Affecto Oyj - Company Announcement

Affecto develops IT systems for Metsähallitus

Helsinki, 2011-08-15 13:15 CEST (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- AFFECTO PLC -- STOCK
EXCHANGE RELEASE -- 15 AUGUST 2011 at 14.15 

Affecto develops IT systems for Metsähallitus

Affecto's GIS service unit, Karttakeskus Oy, will deliver several systems to
Metsähallitus. Karttakeskus will build for Metsähallitus a system for managing
the operational planning of forest management and maintaining the forest
information and for Metsähallitus and the Ministry of the Environment a system
for managing, planning and monitoring the protected nature areas. The latter
system will also be used by Centres for Economic Development, Transport and the
Environment. 

The systems will be built during 2011-2012. The total value of the project is
about 2.6 MEUR including software licenses for about 1.0 MEUR. The project
includes 4 year maintenance. The impact on Affecto net sales is about 1.6 MEUR.
The project consortium managed by Karttakeskus, includes also Arbonaut Oy and
Esri Finland Oy. Karttakeskus acts as the integrator and the reporting
specialist, Esri acts as the software & platform supplier and Arbonaut as the
specialist for mobile field applications and for processing laser scanning
based forest information. 

Metsähallitus is a state-run enterprise that administers in a sustainable way
the state-owned land and water areas in Finland. Its tasks are divided into
business activities and public administration duties. 

Karttakeskus Oy, the GIS service unit of Affecto, is the leading IT solution
provider in Finland focused on geographic information systems. Karttakeskus
offers GIS consultation, IT solutions, digital navigation and map services and
outsourcing services. 



Affecto Plc
Hannu Nyman
Senior Vice President, M&A, IR



www.affecto.com




         Karttakeskus Oy, Managing director, Mika Leivo, tel. +358 205 777 788
         Metsähallitus, Project coordinator Ismo Minkkinen. tel, +358 205 64
4478