Success case

MMEA.fi - Environmental data at your fingertips

MMEA.fi - Environmental data at your fingertipsThe Measurement, Monitoring and Environmental Efficiency Assessment (MMEA) research program aims at groundbreaking

developments in environmental monitoring technologies, tools and services. The www.mmea.fi site demonstrates the availability,

power and importance of environmental data.

As a result of a wide and active research program consortium, more and more news, applications and research activities appear in fast pace. The site serves everyone who wants to:

• follow the research and news about environmental achievements• measure environmental data• develop applications that use the data• use the data for practical needs

Applications

Here are just a couple of examples of available applications:

• The Levävahti application shares citizen observations of algal blooms• The Siitepölytiedote application visualizes the pollen situation on a map

Fresh information

• News about the latest achievements within the program• Quick access to the research results (academic papers and conference proceedings)• Brief articles about collecting, processing, and using environ-mental data• Working applications and live data for all to use

World class user experience

• Different user groups with various needs are equally served.• Articles are visually divided into three categories from data collection through processing, and to the use of environmental data.• All newest and essential information is on the main page as expandable sections or as quick links: no fear of getting lost!• Responsivity: the site works smoothly on handheld devices, too.• Smart integration to social media: users can easily share interesting articles and news as well as enter discussions.• All these features are wrapped up in modern and fresh visual look that supports browsing the site.

Next steps

• The number of articles, applications, and news is constantly growing.• The open data catalog development is underway and will be linked to the site.• A project on visualizing combined environmental data on a scalable map is ongoing and the result will be essential for the site.• The various current and future parts of the site support each other.• Mmea.fi is ready for the future information sharing challenges!

mmea.fi suits all devices. The Levävahti and Siitepölytiedote applications.

The categories serve each user group.

See more at mmea.fi