Espoo’s comprehensive 3D city model is freely usable through a WFS interface as open data.
More info about interface services.
Instructions for FME Desktop users are on available.
Instruction on Finnish
Sample workbench: EspooWFSCityGML_FME_Workbench.zip
Sample requestlink for browsers to get GML directly from WFS interface.
Espoo’s aboveground 3D city model is openly published through the WFS service for everyone to use.
The publication contains the 3D city model object types listed in below.
City model datsets are planned to be updated in every three month.
Each object have a unique attribute (releasedate) which shows a date when a object have been updated in interface services.
The WFS publications of the City of Espoo are based on the OGC WFS 1.0.0 and 1.1.0 standards. The service includes feature types based on several different schemata:
| Schema | FeatureType |
| KuntaGML | akaava:, kanta:, rakval:, mkvt:, mkok:, mkos: |
| OGC CityGML 2.0 | bldg:, dem:, frn:, gen:, luse:, tran:, veg:, wtr: |
| Espoo custom schemas | GIS: |
Technical specifications of the interface are available here: (Getcapabilities, xml) .
Some publications in the interface services are password-protected and not available to everyone.
Open interface data is described here:Open data resources
The names of the CityGML object types used in the city model describe the type of each object and its level of detail (LoD).
You can order city model data in import file formats (Sketchup, CityGML, DWG). Please contact karttatilaus@espoo.fi. Data requests are subject to a fee.
Data is available for free from the WFS interface service described above and the Espoo map service (file delivery for LOD1 buildings only, SketchUp format).
If you need special materials or data, contact the City of Espoo’s Map Production: karttatilaus@espoo.fi
Map materials are sold 24/7 at Espoo’s eCity service: https://arska.espoo.fi
