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Avoin-Map spatial tools

Three map services built for one Finnish village, and how far each had got at mid-term.

Which three services does Avoin-Map build for Mallusjoki, and how far had each got at mid-term?

An Energy Map (backend and interface design completed), a Zoning Map (a private online test version) and an Activity Map and Calendar (a first landing-page mockup). The project also fed spatial planning into the co-design of the Green Cultural Centre.

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Avoin-Map at mid-term: three services, three stagesMid-term state of the three Avoin-Map services in Mallusjoki: the Energy Map had completed backend and interface design, the Zoning Map had a private online test version, and the Activity Map and Calendar had a first landing-page mockup. None was a finished public service. The project also helped co-design the Green Cultural Centre with laser scanning, drone imaging and baseline design work. Avoin-Map at mid-term: three services, three stages Develop open call, Mallusjoki pilot (Finland) Mockup Design completed Private test version Public service Energy Mapbackend and interface designcompleted Zoning Mapadvanced to a private online testversion Activity Map andCalendarfirst landing-page mockup delivered none at mid-term Planning the venueCo-design of the Green Cultural Centre, the venue atthe heart of the village's rural event strategy, orientedto the New European Bauhaus. Early support: laserscanning, drone imaging and baseline design work. Built to be reusedThe tools are open source, so another village can reuseand adapt the code. Built by Avoin Map Oy (lead),Feydec Oy and Saatsi Arkkitehdit Oy. STATUS Mid-term state only. Develop projects were due to submit final reports in July 2026. Source: PoliRural+ website, pilot page Finland – Mallusjoki; D6.3 Comprehensive Report on Funded Activities (Develop call: Avoin-Map)
Mid-term state of the three Avoin-Map services in Mallusjoki: the Energy Map had completed backend and interface design, the Zoning Map had a private online test version, and the Activity Map and Calendar had a first landing-page mockup. None was a finished public service. The project also helped co-design the Green Cultural Centre with laser scanning, drone imaging and baseline design work.

Avoin-Map: open-source maps for a village's energy, zoning and events

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Avoin-Map (“Open-Source Spatial Tools for Smart Rural-Urban Development in Mallusjoki”) is a Develop open-call project in the Mallusjoki pilot. Three Finnish firms build it: Avoin Map Oy (lead), Feydec Oy and the architecture practice Saatsi Arkkitehdit Oy.

Three services, three stages

At mid-term the services had reached different milestones:

ServiceMid-term state
Energy MapBackend and interface design completed
Zoning MapAdvanced to a private online test version
Activity Map and CalendarFirst landing-page mockup delivered

Reading the table honestly matters: at mid-term none of the three was a finished public service.

Planning the venue

The project also helped co-design the Green Cultural Centre, the venue at the heart of the village’s rural event strategy. Here spatial planning meets community-building, in a design oriented to the New European Bauhaus. Early practical support included laser scanning, drone imaging and baseline design work.

Why it matters beyond Mallusjoki

The team reports strong stakeholder interest and good potential for reuse beyond the pilot area. The tools are open source, so another village can reuse and adapt the code. Develop projects were due to submit final reports in July 2026; the sources used here describe the mid-term state only.

For a comparable approach at regional scale, built on open geodata, see the local GeoAI knowledge base in chapter 4.

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