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Positio ICC 2011 Special Issue
From the editor: Opening access
You are reading the third edition of the special issue of Positio magazine. It reports some of the progress made in Finland in the geoinformation field.
PaikkaOppi brings GIS to schools
Learning geography through one's own discovery is the aim of a web-based GIS service for Finnish schools.
MenoMaps multichannel maps
Paper maps, web maps, mobile maps, maps on a multi-touch screen – the MenoMaps projects study the multichannel use of maps and social media in support of outdoor leisure activities.
Open interface of Journey Planner encourages application development
Intermodal door-to-door routing supports the use of public transport in Helsinki region. The development of new services is encouraged by opening access to the timetable and route data.
Navigating the Baltic Sea labyrinth
Loisto navigation programs serve the professionals in the maintenance of fairways or in search and rescue as well as leisure boaters sailing the shallow waters.
Piekka generalizes topographic data for small scale maps
National Land Survey has improved the production process of small scale map databases by creating an application for automated generalization.
Swedish military mapping in Finland 1776 – 1805
Newly found Swedish military maps are giving information about the 18th century mapping of Finland.
Opening access to spatial data
the National Land Survey has opened some of its datasets to use free of charge and with extensive rights of use. This is to gain experience for further actions.
National Geoportal in the core of the spatial data infrastructure
The National Geoportal not only provides discovery and view services but also enables publishing of embedded maps. The portal received a national innovation prize in 2010.
GIS maturity model as a tool for developing the utilisation of spatial data
The capabilities of an organisation in utilising spatial data can be assessed by a GIS maturity model.
Lahti leads the way in the transformation of local coordinate systems
Finland recently implemented a new reference frame and a new height system. The city of Lahti is giving an example in carrying out transformations to the new systems.
Global forest mapping for carbon sink assessment
VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland is developing a forest monitoring system to improve the accuracy of forest resources assessment from satellites.