BLOM awarded NOK 34 million contract in Finland

18 December 2009, 11:17am

Blom has been awarded a contract to provide LiDAR (laser) data for the National Land Survey of Finland (NLSF). The total contract value is app. NOK 34 million over a period of four years. The contract is expected to be signed in January 2010, with start-up of the project at the beginning of second quarter of 2010.

NLSF is responsible for production and maintenance of geographic- and real estate information in Finland. The purpose of the project is to create a new and accurate national height model covering an area of app. 120 000 sq.km.

The dataset will also provide valuable information for applications related to Forest Management, Defense, Urban infrastructure and planning, and analysis and risk assessment related to climate and environment, such as flood monitoring.

This agreement is a further confirmation that our services maintain high professional and commercial level, and is an international recognition of the expertise we represent, in line with an equivalent contract previously awarded in Sweden.

For further information please contact:

Dirk Blaauw, CEO Blom ASA, at tel: +47 22 13 19 20 or email: dirk.blaauw@blomasa.com

Blom ASA

Geo: International