Ongoing and previous projects

Ongoing projects

  • 5G-assisted Ground-based Galileo-GPS receiver Group

    The objective of the 5G-assisted Ground-based Galileo-GPS receiver Group with Inertial and Visual Enhancement (5GIVE) project is to investigate how to combine satellite positioning techniques with motion sensors and terrestrial radio signals so that the accuracy of the positioning could be enhanced in challenging environments where satellite signals suffer from multipath propagation.

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  • AIRING

    The project addresses resilience of aviation operations to GNSS frequency jamming and cyber (i.e. spoofing or meaconing attacks done via a GNSS signal generator) threats. The project shall assess the threats on GNSS signals and resulting risks for civilian flights. It shall develop possible monitoring techniques to detect and localise threats. The project shall also assess possible technical and operational mitigation techniques to reduce the impact of such threats on the aviation operations.

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  • Changes in Gravity

    The superconducting gravimeter GWRT020 at Metsähovi observes temporal variations in gravity, smaller than 10-12 microgal.

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  • Controlling real property in support of security of

    Capturing territories in a foreign country to advance national interests is one form of hybrid warfare.  Often countries, Finland included, aim to prevent this kind of attempts by monitoring the real property transactions close to sites of strategic importance. Monitoring the changes in direct ownership to real property provides, however, only a limited view on the possible security threats related to land and real properties.

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  • Coordinate reference systems

    "Coordinate reference systems" project includes tasks in guidance and maintenance of EUREF-FIN, the Finnish realisation of the ETRS89 reference system.

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  • CyberGrass

    CyberGrass -project introduces a new method for assessing the quality and quantity of grass fodder based on unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and satellites.

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  • Density4Trees

    Density4Trees project – Understanding Wood Density Variation Within and Between Trees Using Multispectral Point Cloud Technologies and X-ray microdensitometry.

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  • Diversity4Forests

    Capturing structural and functional diversity of trees and tree communities for supporting sustainable use of forests

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  • ENHANCE

    Objective of the ENHANCE project is firstly to demonstrate situational awareness of autonomous vessels using AI and machine learning based detection and identification of sea-ice features.

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  • ESRIUM

    ESRIUM is a multi-national project with the common goal to set up a service to foster greener and smarter road usage, road maintenance, and to increase road safety. The key innovation will be formed by a homogeneous, accurate and recent digital map of road surface damage and road wear. ESRIUM’s core proposition is a data platform, which hosts highly detailed EGNSS-referenced map data of road damage and associated safety risks at centimeter-level resolution. Further addressed as “road wear map”, it will contain unique information, which is of value to multiple stakeholders: road operators will be able to lower the road maintenance effort by optimal planning.

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  • FAST

    Ultrafast Data Production with Broadband Photodetectors for Active Hyperspectral Space
    Imaging

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  • FEROX

    Fostering and Enabling AI, Data and Robotics Technologies for Supporting Human Workers in Harvesting Wild Food

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  • FinnRef

    The Finnish permanent GPS network FinnRef® is a part of the Fennoscandian Regional Permanent GPS Network.

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  • FLEX-EPOS - Flexible instrument network

    We will create a national pool of geophysical instruments and multi-disciplinary geophysical superstations to solve fundamental scientific questions in seismology, geomagnetism and geodesy.

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  • Forest cycles

    Monitoring and understanding forest ecosystem cycles using high temporal and spatial resolution terrestrial laser scanning time series.

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  • From quasars to geodesy (NT-VGOS)

    Novel Techniques for the VLBI Global Observing System (NT-VGOS) is a consortium of the Finnish Geospatial Research Institute and Aalto University Metsähovi Radio Observatory funded by the Academy of Finland.

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  • Geoid Modelling

    The main objective of the project is to improve geoid modelling skills and study geoid models available for Finland.

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  • Geoportti Research Infrastructure

    Geoportti research infrastructure offers an user-centred approach and open access that will enhance the use of geospatial data, methods, and tools in research.

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  • GeoPrivacy

    Ever since various GNSS-enabled smart devices started to gain popularity in the society, the amount of personal location data recorded with different fitness apps has increased steadily. This data could be used for example in city planning.

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  • GeoVaPaa

    The objective of GeoVaPaa project is to study how the resolution and accuracy of the gravity data effects the accuracy of the geoid model in Finland and whether the current gravity data fulfils the resolution and the accuracy requirements for the future geoid model.

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  • GIMME

    One of the unique features of the Galileo satellite navigation system is its dedicated Public Regulated Service (PRS). The purpose of the PRS is to improve the resilience of authorized users against radio jamming and counterfeit signals (spoofing).

