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What is Karttapaikka website?
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The Karttapaikka website offers an access to the NLS topographic maps. You can search for maps from the whole of Finland by place names. In more accurate scales, you can also choose an aerial image as the background. More exact scales also show property boundaries. In addition to the map search, there are many other features in the service. Using the function “Transform coordinates”, you can transform coordinates in different coordinate systems into other systems. The function “Create map link” allows you to send information to your friends, for instance about the location of your cottage. A link sent by e-mail shows the location of the selected object on the map. Through the service you can order various printed map products. Besides topographic and basic maps. You can choose the area you want to print out as well as the size and scale of it. The print is not conditional on the map sheet division. MapSite is accessible to all and free of charge. The use of the service doesn’t require registration. The scale of the main map is shown in the top left-hand corner of the window and the corresponding scale bar in the bottom left-hand corner. The scale is only approximate as it varies according to the properties of the display. You can check the actual scale from the scale bar.You can move the map by clicking the arrows surrounding the map frame.You can also move the map with map tools or by clicking on an area on the small orientation map.
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The scale of the main map is shown in the top left-hand corner of the window and the corresponding scale bar in the bottom left-hand corner[1]. The scale is only approximate as it varies according to the properties of the display. You can check the actual scale from the scale bar.You can move the map by clicking the arrows surrounding the map frame.You can also move the map with map tools or by clicking on an area on the small orientation map By clicking on an area on the orientation map (small map of Finland), you can view it on the main map. On the orientation map, the area will be indicated by a red rectangle (small scales) or by a red-white dot (large scales).Rest the application by clicking on the MapSite logo in the top right-hand corner. A darkened box shows the current scale of the main map. You can change the map scale by clicking on a box or by clicking on the + or - sign located at the top and bottom of the indicator. The map in the main map is automatically updated to the desired scale. By address Enter the full address or a minimum of three letters in the 'Address' text field. Leave a space between the street name and any number. If you want to limit the search to a specific municipality, enter the name (in full or a minimum of three letters followed by in the 'Municipality' text field; otherwise the search will cover the whole of Finland. If you make a search using the last three letters of a municipality name or address, start with. The is not necessary if you use the first three letters. The search results will be shown in a list and you can view any number of them on the main map by clicking on the addresses with the mouse and simultaneously pressing the Ctrl key. The address search is based on address data derived from the NLS topographic data system. An address in the data is the calculated address for the address line, not the official address for a building or a real estate. By place name Enter the place name in the 'Search word' text field. You can enter the place name to be searched in full or in part. If the place name is not entered in full, you need to write -sign in the beginning and at the end of the name. If you want to limit the search to a specific municipality enter the name (in full or a minimum of three letters) in the 'Municipality' text field. If you make the search using the latter part of the address or municipality, enter in the beginning. If searching using the first part, -sign is not needed. The search results will be shown in a list and you can view any number of them on the map by clicking on the names with the mouse and simultaneously pressing the Ctrl key. The name search is based on the nomenclature of the NLS topographic data system.[2]
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