Projects related to Tarkka and STATUS development
SYTYKE is Syke’s Digital service’s internal project, which develops solutions for the modernization of environmental information management and the development of information resources and information systems. Modernization of Tarkka is one of SYTYKE’s subprojects. The framework, data model and the user interface design of the Tarkka service were implemented within SYTYKE. These will bootstrap and streamline the developmental work of the Tarkka service.
BalticAIMS was a project of the Baltic+ program funded by the European Space Agency (ESA), which aims to demonstrate the use of satellite observations for maritime spatial planning together with other geospatial data and in situ observations. Summer and autumn 2022 were the piloting periods of the project, during which new materials and functionalities were added to Tarkka (more information on the available datasets). Other project partners were Brockmann Consult (BC) and Brockmann Geomatics Sweden (BG). The project received additional funding in September 2024. During the extension we will add more materials and functionalities to Tarkka.
The CorEO project was funded by VM’s robotics program that focused on enhancing environmental monitoring by automating the processing of satellite observations. In the CorEO project, the Gallery section was developed. The Gallery provides clodless observtions of areas (lakes, coastal regions) of particular interest.
ArcticPassion project funded the development of the “Lake ice service” theme within Tarkka. The project is an innovative pan-Arctic Observation and Monitoring action that rises to the challenges of climate change. This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Action programme.
FPCUP - Tailored downstream applications/products–from Copernicus to coastal and inland water monitoring. In the project a user survey was performed and additional datasets have been added to the Tarkka. The FPCUP project is financed by the European Commission under the FPA no.: 275/G/GRO/COPE/17/10042
The MAAMERI project is a Water Protection Improvement Program project, funded by Ministry of the Environment. The main theme of the project was to strengthen the knowledge base for improving the state of coastal waters in the Archipelago Sea area. During the MAAMERI project, there has been developed, among other things
high reswolution surface temperature data (updated to Tarkka in 2021),
supplemented by new reference stations for the Archipelago Sea, through which a series of satellite observation time periods will be developed throughout the project and in the future,
river basin impact data (updated to Tarkka in 2022),
turbidity-phosphorus data based on satellite observations.
The project also makes comparisons from different observation sources, such as large-scale field sampling, flow-through measurements, and satellite observations.
WQeMS was an international EU Horizon 2020 funded project. In Finland, the project focuses on providing satellite and in situ observations of water quality from Lake Pien-Saimaa. Data measured by the automatic station is also included. The observations are published through the Tarkka service (more information). The main website of the project provides information on international effort of the project. This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Action programme under Grant Agreement No 101004157.
Other relevant projects in the recent years have been:
New projects will be updated on this page.