The GSGF in Finland — Integration of geospatial and statistical information in Finland (GSFI) project takes the next step after the GEOSTAT 4 project by adapting the GSGF Europe to the Finnish context. The GSGF Finland will be supplemented with studies on the integration of the recently launched national data quality framework and development of national privacy policies. The Finnish operating environment is assessed and a roadmap for the future development is drafted in the project.
As a part of this project, the Finnish Environment Institute (Syke) develops a proposal for a new regional division of local statistical areas (small-areas) to increase the national interoperability of geospatial statistics. The proposal includes benchmarking methodologies, surveying stakeholder needs, evaluating methods, piloting and a (semi) automatic production method of the produced model. A new regional division model will also be planned and piloted to increase the national interoperability of geospatial statistics.
In addition, the project aims to run a case study and thereby test options in national shared production solutions on streamlining statistical processes. In the case study, it is described how to enable the assimilation of the geospatial information system in different statistical processes using a centralised business data resource and other data sources linked to the corresponding places of business. Furthermore, a proposal for a clearly defined maintenance strategy aims to secure the continuity and sustainability of the project outputs.
Statistics Finland manages the project consortium. Other members of the consortium are the Finnish Environment Institute and the National Land Survey of Finland. The participating organisations are the key organisations considering geospatial statistics in Finland. The project will be carried out in close co-operation with the Network on Integration of Statistics and Geospatial Information in Finland, and with communicating with the Nordic and European colleagues.