From coordinate to property: What lies under the point?

Look up a coordinate in WGS84 and get back the property that covers the point, with the buildings and addresses on that property in the same answer.

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• Test in under a minute
• One GET call
• JSON
• Click-in-map lookup
• Updated continuously

info

The Placepoint API is under development. This endpoint does not respond yet, and we have no date for when it will.

From coordinate to property

The call tells you which property lies under a given point on the map. Map interfaces that let a user click on the map need to know which property the click hit, without asking the user to type in an address or matrikkelnummer, and mobile apps with location services need the same lookup from the device GPS coordinate. It is the same type of lookup that sits behind the click-in-map function in the map interface, available as a call of its own. The call requires the same scope, property:read, as the rest of the property resources.

The answer contains the property that covers the coordinate, with municipality, plot area and links to sub-resources, together with the buildings on the property (building type, year built, number of floors and areas) and the addresses registered there.

A point that does not hit any registered property, for example in the middle of a fjord or on a public road, returns an answer without a property and empty lists for buildings and addresses, rather than an error.

• Three things in one answer

  Property, buildings and addresses come in the same call, so an app avoids three separate lookups after the first hit.

• An empty answer is also an answer

  A point with no hit gives empty lists instead of an error, so you see straight away that the point did not hit anything, without interpreting a 404.

• plotCount shows composite properties

  property.plotCount flags when the coordinate lies on one of several scattered plots under the same matrikkelnummer.

Fields that actually tell you something

One GET call with longitude and latitude gives you the property, the buildings and the addresses at the point. The fields below are the ones that decide what the answer actually covers.

GET/coordinates/{country}/{lat}/{lon}

curl -X GET "https://data.placepoint.no/coordinates/NO/59.913/10.7367" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN"

svar · 200

{
  "property": {
    "country": "NO",
    "cadastreId": "0301-209-369-0-0",
    "municipality": {
      "code": "0301",
      "name": "Oslo"
    },
    "areaM2": 754.1,
    "plotCount": 1,
    "propertyType": "GRUNNEIENDOM",
    "addresses": [
      {
        "text": "Tordenskiolds gate 2, 0160 Oslo",
        "streetName": "Tordenskiolds gate",
        "houseNumber": "2",
        "postalCode": "0160",
        "postalPlace": "Oslo",
        "country": "NO",
        "cadastreId": "0301-209-369-0-0",
        "location": {
          "lat": 59.913,
          "lon": 10.7367
        }
      }
    ],
    "links": [
      {
        "href": "https://data.placepoint.no/properties/NO/0301-209-369-0-0/sections",
        "title": "Sections"
      },
      {
        "href": "https://data.placepoint.no/properties/NO/0301-209-369-0-0/buildings",
        "title": "Buildings"
      },
      {
        "href": "https://data.placepoint.no/properties/NO/0301-209-369-0-0/units",
        "title": "Units"
      }
    ]
  },
  "buildings": [
    {
      "buildingNumber": "1",
      "buildingType": {
        "code": "141",
        "name": "Boligblokk"
      },
      "status": "IN_USE",
      "builtYear": 2015,
      "floors": 12,
      "grossAreaM2": 8400,
      "usableAreaM2": 7600,
      "footprintM2": 700,
      "location": {
        "lat": 59.913,
        "lon": 10.7367
      }
    }
  ],
  "addresses": [
    {
      "text": "Tordenskiolds gate 2, 0160 Oslo",
      "streetName": "Tordenskiolds gate",
      "houseNumber": "2",
      "postalCode": "0160",
      "postalPlace": "Oslo",
      "country": "NO",
      "cadastreId": "0301-209-369-0-0",
      "location": {
        "lat": 59.913,
        "lon": 10.7367
      }
    }
  ]
}

