kartoitetaan

Kartoitetaan is a Finnish verb form meaning “is being mapped” or “is to be mapped” in English. It is the passive present tense of the active verb kartoittaa, which means to map, survey, or inventory. In Finnish, the passive voice is commonly used to describe processes, data collection, planning, or assessment where the agent performing the action is unknown or generalized. The form is frequent in official reports, planning documents, and academic or public administration contexts.

Usage and scope: Kartoitetaan commonly appears in discussions about geography, environmental science, demography, urban planning, public administration, and market research. It typically accompanies nouns indicating what is being surveyed or mapped, such as tilannetta (the situation), väestöä (the population), resursseja (resources), or alueita (areas).

Examples:

- Kartoitetaan tilannetta terveysviranomaisten toimesta. (The situation is being mapped by health authorities.)

- Kartoitetaan alueen vesivarat ensi talveksi. (The region’s water resources are being mapped for the coming winter.)

- Tulevan projektin kustannuksia kartoitetaan nyt. (Costs for the upcoming project are being mapped now.)

- Väestön tarpeita kartoitetaan alueen palvelujen suunnittelua varten. (The needs of the population are being mapped for the planning of local services.)

Etymology and related terms: Kartoitetaan derives from kartoitus (mapping or survey) and the verb kartoittaa (to map, to survey). Related terms include kartoittaa, kartoitus, and kartta (map).