Services

Luke's diverse research infrastructures are suitable frameworks for experimental research on renewable natural resources and are widely available throughout Finland.

FINFARMGIS is a spatial planning service developed by Luke to be used in GIS-software to optimise the locations of fish farms in marine environments. It is a spatial planning software and service for optimal fish farm locations, which considers different environmental, social and economical GIS-data criteria to identify the areas best suited to the various stages of fish farming. The service has been provided to entrepreneurs, researchers, municipalities and government facilities, and has been essential in the licensing processes of fish farms and in maritime spatial planning.

Support offered

The TA access includes Luke’s technical work, scientific advisory and consultation so that inputs from the TA user can be analysed. In case travel is needed, Luke staff will aid in finding accommodation either within Luke’s own accommodations or via external services.

Modality of access

Actual cost. Typical access depends on area size. For assessing suitability of a landscape of a single fish farm is 15 days and does not include the collection of GIS-data. Unit of access includes technical work, scientific advisory and consultation.