Work type: Applications

• Avoin Map

  

  Last updated: 1.10.2025 Avoin Map supports the green transition in agriculture, forestry, and zoning. It combines open-source environmental data with digital management tools for sustainable development.  Avoin Map presents environmental data in a simple and approachable way. Map applets help farmers, forest owners, and building owners make a green transition on their properties by supporting…

• SARV

  

  Last updated: 2.10.2025 SARV is a Carbon Footprint quantification tool for architects & engineers. This open-source emission calculator supports sustainable construction. SARV was created for TalTech and is based on an open emission factor database. The calculator helps architects calculate the emissions of building materials and is based on the principles of transparency in its…

• OKAS

  

  Last updated: 2.10.2025 OKASC is a GHG Accounting tool for enterprises and organisations. This free emissions calculator created for TalTech build upon an open emission factor database designed for research institutions and information technology companies. The calculator allows companies to calculate their emissions and is based on the principles of transparency in its methodology, factors,…

• Zoning map

  

  Last updated 31.10.2025 This digital map applet supports sustainable zoning. Zoning Map is a digital map applet that helps zoning officers evaluate the soil and vegetation climate impact of zoning plans and create more sustainable plans. The Finnish prototype was co-created with the Finnish Environment Institute and the Finnish Natural Resources Institute. The service is…

• Lifestyle Calculators

  

  Last updated: 4.10.2025 These emission calculators promote sustainable consumption.  In the EU project “1.5 Lifestyles,” free household emissions calculators were developed for Hungary and Latvia in collaboration with the tool owners GreenDependent Institute (HU), Zala Brīvība (LV), and methodological partner D-mat (FI). Tools are based on customizable emission factor databases. The calculators help households calculate…

• Energy Map

  

  Last updated: 4.10.2025 This upcoming mapping tool helps improve sustainable energy consumption in buildings.  Supported by the ERDF, and previously the City of Helsinki, and the Ministry of the Environment, the Energy Map is an open-source mapping tool for assessing building emissions and recommending energy renovations. It presents emission estimates and energy renovation recommendations for…

• Forest Kids

  

  Last updated: 4.10.2025 This online game teaches children about forest biodiversity around the world.  Forest Kids is a mobile and desktop game published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) with the support of the European Space Agency, and with Avoin’s technical assistance. The game features tropical, boreal, temperate, and arid…

• Avoin E-Learning

  

  Last updated: 4.10.2025 Avoin’s first e-learning course features ethical foundation models for sustainable development and inclusion. The SDG Challenge educates and experiments with AI solutions aligned with the UN Sustainable Development Goals. It promotes responsible development of geospatial, climate, education, and medical AI by integrating ethical principles into next-generation models. StageIn development, release is expected…

• Agricultural Map

  

  Last updated: 4.10.2025 This open-source mapping tool assesses the environmental impact of a farm.  Supported by the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry and Ålandsbanken, the Agricultural Map is an open-source mapping tool for assessing the profitability, carbon and water footprints, biodiversity, and water impacts of a farm and region. It presents agricultural modelling based on…

• Forest Map

  

  Last updated: 4.10.2025 This open-source mapping tool assesses the environmental impact of a forest.    Supported by the European Space Agency, and Business Finland the Forest Map is an open-source mapping tool for assessing the carbon balance, biodiversity, and water impact of forests over their lifecycle. It presents forest modelling based on open spatial data from…