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As a member of Estonian Association of Information Technology and Telecommunications (ITL), we joined the TI-Hüpe program, which aims to support the education of schoolchildren, develop AI literacy, and prepare young people for the jobs of the future.

In contributing to the "Tiger Leap" programme (1996-2001), we recognised that IT had become an integral part of everyone’s daily life. Today, the same can be said about AI or artificial intelligence.
With the help of AI solutions, routine tasks can be completed more quickly, freeing up time for activities that require creativity, problem-solving, and strategic thinking—areas where artificial intelligence still has limitations.ung people for the jobs of the future.

Datel AS was founded in 1990, before the Republic of Estonia regained its independence. The same year the web was invented, the first user-friendly personal computers (Windows 3.1 and Apple Macintosh) were created, and a large part of the current Datel employees were not even born yet. Among us are people who have been working at Datel since the very beginning and have an incredible amount of experience in their field, whether it is creating big data systems, map-based solutions, high-end IT solutions, or audio-video solutions.

Datel partners with Digital Telecom to bring satellite and digital land management solutions to Africa. The collaboration focuses on three critical areas – modernizing land administration (digital cadastral solutions), detecting illegal constructions and monitoring illegal mining using space technologies. The main mission of the agreement is to equip African authorities with accurate and data-driven insights that can significantly improve governance efficiency and budget effectiveness. We will help solve long-standing problems in asset registration, tax compliance and natural resource management.

At the heart of the collaboration is the implementation of an advanced electronic cadaster system — a centralized, fully digital platform that integrates editable cadastral maps, automated land tax modules, address enforcement capabilities, and connections to secure national data exchange systems.

Datel AS has signed an agreement with the European Space Agency (ESA) to develop elevation models based on remote sensing radar data from space. The project aims to create accurate and up-to-date digital surface models that can be utilised in a variety of applications, from environmental monitoring to infrastructure planning. The Estonian University of Life Sciences will partner on the research, conducting drone measurements to validate the models.

When international visitors explore Estonia online, their journey often begins at visitestonia.com — a vibrant, multilingual gateway that paints a compelling picture of the country’s culture, nature, and experiences.
Behind this seamless user experience stands Datel, a trusted Estonian software company with a long-standing commitment to shaping the digital infrastructure of the tourism sector.

For the past decade, Datel has been the development force behind Estonia’s national tourism information systems — PuhkaEestis.ee for domestic travelers and VisitEstonia.com for international audiences.

This spring, Datel and the Tallinn City Planning Authority signed a contract for the development, maintenance, and hosting of a new version of the Tallinn Planning Register. The agreement is valid until 2 April 2030 and covers both a comprehensive system update and ongoing user support.

Tallinn’s current planning register has reached the end of its technological life cycle. System development has become increasingly complex and costly, user expectations regarding the interface have evolved, and the city aims to accelerate the planning process significantly.

In the second half of April, the Estonian Land and Spatial Development Board adopted a new generation of The Estonian Address Data system and National Register of Place Names, the first part of which was the opening of a new register of place names  for public use. The National Register of Place Names is a national register, which collects and registers information about Estonian place names. It processes, stores and makes place names available to users.

The Place Names register registers all official place names – including streets, roads, forests, bodies of water, islands, mountains, etc. In addition, unofficial place names are also recorded.

Datel developed a new map application for Statistics Estonia that visualizes data from various areas of national statistics that are published in the Statistics Estonia database. The map application allows to view data mainly from counties, but also from local governments.This gives a good overview of the data for the whole of Estonia and at the same time analyze and compare the data of the selected region with other regions.