The National Land Survey of Finland (Finnish: Maanmittauslaitos, Swedish: Lantmäteriverket) is an official body, dealing with cartography and cadastre issues in Finland. It is subordinated the Finnish Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry.
Maanmittauslaitos Lantmäteriverket | |
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Formed | 1812 |
Jurisdiction | Government of Finland |
Headquarters | Opastinsilta 12 C, Helsinki 60°11′57″N 024°56′11″E / 60.19917°N 24.93639°E |
Employees | 1,761 |
Annual budget | €127 million (2010) |
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Parent agency | Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry |
Website | www |
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On May 1, 2012 the National Land Survey opened its topographic datasets for free use.[3]
The current director is Arvo Kokkonen.[4] The National Land Survey of Finland has offices in 37 localities across Finland, from Mariehamn to Ivalo. The number of employees totals approximately 2000. The organisation consists of a central administration and four operations units, which are Production, General Administration, Centre for ICT Services, and the Finnish Geospatial Research Institute (FGI).[5]
The National Land Survey deals both with cartographic and cadastre questions, and upholds a national Geographic Information System. Furthermore, the NLS provides services concerning land, environment and buildings. The main customer is the private sector.[5]
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