Metsähallitus mobile application

Metsähallitus' experts move around the forest on their phones using a mobile application developed by Sitowise for collecting topographic data. The application collects information on sites in the natural and built environment, such as endangered species, hiking cabins, duckboards and old tar pits. The introduction of the application frees experts from the use of pens and notebooks and facilitates data collection.

The challenging terrain conditions have been taken into account in the development work, as the application can also be used without a network connection. At the core of data management is GPS technology and location data, which can be used, for example, to record a route track.

In addition to information management of structures and routes, the application also records information on archaeological sites and species. Different groups of organisms are mapped to determine the species present in protected areas. Already known occurrences of endangered species are also monitored in order to plan the necessary management measures to improve the status of their habitats or to take species into account in the planning of new hiking routes and nature management in state-owned multiple-use forests.