Scope: property:readTeknisk referanse og Try-it

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Felt	Type	Beskrivelse
property.country	string	ISO 3166-1 alpha-2.
property.cadastreId	string	Cadastre identifier.
property.municipality.code	string	Kommunenummer (Norway) or kommunkod (Sweden).
property.municipality.name	string	Name.
property.municipality.countyName	string	Fylke (Norway) or län (Sweden) the municipality belongs to.
property.municipality.cityDistrictName	string	Bydel, where the municipality is divided into them.
property.areaM2	number	Registered plot area in square meters.
property.plotCount	integer	Number of teiger.
property.buildingCount	integer	Buildings registered on the property.
property.sectionCount	integer	Eierseksjoner registered on the property.
property.unitCount	integer	Bruksenheter across the buildings.
property.housingUnitCount	integer	Dwelling units across the buildings.
property.totalUsableAreaM2	number	Usable floor area (bruksareal) summed over the buildings, in square meters.
property.totalGrossAreaM2	number	Gross floor area (bruttoareal) summed over the buildings, in square meters.
property.builtOverAreaM2	number	Built-over area (bebygd areal, BYA) in square meters.
property.builtOverAreaPct	number	Built-over area as a percentage of the plot area.
property.averageFloors	number	Average floor count across the buildings.
property.taxationValue.amount	string	Decimal string, e.g. "12500000.00".
property.taxationValue.currency	string	ISO 4217, e.g. NOK or SEK.
property.establishedDate	string	When the cadastral unit was established in the register.
property.location.lat	number	Latitude.
property.location.lon	number	Longitude.
property.addresses[].text	string	One-line address.
property.addresses[].streetName	string	Street.
property.addresses[].houseNumber	string	Number with letter.
property.addresses[].postalCode	string	Postal code.
property.addresses[].postalPlace	string	Postal place.
property.addresses[].country	string	ISO 3166-1 alpha-2.
property.addresses[].cadastreId	string	The property the address belongs to.
property.addresses[].location.lat	number	Latitude.
property.addresses[].location.lon	number	Longitude.
property.propertyType	string	Register type.
property.facilityType.code	string	Register code.
property.facilityType.name	string	Type name.
property.facilityType.description	string	What the type covers.
property.purposeType.code	string	Register code.
property.purposeType.name	string	Purpose name.
property.purposeType.description	string	What the purpose covers.
property.otherUnitTypeCode	string	Register code for a unit type that is none of the standard property types.
property.landRegistryName	string	Name the grunnbok carries for the unit, where it differs from the address.
property.landUse	string	Dominant AR5 land-use class over the property's teiger. The set follows AR5 and grows; treat an unknown value as OTHER.
property.leaseholdCount	integer	Active leasehold plots (festetomter) on the property.
property.hasParkingGarage	boolean	Whether a parking garage is registered on the property.
property.historicalReportedAreaM2	number	Previously reported plot area in square meters, where the register has revised it.
property.historicalReportedAreaSourceCode	string	Register code for where the historical area came from.
property.tenantSummary.companyCount	integer	Companies registered at the property.
property.tenantSummary.companiesWithEmployeesCount	integer	Of those, how many report at least one employee.
property.tenantSummary.employeeCount	integer	Employees summed over those companies.
property.supplements.hasGroundPollution	boolean	Ground pollution is registered on the unit.
property.supplements.hasCulturalHeritage	boolean	A cultural-heritage interest is registered on the unit.
property.supplements.hasNotedComplaint	boolean	A complaint (klage) is noted on the unit.
property.supplements.hasActiveLeaseholdPlots	boolean	The unit has active leasehold plots.
property.supplements.hasAgreementBoundaryPointLease	boolean	An agreement on boundary or point lease is registered.
property.supplements.hasAgreementSiteSpecificRight	boolean	A site-specific right is registered by agreement.
property.supplements.pointLease	boolean	The unit is a point lease (punktfeste).
property.supplements.clarifiedOwners	boolean	Ownership has been clarified.
property.supplements.clarifiedShares	boolean	Ownership shares have been clarified.
property.supplements.sectioned	boolean	The unit is divided into eierseksjoner.
property.supplements.additionalArea	boolean	Additional area (tilleggsareal) is registered.
