Sustainability report and data balance sheet for 2020 published

During the coronavirus year, taking care of people’s safety and health was emphasised in sustainability at the NLS.

Galileo services keep improving

The latest addition of satellites in the Galileo constellation has proved to be operating reliably. The new satellites have been monitored since their activation in December 2018. Galileo is the civilian Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) funded by the European Union and operated by the European GNSS Agency GSA.

Benefits for housing companies and building managers from transferring the list of shares

Isto Kallio, building manager in an Espoo-based housing company, transferred his company’s list of shares to the Residential and Commercial Property Information System at the beginning of the year.

New quality monitoring service ensures more reliable satellite positioning

Interference-free satellite positioning is vital for the critical functions of society. The purpose of the new satellite signal quality monitoring service GNSS-Finland is to monitor deviations in satellite positioning signals. The quality monitoring service covers the whole country and is open to everyone. It can be used by authorities and businesses, as well as the general public.

Wind of change in meteorite fall modelling

It is not always necessary to send a rover to another planet; often precious space samples can be gathered from the surface of the Earth. All one needs to do is to collect a fallen meteorite before minerals in it start to react with Earth’s air and water.

Land uplift animation shows how Finland's coast rises from the sea after the Ice Age

The Botnia-Atlantica project Lystra has been completed. The project resulted in a geological animation that can be viewed online. It can also be watched in nature visitor centres on the High Coast and Kvarken, such as the World Heritage Gateway in Raippaluoto. To create the animation, 2,500 reconstructions were made about ancient shorelines.

Location Innovation Hub was accepted as one candidate for a European Digital Innovation Hub

National Land Survey proposal for creating a Location Innovation Hub (LIH) is one of the candidates from Finland for a European Digital Innovation Hub (EDIH). At best, these hubs could start their activities during 2021.

Best Practices at NLS supports the development of sustainability

The National Land Survey of Finland (NLS) is currently developing its sustainability in many different areas. The institute’s first sustainability programme will be produced this year, and the publication “Best Practices at NLS”, now released, will be part of it.

NLS to be more customer- and service-driven

The National Land Survey of Finland (NLS) is changing its way of working through such steps as updating its organisational structure. Customers will be more strongly at the core of the NLS organisation and its operations and services.

FGI’s permanent laser scanning station shows how forests change

The new research method produces data that can reduce any inaccuracies in forest models and acquire more reliable information on carbon and water cycles in forests, and on forest growth dynamics. A team of scientists from the Finnish Geospatial Research Institute (FGI) of the National Land Survey of Finland (NLS) has installed the world’s first laser scanning station that continuously measures forests at the Hyytiälä forest station maintained by the University of Helsinki.