Short description: Oskari is a framework for easily building multipurpose web mapping applications based on distributed Spatial Data Infrastructures such as INSPIRE. One of the main features of Oskari is the easy-to-use wizard for creating embedded maps. Embedded maps are fully functional map clients run as SaaS from an Oskari installation. They can be used, for example, in the context of eGovernment services, where information from different registers needs to be displayed on the map along with map layers from a Spatial Data Infrastructure (SDI) such as INSPIRE.

Oskari is based on open standards and many standard open source libraries like React, OpenLayers, GeoServer, PostgreSQL etc. It is ready to connect to INSPIRE data services or other data sources with standard OGC APIs providing different kinds of data. Users can also easily add their own data or a dataset to the service. The source code is dual licensed (MIT and EUPL) and is available in GitHub.

In Finland, Oskari is used extensively by public administrations. Since it is easy to re-use existing Oskari maps, many eGovernment services incorporate maps built by the Land Survey to enrich their own portals. Examples include the national geospatial portal, the city of Tampere, which uses Oskari to update citizens about planned railways and tram lines, and ask citizens for feedback, the Helsinki Environmental Service open data portal, and the Liiteri living environment portal. Oskari is also used by public administrations outside of Finland (e.g. in Iceland and Moldova).

Recommendations: Digital Government Integration (7); Standardisation and Reuse (10, 11, 12)