Location and area search

Location and area search

The location and area search function can be found among the icons on the right side of the interface using the magnifying glass icon. .

The location and area search function allows you to search for location information in Finnish place names, WFS areas, or Tarkka reference stations. The search works by typing the search term into the Location and Area Search field and clicking on the Search text. The search results open in a list where you can open different categories of results. By clicking on a search result, Tarkka’s map view navigates to that location and, if necessary, zooms in.

The search utilizes the National Land Survey of Finland’s geocoding service for place name searches and SYKE’s own search interface for water formations and stations.

• Finnish place names (e.g., cities, municipalities, water bodies) can be searched using keywords. The search results appear in the section labeled Places. Place searches can be further refined by adding additional criteria to the search field, such as the name of a locality ("salmi,Vihti") or other specifications ("Hossa, Suomussalmi, kansallispuisto").
• Water bodies can be searched by the name of the water body, its code, or a part of its code (e.g. "Lu_020" or "Hankoniemi").
• Tarkka reference stations can be searched by the name or code of the station (e.g. "Kylmäpihl" or "47619").

Search	Search results	Search results with specified criteria

The search function indicates NO RESULTS when the searched term is not found. For example, in this case, the names of stations and WFS areas do not include Kuopio. However, the place name search found the location in question.