Department of Built Environment

MeMo - Research Institute of Measuring and Modeling for the Built Environment

The goal of the Institute is to produce world-class research and development of the measurement technology in the field of construction and environmental engineering.
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The institute's work is based on the novel approaches of 3D measuring and modelling research and knowledge management. In practice, this means the measuring and modelling of 3D objects, cities and people (using sensors, data collection, analysis etc.), creating location-based services, combining networks, creating virtual worlds as well as creating and transmitting knowledge, innovations and patents. KAP (knowledge based academic platform) methods and practices are used to integrate innovations and best practices into the society. KAP is both a way to share know-how within our team and to share the tacit knowledge to the rest of society.

Future challenges of the institute are to integrate spatial knowledge (including data measurement techniques, positioning, navigation, GIS) into the social value of the built environment and into housing, decision-making and future retail for healthier environments, smart places and cities.

See more on our website: https://memo.aalto.fi.

To learn about our ongoing projects, please see our project page Projects – MeMo (aalto.fi)

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More detailed information on the Institute's activities in different areas is available as follows:

Aalto University

  • Measuring and modelling of Built Environment - Director Hannu Hyyppä
  • 3D, photogrammetry and 3D-studio – Studio manager, Vice Director Matti Kurkela
  • Built Environment – Prof. Raine Mäntysalo
  • Projects, culture sector and 3D – Academic coordinator Marika Ahlavuo
  • Photogrammetry – Prof. Emeritus Henrik Haggrén

Finnish Geospatial Research Institute

  • Remote sensing and photogrammetry, automated vehicles – Prof. Juha Hyyppä
  • Navigation and positioning – Prof. Jarkko Koskinen

Latest publications

3D As-Built Environments in Extended Reality Applications : A Systematic Review

Jesús Balado, Yu Feng, Zhouyan Qiu, Weixiao Gao, Arttu Julin 2026 Photogrammetric Record

Mobile Laser Scanning for Road Pavement Distress Detection

Aimad El Elissaoui, Ziyi Feng, Matti Lehtomaki, Josef Taher, Harri Kaartinen, Antero Kukko, Daniel Steiger, Alexander Reiterer, Hannu Hyyppa, Juha Hyyppa 2026 IEEE Open Journal of Intelligent Transportation Systems

Feasibility of using autonomous vehicle data for road rutting estimation

Ziyi Feng, Aimad El Issaoui, Paula Litkey, Matti Lehtomäki, Eugeniu Vezeteu, Josef Taher, Valtteri Soininen, Harri Kaartinen, Antero Kukko, Daniel Steiger, Alexander Reiterer, Hannu Hyyppä, Juha Hyyppä 2026 Transportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives

Combining and Processing Airborne Laser Scanning and Crowdsourced Terrestrial Images for Bilberry High-Yield Maps

Susanna Hyyppä, Josef Taher, Matti Hyyppä, Leena Matikainen, Xiaowei Yu, Harri Kaartinen, Oskari Saarinen, Kirsi Karila, Ville Luoma, Marjut Turtiainen, Birgitta Partanen, Roope Näsi, Jyri Maanpää, Eetu Puttonen, Arttu Kivimäki, Mikko Vastaranta, Antero Kukko, Hannu Hyyppä, Matti Vaaja, Fabio Remondino, Narges Takhtkeshha, Juha Hyyppä 2026 International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences - ISPRS Archives

Over 20,000 precolonial earthworks in the Southwest Amazonia

Martti Pärssinen, Risto Kalliola, Alceu Ranzi, Eetu Puttonen, Rhuan Carlos Lopes, Pirjo Kristiina Virtanen, Francisco Apurinã, Kalle Ruokolainen, Juha Hyyppä, Antero Kukko, Mariana Campos, Fabio de Novaes, Markku Oinonen, Antonia D. Barbosa, Sanna Saunaluoma, Evandro Ferreira 2026 Nature

On solving Exterior Orientation of an Image with Particle Swarm Optimization

Petri Rönnholm, Matti Kurkela, Matti Tapio Vaaja, Hannu Hyyppä 2026 International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences

Benchmarking individual tree segmentation using multispectral airborne laser scanning data : The FGI-EMIT dataset

Lassi Ruoppa, Tarmo Hietala, Verneri Seppänen, Josef Taher, Teemu Hakala, Xiaowei Yu, Antero Kukko, Harri Kaartinen, Juha Hyyppä 2026 ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing

Method for estimating dimensions and visualising changes in multi-epoch point clouds

Markus Sarlin, Arttu Julin, Matti Kurkela, Juha Hyyppä, Matti T. Vaaja, Hannu Hyyppä 2026 European Journal of Remote Sensing

Combining single-date mobile and multitemporal airborne laser scanning for retrospective estimation of individual tree growth over a 10-year period in boreal forests

Daniella Tavi, Jesse Muhojoki, Valtteri Soininen, Eric Hyyppä, Teemu Hakala, Ville Luoma, Antero Kukko, Xiaowei Yu, Mikko Vastaranta, Juha Hyyppä 2026 Science of Remote Sensing

Robust tightly coupled MLS–ALS fusion with 2D and 3D LiDAR using local geometric uncertainty for accurate 3D mapping

Eugeniu Vezeteu, Aimad El Issaoui, Heikki Hyyti, Jesse Muhojoki, Eric Hyyppä, Petri Manninen, Teemu Hakala, Antero Kukko, Harri Kaartinen, Ville Kyrki, Juha Hyyppä 2026 Science of Remote Sensing
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The 3D studio mainly contains 3D measuring devices such as laser scanners and cameras. In addition, the studio has workstations for data processing, 3D modeling and visualization.

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