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The Norwegian Mapping Authority (NMA) is Norway
's national mapping agency
, dealing with land surveying
, geodesy
, hydrographic survey
ing, cadastre
and cartography
. Its headquarters are in Hønefoss
and it is a public agency under the Norwegian Ministry of the Environment
. NMA was founded in 1773.
The Norwegian Mapping Authority participates in R&D and cooperates with Norwegian industry and other government agencies in areas such as export-oriented measures.
Tasks
• Define frameworks, methodologies and specifications for the Norwegian Spatial Data Infrastructure
• Administrator and driving force for Norway digital
• Survey and map both at land and sea
• Produce, manage and make available the geographical information defined as a government responsibility
• Geodetic network and services for accurate GNSS-positioning
• Primary dataseries, digital and printed map series (land and sea)
• Cadastre
information
• Land registration
• Develop and manage electronic services for distribution of data (wms- and wmf-services)
• International co-operation and projects
The Geodetic institute is the national authority for geodesy, determining the geodetic reference frame and other geodetic products such as the geoid and height reference. The institute operates a service for accurate GNSS-positioning.
Mapping and Cadastre
The Mapping and Cadastre establish and manage spacial data covering Norwegian land areas, in cooperation with municipalities and different public agencies. The division produce national map dataseries in different scales and the national printed map series Norway 1:50 000. Mapping and Cadastre operate The National Place Name Register and The New Cadastre (matrikkelen) with physical and ownership information including digital cadastre maps about properties.
Land Registry
The Land Registry is responsible for and manage The National Land Registry, which include a registry of leasing rights to flats in housing co-operatives.
Hydrographic Service
The Hydrographic Service is responsible for surveying the Norwegian coast, including polar waters and for preparing and updating nautical charts and descriptions of these waters. The activities also include studies of tides and currents and publishing tide tables.
The Hydrographic Service has the operational responsibility for the international electronic navigational chart centre Primar, based in Stavanger.
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
's national mapping agency
National mapping agency
A national mapping agency is an organisation, usually publicly owned, that produces topographic maps and geographic information of a country. Some national mapping agencies also deal with cadastral matters.-List of national mapping agencies:...
, dealing with land surveying
Surveying
See Also: Public Land Survey SystemSurveying or land surveying is the technique, profession, and science of accurately determining the terrestrial or three-dimensional position of points and the distances and angles between them...
, geodesy
Geodesy
Geodesy , also named geodetics, a branch of earth sciences, is the scientific discipline that deals with the measurement and representation of the Earth, including its gravitational field, in a three-dimensional time-varying space. Geodesists also study geodynamical phenomena such as crustal...
, hydrographic survey
Hydrographic survey
Hydrographic survey is the science of measurement and description of features which affect maritime navigation, marine construction, dredging, offshore oil exploration/drilling and related disciplines. Strong emphasis is placed on soundings, shorelines, tides, currents, sea floor and submerged...
ing, cadastre
Cadastre
A cadastre , using a cadastral survey or cadastral map, is a comprehensive register of the metes-and-bounds real property of a country...
and cartography
Cartography
Cartography is the study and practice of making maps. Combining science, aesthetics, and technique, cartography builds on the premise that reality can be modeled in ways that communicate spatial information effectively.The fundamental problems of traditional cartography are to:*Set the map's...
. Its headquarters are in Hønefoss
Hønefoss
Hønefoss is a city in Buskerud county, Norway, and the center of the municipality of Ringerike.In 1852, Hønefoss received town status and was separated from Norderhov. Hønefoss celebrated its 150th year of township in 2002...
and it is a public agency under the Norwegian Ministry of the Environment
Norwegian Ministry of the Environment
The Royal Norwegian Ministry of the Environment is a Norwegian ministry established in 1972. The ministry is responsible for environmental issues in Norway. It is led by the Minister of the Environment, Erik Solheim...
. NMA was founded in 1773.
The Norwegian Mapping Authority participates in R&D and cooperates with Norwegian industry and other government agencies in areas such as export-oriented measures.
Tasks
• Define frameworks, methodologies and specifications for the Norwegian Spatial Data Infrastructure
• Administrator and driving force for Norway digital
• Survey and map both at land and sea
• Produce, manage and make available the geographical information defined as a government responsibility
• Geodetic network and services for accurate GNSS-positioning
• Primary dataseries, digital and printed map series (land and sea)
• Cadastre
Cadastre
A cadastre , using a cadastral survey or cadastral map, is a comprehensive register of the metes-and-bounds real property of a country...
information
• Land registration
• Develop and manage electronic services for distribution of data (wms- and wmf-services)
• International co-operation and projects
Organization
Geodetic InstituteThe Geodetic institute is the national authority for geodesy, determining the geodetic reference frame and other geodetic products such as the geoid and height reference. The institute operates a service for accurate GNSS-positioning.
Mapping and Cadastre
The Mapping and Cadastre establish and manage spacial data covering Norwegian land areas, in cooperation with municipalities and different public agencies. The division produce national map dataseries in different scales and the national printed map series Norway 1:50 000. Mapping and Cadastre operate The National Place Name Register and The New Cadastre (matrikkelen) with physical and ownership information including digital cadastre maps about properties.
Land Registry
The Land Registry is responsible for and manage The National Land Registry, which include a registry of leasing rights to flats in housing co-operatives.
Hydrographic Service
The Hydrographic Service is responsible for surveying the Norwegian coast, including polar waters and for preparing and updating nautical charts and descriptions of these waters. The activities also include studies of tides and currents and publishing tide tables.
The Hydrographic Service has the operational responsibility for the international electronic navigational chart centre Primar, based in Stavanger.