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Enjoy the scenery and keep the area tidy
The border between Finland and Norway includes the maintenance of an open area on the border, the border corridor.
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A smart harvester guides forest machine operators towards sustainable forest management
The IlmoStar research project is developing precise forest management based on accurate positioning data to help address biodiversity and carbon sinks even better than before.
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The NLS ensures a stable society and secures the future
Here at the National Land Survey of Finland (NLS), we updated our strategy and presented it recently to our key stakeholders.
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First in Europe: geospatial datasets now cross borders seamlessly
The Location Europe platform combines various data sources and supports the development of location-based services.
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Glacier now several metres taller due to increased rain in Antarctica
A Finnish expedition installed devices in Antarctica that enable more accurate research on the movement of Earth's crust and glaciers. The Finnish research station in Aboa is now a top-tier infrastructure measuring hub that will facilitate research in the area long into future.
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Crash of the ERS-2 satellite also carefully monitored in Finland
It has been estimated that the European Space Agency’s (ESA) ERS-2 satellite, used for remote sensing, will crash into the Earth’s atmosphere on Wednesday 21 February. The National Land Survey of Finland’s Finnish Geospatial Research Institute and the Finnish Meteorological Institute are closely involved in predicting and monitoring the movements of the resulting space debris.
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Postpone conversion of share certificates to registrations of ownership
At the NLS, there is significant congestion in apartment ownership registrations, as customers have started to transfer their share certificates to electronic systems in abundance, and the NLS’s additional resources have not yet relieved the situation.
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Customers satisfied with the NLS’s map image services
NLS’s customers are very satisfied with the map image services. Customers trust their availability, and the products received through the services respond to most users’ needs.
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Geospatial data as part of larger information assets in Europe
The INSPIRE Directive plays an increasingly important role in solving environmental and climate change-related challenges.
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Solutions for forest management through new research
Identifying trees in high detail using drones and maps will improve forest management in the future. The new research projects of the Finnish Geospatial Research Institute (FGI) of the National Land Survey of Finland (NLS) and the UNITE competence centre develop innovative solutions for the collection of forest data and accurate harvesting.
ResearchFinnish Geospatial Research Institute (FGI)
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