NLS-FI INSPIRE Geographical Names Theme Dataset
This dataset provides INSPIRE-compliant geographical names data covering the whole of Finland, published by the National Land Survey of Finland. It contains the INSPIRE feature type NamedPlace, representing named places and their associated geographical names across the country. The dataset is derived from the Geographic Names Register maintained by the National Land Survey and is updated weekly, ensuring current coverage of place-name information. As part of the INSPIRE framework, it supports interoperability with other European spatial data infrastructures and can be used for mapping, spatial analysis, and administrative purposes requiring standardized geographical naming across Finnish territory.”}NLS-FI INSPIRE Geographical Names Theme Dataset is a dataset depicting the Named Places and Geographical Names covering the whole of Finland. It contains the following INSPIRE feature types: NamedPlace The elements are updated weekly. The dataset is based on the Geographic Names Register of the N...
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Data schema (11 fields)
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| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| geometryGeometry | geometry | — |
| inspireIdInspire id | IdentifierPropertyType | — |
| localTypeLocal type | LocalisedCharacterString_PropertyType | — |
| name | GeographicalNamePropertyType | — |
| type | FeaturePropertyType | — |
| text | string | — |
| nativeness | ReferenceType | — |
| nameStatusName status | ReferenceType | — |
| spelling | SpellingOfNamePropertyType | — |
| grammaticalGenderGrammatical gender | ReferenceType | — |
| grammaticalNumberGrammatical number | ReferenceType | — |
Schema captured from ckan 22 days ago.
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Sample data (3 records)
Record 1text: Isokloppa · script: Latn
{
"text": "Isokloppa",
"script": "Latn",
"Integer": "50000",
"localId": "10000001",
"language": "fin",
"namespace": "http://paikkatiedot.fi/so/1001078/gn/NamedPlace/",
"sourceOfName": "Geographical Names Register of the National Land Survey of Finland",
"beginLifespanVersion": "2016-12-30T00:00:00",
"LocalisedCharacterString": "Saari"
}Record 2text: Vähäkloppa · script: Latn
{
"text": "Vähäkloppa",
"script": "Latn",
"Integer": "50000",
"localId": "10000002",
"language": "fin",
"namespace": "http://paikkatiedot.fi/so/1001078/gn/NamedPlace/",
"sourceOfName": "Geographical Names Register of the National Land Survey of Finland",
"beginLifespanVersion": "2016-12-30T00:00:00",
"LocalisedCharacterString": "Saari"
}Record 3text: Appelkrunninhella · script: Latn
{
"text": "Appelkrunninhella",
"script": "Latn",
"Integer": "100000",
"localId": "10000003",
"language": "fin",
"namespace": "http://paikkatiedot.fi/so/1001078/gn/NamedPlace/",
"sourceOfName": "Geographical Names Register of the National Land Survey of Finland",
"beginLifespanVersion": "2016-12-30T00:00:00",
"LocalisedCharacterString": "Saari"
}Live sample captured at profiling time — values may have changed upstream.
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curl -s 'https://www.avoindata.fi/data/api/3/action/package_show?id=nls-fi-inspire-geographical-names-theme-dataset' -H 'Accept: application/json'Full CKAN dataset record: resources, licence, organization, freshness.
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Distributions (5)
https://www.maanmittauslaitos.fi/en/maps-and-spatial-data/expert-users/product-descriptions/geographic-names
https://www.maanmittauslaitos.fi/en/maps-and-spatial-data/expert-users/product-descriptions/geographic-nameshttps://inspire-wms.maanmittauslaitos.fi/inspire-wms/GN/ows?service=wms&request=GetCapabilities
https://inspire-wms.maanmittauslaitos.fi/inspire-wms/GN/ows?service=wms&request=GetCapabilitieshttps://inspire-wfs.maanmittauslaitos.fi/inspire-wfs/gn?request=GetCapabilities&service=wfs&version
https://inspire-wfs.maanmittauslaitos.fi/inspire-wfs/gn?request=GetCapabilities&service=wfs&versionhttps://avoin-paikkatieto.maanmittauslaitos.fi/geographic-names/features/v1/
https://avoin-paikkatieto.maanmittauslaitos.fi/geographic-names/features/v1/https://asiointi.maanmittauslaitos.fi/karttapaikka/tiedostopalvelu/nimisto?lang=en
https://asiointi.maanmittauslaitos.fi/karttapaikka/tiedostopalvelu/nimisto?lang=enSource: ckan · Open original page
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