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  • INCUBATE - Indoor navigations from cubesat technology

    LEO small satellites are cost-effective which will make it possible to provide PNT services to new user groups that cannot be reached by traditional GNSS services, while creating new types of commercial opportunities. Technology related to small satellites enable creating new business models when development is done together with companies. INCUBATE -project aims to enhance these types of activities. We intend to investigate how PNT (positioning, navigation, and timing) operations based on LEO satellites can be used in indoor environment. In addition, and partly together with companies, we will explore the commercial potential and prospective revenue streams generated by the solution. The satellite signal and its reception has to be optimized for us to be able to determine a sufficient performance of satellite signal for accurate PNT indoor service. In addition, we are developing the utilization of existing small satellites and designing a new satellite, FinnPNTSat, for positioning. We are also developing a new payload, i.e. equipment and software carried by the satellite.

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  • Information contents and trends in land administration systems

    Land information systems are reaching their technical life span in many countries. Organizations and actors involved in recording information about real property units and the related rights, restrictions and responsibilities are forced to re-evaluate the current and future information needs and to make choices about the development trajectories of land information systems.

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  • KAOS

    Project aims to develop the knowledge capital and preparedness of applying and utilizing 3D city modeling in 6Aika
    cities and in the private sector.

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  • LAS3R

    LAS3R Project – Low orbit altimetry, Albedo, and Antarctic Snow and Sea-ice Surface Roughness.

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  • MaaTu

    The MaaTu project produces refined spatial data on the occurrence and depth of peat soils using remote sensing, empirical field data, and machine learning methods.

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  • MeteOC4

    Remote sensing of Earth from space using the global observation system is the major means of obtaining the trustworthy data needed for climate change

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  • Metrology

    "Metrology" project maintains and develops activities in the National Standards Laboratories.

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  • NC-GRASS

    Dairy and beef industries in Finland: Progressing pathways to carbon-neutrality by 2035

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  • Opal Life

    OPAL-Life started in 2015 and it aims at mitigating greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture following the principle of sustainable intensification.

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  • Planetary spectrometry

    Scattering, absorption, and emission of electromagnetic radiation occurs in practically all systems of matter and radiation. The measurement, observation, and theoretical modeling of this interaction provides information about the system’s physical and chemical properties down to length scales of a fraction of the wavelength.

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  • Posiva

    The Finnish Geodetic Institute studies crustal deformations at the candidate sites for final disposal of spent nuclear fuel.

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  • PRS Pilot Project for Demonstration (3PfD)

    One of the unique features of the Galileo satellite navigation system is its dedicated Public Regulated Service (PRS). The purpose of the PRS is to improve the resilience of authorized users against radio jamming and counterfeit signals (spoofing).

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  • PULSAR

    The aim is to analyze innovation trends in the PNT sector (ie positioning, navigation, timing) as well as to identify actions that can support these innovations.

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  • Quality4Trees

    Quality4Trees Project – Feasibility of Inside-Canopy UAV Laser Scanning for Automated Tree Quality Surveying

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  • REASON

    Satellite navigation (GNSS) signals provide accurate and continuous position, navigation, and timing (PNT) services to citizens. These services are necessary to critical infrastructures, such as accurate timing for stock market, electricity transmission, banking and security information systems, reliable positioning for aviation, wireless communications, accurate localization for emergency (112) personnel and logistic chains, and transport.

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  • RehuDrooni

    RehuDrooni-project studies drone based remote sensing methods and their prospects for enhancing sustainable development of cattle feed production

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  • Rod comparator

    In the “Rod comparator” project an automated comparator for system and rod calibration of digital levelling instruments will be constructed and delivered to the Russian customer.

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  • SILS

    Upscaling of carbon intake and water balance models of individual trees to wider areas with short interval laser scanning time series

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  • SPRUCERISK

    The project will create methods and practices to improve the climate resilience of our forests from a forest health perspective.

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  • Tandem

    Estimating Forest Resources and Quality-related Attributes Using Automated Methods
    and Technologies.

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  • TUGEVA

    During our era of enormous geospatial data (abbr. geodata), the comprehensibility of its contents to people often remains weak and the data contains more and more features and phenomena unknown to its users. However, effective use of these data and understanding phenomena related to geographic features in them require comprehending exactly this unknown information.

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  • Unite

    Unite — Forest-Human-Machine Interplay - Building Resilience, Redefining Value Networks and Enabling Meaningful Experiences.

    Unite is a competence center for high-quality research and societal impact. We are one of the Academy of Finland Finnish flagships.

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