Nature resources in Espoo

Description

Data related to Espoo’s nature and environment can be accessed through the city’s WFS and WMS geographic data interfaces. The datasets include nature reserves, traditional landscapes, nature trails and valuable natural sites. In addition, a map of invasive species is available, depicting the invasive species in the plant world as well as the outdoor destinations in the Kotinurkilta kallioille guide. The Environmental Protection Services of Espoo manages all of the above, except the map of invasive species and the Kotikalliot layers, which are produced and maintained by the Espoo Public Works Department. **API addresses:** - WMS: [https://kartat.espoo.fi/teklaogcweb/wms.ashx](https://kartat.espoo.fi/teklaogcweb/wms.ashx?request=GetCapabilities) - WFS: [https://kartat.espoo.fi/teklaogcweb/wfs.ashx](https://kartat.espoo.fi/teklaogcweb/wfs.ashx?request=GetCapabilities) - WFS: For QGIS 2.18 - 3.x versions: [https://kartat.espoo.fi/teklaogcweb/wfs.ashx?OUTPUTFORMAT=GML2](https://kartat.espoo.fi/teklaogcweb/wfs.ashx?OUTPUTFORMAT=GML2) - API description (in English): https://kartat.espoo.fi/Place information/files/WMS-and_WFS interface descriptions.pdf - More information on dataset and metadata document (in Finnish) (pdf): https://www.espoo.fi/en/espoon-nature datasets#section-34836 **Layers:** Datasets of the Environmental Protection Services WFS: - GIS:Valuable streams - GIS:Valuable nature areas - GIS:Valuable geological areas - GIS:Nature protection areas - GIS:Nature protection areas - GIS:Traditional environments - GIS:The state of streams - GIS:Ecological network Regionally important contact areas (Ecological network: important -connections in county level) - GIS:Ecological network Provincial breakpoints (Ecological network: missing connections in county level) - GIS:Ecological network Locally accurate connections (Ecological network: locally important connections) - GIS:Ecological network (Ecological network: connections to be developed) - GIS:Ecological network forests) - GIS:Birdwatching towers - GIS:Nature trails - GIS:Protected areas, species that need special - protection - GIS:Groundwater areas - GIS:Areas of environment reports - GIS:Areas of giant hogweed - GIS:Natural monuments - GIS:Norot (Trickle of water areas) - GIS:Areas of endangered environment - GIS:PEMMA_areas (Local ecologically significant marine underwater areas) WMS: - Ecological network Arvorasteri (Ecological network: raster) Datasets of the Public Works Department WFS: - GIS:Outdoor activity areas - GIS:Outdoor activity trails - GIS:Outdoor activity points - GIS:Map of alien species **More information:** All datasets are updated when changes occur. You can find out more about valuable nature sites on [the city’s website](https://www.espoo.fi/en/sports-and-nature/nature-espoo/nature-conservation-espoo). You can find information on watercourses on the city’s website and in the mapping of watercourses in [Espoo for 2020-2021](https://www.espoo.fi/fi/espoon-current water mapping-2020-2021-urban streams-natural state-and-transformation) (in Finnish). More information about the Kotikalliot dataset: most of the sites in the layers are described in the book (https://www.espoo.fi/en/sports-and-nature/explore-nature/natural-sites-espoo). The layer Kotikalliot_alue includes polygon-shaped outdoor guidance areas, Kottikalliot_ luontopolut includes nature paths related to outdoor guidance, and Kottikalliot_piste includes point-shaped features related to outdoor guidance. *Please note that only some of the datasets in Espoo’s geographic data interfaces are open to everyone. The use of some layers requires logging in, and these layers are not open data.*

Resources

Name Format Description Link
0 https://www.avoindata.fi/data/dataset/6b763945-047e-48df-a60d-09cfbf2fc227/resource/eaac270d-0e44-40f6-ad7f-44a583768746
0 https://www.avoindata.fi/data/dataset/6b763945-047e-48df-a60d-09cfbf2fc227/resource/50cefc25-292c-46c4-8f4d-a52f606afc92
0 https://www.avoindata.fi/data/dataset/6b763945-047e-48df-a60d-09cfbf2fc227/resource/eaac270d-0e44-40f6-ad7f-44a583768746
0 https://www.avoindata.fi/data/dataset/6b763945-047e-48df-a60d-09cfbf2fc227/resource/50cefc25-292c-46c4-8f4d-a52f606afc92
0 https://www.avoindata.fi/data/dataset/6b763945-047e-48df-a60d-09cfbf2fc227/resource/eaac270d-0e44-40f6-ad7f-44a583768746
0 https://www.avoindata.fi/data/dataset/6b763945-047e-48df-a60d-09cfbf2fc227/resource/50cefc25-292c-46c4-8f4d-a52f606afc92

Tags

  • environment
  • vesi
  • kasvillisuus
  • vedenalainen
  • natur
  • endangered
  • område
  • nature-protection
  • marine
  • meriluontoalue
  • arvoympäristö
  • haittakasvi
  • muistomerkki
  • vieraslaji
  • luonto
  • water
  • uhanalainen
  • luonnonsuojelualueet
  • vesialueet
  • perinneympäristöt
  • naturskydd
  • invasive
  • ympäristö
  • nature

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