Kartoittavissa

Kartoittavissa is a Finnish adjective formed from the verb kartoittaa, meaning to map or survey, with the present passive participle suffix -ttavissa. The word denotes that something is capable of being mapped or surveyed, i.e., that it can be represented spatially or included in a map or geographic information system (GIS). In English, it is commonly rendered as “mappable” or “to be mappable.”

The term is widely used in contexts involving spatial data, cartography, and spatial planning. It describes data, features, or phenomena whose locations, extents, or attributes can be defined and visualized on a map. Typical usages include phrases such as “kartoittavissa oleva tieto” (data that can be mapped) or “kartoittavissa oleva kohde” (a target/feature that can be mapped). The concept is important in fields like GIS, environmental monitoring, urban planning, archaeology, and spatial analysis, where the ability to map information determines how it can be analyzed and integrated with other spatial datasets.

Morphology and related terms: the root verb is kartoittaa; related forms include kartoitus (the act of surveying or mapping) and kartoitettava (to be surveyed). The variant kartoittettavissa or kartoitettavissa may appear in some texts, but kartoittavissa is the common form indicating feasibility of mapping. In Finnish, the construction helps distinguish data or features that are geometrically representable from those that are not.