National Land Survey of Finland
Encyclopedia
The National Land Survey of Finland is an official body, dealing with cartography
and cadastre
issues in Finland
. It is subordinated the Finnish Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry.
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.
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Cartography
Cartography is the study and practice of making maps. Combining science, aesthetics, and technique, cartography builds on the premise that reality can be modeled in ways that communicate spatial information effectively.The fundamental problems of traditional cartography are to:*Set the map's...
and cadastre
Cadastre
A cadastre , using a cadastral survey or cadastral map, is a comprehensive register of the metes-and-bounds real property of a country...
issues in Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
. It is subordinated the Finnish Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry.
Organization
The current director is Jarmo Ratia. The National Land Survey employs some 1,800 people and is organizationally divided into six service and production units that serve the entire country. There are also 13 regional officesThe National Land Survey deals both with cartographic and cadastre questions, and upholds a national Geographic Information System
Geographic Information System
A geographic information system, geographical information science, or geospatial information studies is a system designed to capture, store, manipulate, analyze, manage, and present all types of geographically referenced data...
. Furthermore, the NLS provides services concerning land, environment and buildings. The main customer is the private sector.
Directors General
- Abraham Nordenstedt 1812–1820
- Abraham Joachim Molander 1821–1828
- Carl Gustaf Tawaststjerna 1828–1843
- Jonas Ferdinand Bergenheim 1843–1845
- Alexander Rechenberg 1847–1854
- Clas Wilhelm Gyldèn 1854–1872
- Berndt Otto Nymalm 1872–1887
- Jaakko Sjölin 1887–1915
- Otto Sarvi 1915–1917
- Kyösti HaatajaKyösti HaatajaKyösti Haataja was a twentieth century Finnish politician.He was a member of the National Coalition Party and was the chairman of the party between 1926 and 1932 following Hugo Suolahti....
1917–1929 - Väinö Ahla 1929–1950
- Väinö V. Seppälä 1950–1960
- Viljo Niskanen 1960–1972
- Lauri Kantee 1972–1991
- Jarmo Ratia 1991–1999
- Pauli Karvinen 1999-2000
- Jarmo Ratia 2000-
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