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<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 10pt;">We are pleased to welcome University of Turku (UTU), Finland to GeoForAll.</span><br>
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<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 10pt;">UTU Geospatial consists of geospatial research, education and cooperation resources and activities at the University of Turku (UTU), Finland. Thier geospatial expertise is founded on multidisciplinary research
and education and international cooperation globally. Geospatial data, Geographical Information Systems (GIS), Earth observation, digital cartography, locational technologies and various geospatial analyses and modelling methods are applied in natural and
social sciences, economics, humanities, medical sciences and education ( </span><a href="http://geospatial.utu.fi" class="OWAAutoLink" id="LPlnk447745" previewremoved="true"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 10pt;">http://geospatial.utu.fi</span></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 10pt;"> </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 10pt;">).
The geospatial research and teaching activities at UTU stem from easy access to digital geospatial data, software and hardware combined with access to cloud-based computing environments. These include a wide range of digital GIS and image processing software
with laboratory and mobile installations, and the use of mobile devices, such as laser scanners, UAVs, GPSs, GNSS receivers, as well as smart phones and tablets. UTU is a part of Fiuginet, Finnish University Network in Geoinformatics since 2008 and the regional
Spatial Data Infrastructure hub in South-West Finland, Lounaispaikka, since 2002. UTU</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 10pt;"> are also part of AGILE, Association of Geographic Information Laboratories in Europe and EARSeL, European Association
of Remote Sensing Laboratories. UTU has strong geospatial research profile especially in the subjects of Geography, Geology, Biology and Archaeology. These address dynamic nature-human processes where spatio-temporal information at different scales are integrated
with biophysical field measurements and knowledge from the local communities and society through place-based mapping methods. Mapping, analyses and visualization is enabled through these multidimensional models of the dynamic Earth. We have key research and
education expertise in fluvial processes and flood modelling; land cover/land use mapping and land change analysis; biodiversity and mapping of forest dynamics; coastal and marine environments and marine spatial planning; urban climate and environmental change;
participatory spatial planning and citizen-science approaches, and Earth observation and geospatial innovations and business development.</span></p>
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of Turku</span> <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">colleagues</span> </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 10pt;">are doing excellent </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 10pt;">research and
education through their various research groups. Some examples below</span></p>
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<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 10pt;">Tanzania Research Team </span>
<a href="http://tanzania.utu.fi" id="LPlnk599296" class="OWAAutoLink" previewremoved="true"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 10pt;">http://tanzania.utu.fi</span></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 10pt;"> </span></p>
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<span style="color: #454545"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 10pt;">Amazon Research Team</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 10pt;">
</span><a href="http://www.utu.fi/en/sites/amazon/Pages/home.aspx" id="LPlnk540804" class="OWAAutoLink" previewremoved="true"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 10pt;">http://www.utu.fi/en/sites/amazon/Pages/home.aspx</span></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 10pt;"> </span></span><br>
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<span style="color: #454545"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 10pt;">Coastal Geography Group</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 10pt;">
</span><a href="https://www.utu.fi/en/sites/coastal/Pages/home.aspx" id="LPlnk453468" class="OWAAutoLink" previewremoved="true"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 10pt;">https://www.utu.fi/en/sites/coastal/Pages/home.aspx</span></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 10pt;">
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<span style="color: #454545"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 10pt;">Fluvial Research Group</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 10pt;">
</span><a href="http://www.utu.fi/en/sites/fluvial/Pages/home.aspx" id="LPlnk278983" class="OWAAutoLink" previewremoved="true"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 10pt;">http://www.utu.fi/en/sites/fluvial/Pages/home.aspx</span></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 10pt;">
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<span style="color: #454545"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 10pt;">Urban Climate Research Group</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 10pt;">
</span><a href="http://www.utu.fi/en/sites/climate/climate/turclim/Pages/home.aspx" id="LPlnk35266" class="OWAAutoLink" previewremoved="true"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 10pt;">http://www.utu.fi/en/sites/climate/climate/turclim/Pages/home.aspx</span></a></span><br>
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<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 10pt;">We thank Niina Käyhkö and colleagues University of Turku for joining GeoForAll. We are looking forward to work with</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 10pt;">
</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 10pt;">colleagues in making geospatial education and digital economy opportunities available for all. Please join us at
</span><a href="https://www.osgeo.org/initiatives/geo-for-all/lab-submission/" id="LPlnk417365" class="OWAAutoLink" previewremoved="true"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 10pt;">https://www.osgeo.org/initiatives/geo-for-all/lab-submission/</span></a></p>
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<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 10pt;">Best wishes,</span></p>
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<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 10pt;">Suchith</span></p>
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