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DESCRIPTION:Lounaistieto\, the regional geoinformation and open data networ
 k in Southwest Finland\, develops and maintains regional data services and
  supports municipalities\, public organisations and research partners in p
 roducing high quality\, interoperable datasets. Within this initiative\, L
 ounaistieto leads data enrichment\, municipal collaboration and the develo
 pment of sustainable practices for recreational data management.\n\nThe on
 going Digiretki project aims to improve the quality\, accessibility and in
 teroperability of recreational data in Southwest Finland. Its core objecti
 ves include integrating the regional recreational database with two nation
 al information services\, Luontoon.fi map service and the Lipas system\, a
 nd strengthening municipalities’ ability to produce and maintain accurat
 e\, up to date datasets. The work also supports nature tourism companies i
 n enhancing their digital visibility through Visit Finland’s DataHub dat
 abase.\n\nThe initiative advances open data availability and interoperabil
 ity by redesigning the regional Virma data model to align with national st
 andards and by implementing a technical transfer solution that allows enri
 ched Virma data\, including site descriptions\, images\, accessibility inf
 ormation and area based features\, to flow automatically into the Lipas sy
 stem. This ensures nationally compatible and openly accessible datasets an
 d strengthens the foundation for coherent outdoor recreation information a
 cross Finland. Municipal engagement\, data quality assessments and hands o
 n training further improve the region’s capacity for producing interoper
 able open data.\n\nThe project also connects directly to open source softw
 are development. The renewed Virma data model and associated documentation
  are openly published through Lounaistieto’s GitHub\, enabling other reg
 ions and organisations to adopt\, adapt and extend the technical solution.
  By following open source principles\, the initiative promotes transparenc
 y\, reusability and collaborative development and reinforces the broader m
 ission to build sustainable\, interoperable and openly available digital i
 nfrastructure for outdoor recreation\, municipal service provision and nat
 ure tourism innovation.\n\nIn the presentation\, we will introduce the pro
 ject’s outcomes and provide an overview of Lounaistieto’s work.
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SUMMARY:Towards open and interoperable recreational data infrastructure - A
 ntti Vasanen
URL:https://talks.osgeo.org/foss4g-europe-2026/talk/XQUK9R/
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