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Authorities and educational and research use

Topographic data and cadastral index map materials

Laser scanning data, Reference points, Elevation models, Aerial photos, Ortho images, Topographic database, Basic map raster, Road names, Topographic map rasters 1:50,000–1:500,000, Topographic maps 1:100,000 and 1:250,000, Background map series, General maps 1:1,000,000 and 1:4,500,000, General map rasters 1:1,000,000, 1:2,000,000, 1:4,500,000, and 1:8,000,000, Nomenclature products (place names also including map names), and Municipal division products 1:10,000–1:4,500,000, as well as the property boundaries and identifiers of the cadastral index map can be used with the open data licence.

The open data licence is for private and commercial use, publication, sub-licensing, and incorporation of the materials into another product or service.

The downloader’s contact information is collected in connection with the download.

Printed maps, printouts, and printout files from the National Land Survey’s topographic datasets are subject to a fee.

Data deliveries are always subject to a processing fee that is mentioned in the material’s details.

Authorities’ licence
Cadastral register data is available to government and municipal authorities as well as educational and research use at the cost of detachment.

Purchase price register and cadastral register data are only handed over to the authorities for the purpose of conducting the official tasks of the organisation in question. The agency’s or body’s official tasks are laid down by law, regulation, or a similar provision. If the authority has other than official duties, they will have to pay normal data access authorisation fees in accordance with the current price list for the materials they acquire for these other purposes.

The pricing does not apply to extracts, printouts, printed maps, or scanned materials.

The materials can also be used in publications related to official duties. However, the authorisation to publish does not apply to online services. For them, the authorisation to publish is issued on a case-by-case basis.

The authority must inform the National Land Survey of its official duties in writing so that the detachment fees can be priced.

Support for the digital data of the National Land Survey will solve any cases requiring interpretation.

Educational and research use
Educational use means degree-oriented public education, and research use means such research the results of which are public.

You can acquire purchase price register data with a 90% discount for educational and research use. In addition, costs of detachment are charged.

Cadastral register data is handed over for educational and research use at the cost of detachment.

Educational institutions are not granted any discount on fees for map data or Laser scanning data 5 p. Educational institutions can use model datasets.