors and outdoors in future
Spatial data enables movement indoors and outdoors in future
Research on positioning and navigation methods is essential to enable the digitalisation of public services and functions.
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Scientist discover that trees sleep at night
In a recently published study, a team of researchers from Austria, Finland and Hungary measured the sleep movement of fully grown trees using a time series of laser scanning point clouds. As it turns out, trees seem to go to sleep at night too.
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Situational awareness benefits both casual seafarers and merchant shipping
Optimal route selection is important for maritime safety.
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Honorary doctorate shows appreciation for research
Professor Juha Hyyppä who is the director of the Centre of Excellence in Laser Scanning Research at the Finnish Geospatial Research Institute (FGI), a
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