Work type: Products

• Space4Cities – Zoning Impact Measurements with Space Data (HIGHLIGHT)

  

  Last updated: 23.8.2025 This project develops a digital platform for assessing zoning impacts using Earth observation data. The result zoning impact assessment tool is scalable and web-based, and integrates EO data with local planning, empowering municipalities to make climate-smart urban land-use decisions. During the project, Avoin Map develops the ZIM – Zoning Impact Mapper as…

• Avoin Map – Smart Forest Decisions (HIGHLIGHT)

  

  Last updated: 23.8.2025 This project expanded Avoin Map´s usability by adding the first machine learning algorithm on forests. Avoin´s first machine learning model predicts forest biomass and carbon using ESA Copernicus satellite data. The web map service turns the Finnish Forest Centre’s open forest data into actionable insights based on modelling powered by the Forest…

• DIGI-GROW – Digital Twin for Agrivoltaics (HIGHLIGHT)

  

  Last updated: 23.8.2025 This project is a data-driven European initiative to optimise agrivoltaic systems for resilient and profitable agriculture. The goal of the project is to build an open, farmer-friendly web platform for simulating, planning, and managing agrivoltaic production. For this project, Avoin partners with experts from Germany, Spain, and Turkiye to develop an integrated…

• HOLOSEU – EU-Wide Farm Assessment Tool

  

  Last updated: 23.8.2025 This collaborative European project develops a next-generation decision-support platform to assess agricultural practices on farm and regional levels. The goal of the project is to build and open-source digital software prototype (HOLOSEU v3.0) for quantifying climate, economic, and biodiversity impacts in agriculture across the project countries, tailored to national conditions and farmer…

• SDG Challenge – Ethical AI Futures

  Last updated: 23.8.2025 Avoin and GreenInvent Education in collaboration with researchers educate on the use of ethical AI models to address global challenges defined by the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).  The project result is an e-learning course and data challenge that supports the ethical and sustainable development of foundation models for SDG-aligned AI innovation.…

• Forest Kids – Global Biodiversity Game (HIGHLIGHT)

  

  Last updated: 23.8.2025 FAO’s initiative brings together education, ecology, and storytelling through a multilingual, web and mobile game for children. Forest Kids introduces biodiversity and restoration concepts in an accessible way, with a strong visual identity and modules co-developed with experts and international partners. It is featured by the FAO and ESA as an example…

• Open Tool and Data – Foundation for the Cleaner Baltic Sea

  

  Last updated: 23.8.2025 This project started the development of Avoin Map, a sustainable mapping tool.  The first version of Avoin Map provided an evaluation of the field environmental status in Finland in 2019. A follow-up project developed a tailor-made user interface design for farmers to evaluate carbon and water emissions and emission reduction potentials of…

• ReLive – Open Circular Farming Models

  

  Last updated: 23.8.2025 This international research project focused on circular mixed farming modelling frameworks. The goal of the project was to produce open-source environmental and economic assessment frameworks for field, farm, and product levels to build digital decision support for farmers and policymakers. Avoin with partners from Ireland, Germany, France, Netherlands, Poland, Estonia, New Zealand,…

• GHG.EE – Transparent Emission Reporting

  

  Last updated: 23.8.2025 In this project, TalTech’s initiative resulted in a free, open-source greenhouse gas (GHG) quantification tools tailored for organisational use in the business and building sectors.  The tools built by Avoin in collaboration with TalTech apply a hybrid method combining the GHG Protocol and environmentally extended input-output (EEIO) models, ensuring comprehensive and accurate…

• Lifestyle Calculators – Personal Carbon Web Tools for Change

  

  Last updated: 23.8.2025 GreenDependent Institute and Zala Brīvība initiated the first citizen carbon calculators for Hungary and Latvia. Avoin Ry developed user-friendly carbon footprint calculators with admin interfaces in collaboration with GreenDependent Institute (HU), Zala Brīvība (LV), and D-mat (FI) for the EU 1.5° Lifestyles project. The calculators support sustainable lifestyle decisions through regionalised, accessible,…