Helsinki's urban space guidelines

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Dataset information

Country of origin
Updated
Created
2019.02.27
Available languages
English
Keywords
kaupunkitila, aluesuunnittelu, ohje, suunnittelu, planning, instructions, maisemasuunnittelu
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Dataset description

In the data, Helsinki is divided into five different area types, which are guided by Helsinki Design Manual. The area type is a general description of the use of the area. Additional information is available on the Helsinki Design Manual website: https://kaupunkitilaohje.hel.fi/en/ The data is available for download in several formats, including JSON, KML, CSV, Esri Shape, and XML. Available formats can always be found under OutputFormat in the [GetCapabilities query](https://kartta.hel.fi/ws/geoserver/avoindata/wfs?request=GetCapabilities) for the service. **Previewing the data in the map.hel.fi service:** - [Design Manual](https://kartta.hel.fi/link/dCbG27) - All map layers can be found on the website: [https://kartta.hel.fi/](https://kartta.hel.fi/?setlanguage=en) > Layers > Design Manual **Coordinate systems:** - Maintained in ETRS-GK25 (EPSG:3879), can be projected to other coordinate systems. See GetCapabilities query for other possible coordinate systems. **API addresses:** - WMS API: [https://kartta.hel.fi/ws/geoserver/avoindata/wms](https://kartta.hel.fi/ws/geoserver/avoindata/wms?request=getCapabilities) - WFS API: [https://kartta.hel.fi/ws/geoserver/avoindata/wfs](https://kartta.hel.fi/ws/geoserver/avoindata/wfs?request=getCapabilities) **Layers:** - Urban space guide areas **Attributes of the Urban Space Plan layer:** - identifier(int): Unique identifier of the feature - category (string): Area classification (five main classes) - data owner (string): Data owner - to the advising_service on (date): Information service record date (yyyy-mm-dd) - geom (GeometryPropertyType): Geometry of the feature
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