Finnish Geodetic Institute

LMO Description

Organisation:

Proposed role in INSPIRE development

allocate experts to Drafting Teams

yes

submit reference material as input to the Drafting Teams

yes

contribute to awareness raising and training

yes

implement pilot projects to test/revise/develop the draft Implementing Rules

yes

Details

Level of authority:

National

Finland

Formal Mandate:

<p>The Finnish Geodetic Institute (FGI), founded in 1918, is a research<br /> institute for the mapping sciences residing under the Ministry of<br /> Agriculture and Forestry. </p>

Main Activities:

The Finnish Geodetic Institute shall deal with the basic scientific measurements for Finnish mapping and with metrology of geospatial information and engage in research work in the fields of geodesy, geoinformatics and remote sensing and related sciences. The task of the institute shall also be to foster the introduction of geodetic, geoinformatics and remote sensing methods and equipment in the acquisition and processing of geospatial information in particular.

URL:

http://www.fgi.fi

Area of work/experience

Geographic Domain::

National

Finland

Societal Sector:

central government, research

Specific Expertise:

Metadata

Network Services

Data Specifications

Previous Experience relevant for INSPIRE development:

Co ordination of the GiMoDig project, in which geospatial network services and harmonisation / on-the-fly schema translation were in a substantial role.

INSPIRE Data Themes
Coordinator	Elevation
Producer	Coordinate reference systems, Geographical grid systems, Elevation

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