Marko Saastamoinen
Esri Finland Oy
Marko is a multiplier of spatial information and municipal affairs. He is a visionary for the digitalisation of the cities. He presented ideas of utilizing the urban model in the various positions and processes of the municipalities for the first time in 2007. Marko operates as an industry specialist in city land use developing projects. His specialities are the operational 3D city model and digital processes.
Ilkka Suojanen
Esri Finland Oy
Ilkka Suojanen is an experienced professional with over 18 years of experience on wide range of geospatial technology. He has seen the migration from mainframe to mobile, the cloud and today’s app culture.
Our idea is a comprehensive digital solution for land use, town planning, construction supervision and municipal services. The solution includes map and geographic information, process-based enterprise resource planning, as... [ view full abstract ]
Our idea is a comprehensive digital solution for land use, town planning, construction supervision and municipal services. The solution includes map and geographic information, process-based enterprise resource planning, as well as case and document management systems. The solution combains ECM, GIS & BIM.
With the comprehensive solution, the aim is to reduce the number of separate systems in order to avoid the unnecessary copying of information and having the information scattered across several systems. Integrating geographic information into the comprehensive solution makes it possible to link documents and other topical data to map data, which boosts the operation while reducing costs. The comprehensive solution also covers project management and cooperation between different interest groups, and it can be used remotely on mobile devices.
Our vision for the future is that residents, companies, interest groups and the City authorities come together to create information and develop the city and its services via a virtual, open city model. The information generated in land use projects from start to finish, i.e. from zoning to construction, will form a digital system that contains geographic information. Processing of information will be more efficient across the organization thanks to the comprehensive process management system, which eliminates unnecessary manual processes and makes all the up-to-date information readily available to the experts. Digital processes and an operational city model are the core of the solution. A new operational model provides situational awareness of any investment, planning construction and zoning projects in the municipality. Dynamic information management has the potential to increase efficiency and transparency.
The City of Vantaa is in the process of rebuilding its land use, construction and environmental planning by switching to a process-based information and enterprise resource planning system that guides its users while providing up-to-date and accurate information. The system in now in the testing phase and will be introduced gradually during 2018-2019.