property.supplements.newlyRegistered	boolean	The unit was recently registered.
property.supplements.discontinued	boolean	The unit has been discontinued (utgått).
property.supplements.underMergerRemains	boolean	The unit remains after a merger (sammenslåing).
property.supplements.underMergerExpires	boolean	The unit expires through a merger.
property.supplements.partOfConsolidatedRealEstate	boolean	The unit is part of a consolidated property.
property.supplements.createdOnASeparateBasis	boolean	The unit was created on a separate basis.
property.supplements.landAcquisitionRegistered	boolean	A land acquisition is registered.
property.supplements.landPartitioningRequiredRegistered	boolean	Required land partitioning is registered.
property.supplements.measurementNotCompleted	boolean	Surveying of the unit is not completed.
property.supplements.borderPointMarkingIsMissing	boolean	Boundary-point marking is missing.
property.supplements.cadastralRecordingDeficiency	boolean	A deficiency in the cadastral recording is registered.
property.supplements.registryOfDeeds	boolean	The unit is recorded in the older registry of deeds (grunnboksblad).
property.links[].href	string	Absolute URL.
property.links[].title	string	Human label.
buildings[].buildingNumber	string	Bygningsnummer within the property.
buildings[].buildingType.code	string	Register type code, e.g. "141".
buildings[].buildingType.name	string	Type name, e.g. Boligblokk.
buildings[].buildingType.primaryCode	string	Primary type code, the first level of the register's own two-level classification.
buildings[].buildingType.subCode	string	Sub-type code within the primary code.
buildings[].status	string	Construction status.
buildings[].builtYear	integer	Year the building was completed.
buildings[].floors	integer	Number of floors.
buildings[].grossAreaM2	number	Gross floor area (bruttoareal) in square meters.
buildings[].usableAreaM2	number	Usable floor area (bruksareal) in square meters.
buildings[].footprintM2	number	Ground footprint in square meters.
buildings[].residentialUsableAreaM2	number	Usable floor area used for housing, in square meters.
buildings[].otherUsableAreaM2	number	Usable floor area used for anything but housing, in square meters.
buildings[].builtOverAreaM2	number	Built-over area (bebygd areal, BYA) in square meters.
buildings[].builtOverAreaPct	number	Built-over area as a percentage of the plot area.
buildings[].dwellingUnitCount	integer	Dwelling units in the building.
buildings[].hasLift	boolean	Whether the building is registered with a lift.
buildings[].waterSupply	string	Registered water supply.
buildings[].sewerage	string	Registered sewerage.
buildings[].energySources[]	string[]	Registered energy sources.
buildings[].heatingTypes[]	string[]	Registered heating types.
buildings[].usageGroup	string	Industry group the registered building type belongs to.
buildings[].registrationOrigin	string	How the building entered the register.
buildings[].isCulturalHeritage	boolean	Whether the building is registered as a cultural heritage site.
buildings[].isSefrakRegistered	boolean	Whether the building is in SEFRAK, the register of buildings from before 1900.
buildings[].sequenceNumber	integer	The building's sequence number (løpenummer) within the property.
buildings[].extensionTypeCode	string	Register code for an extension (tilbygg) relationship to another building.
buildings[].isAreaIncomplete	boolean	Whether the register itself flags the area figures as incomplete. When true, a zero or absent area means unmeasured rather than nothing built.
buildings[].isWithoutBuiltUpArea	boolean	Whether the building is registered as having no built-up area.
buildings[].hasSprinklerSystem	boolean	Whether the building is registered with an automatic fire-suppression system. Absent means no source covers the building, not that it has none.
buildings[].derivedUsage	string	What Placepoint's classifier reads the building as, from footprint, height and surroundings. Derived, not registered: buildingType is what the register says, and the two disagree most often on older commercial stock. The set grows; treat an unknown value as OTHER.
buildings[].elevation.baseElevationM	number	Ground elevation at the building, in meters above sea level.
buildings[].elevation.highestPointM	number	Highest measured point of the building, in meters above sea level.
buildings[].elevation.heightAboveGroundM	number	Building height above ground, in meters.
buildings[].statusHistory[].status	string	The status the building changed to.
buildings[].statusHistory[].changedDate	string	When the change took effect.
buildings[].statusHistory[].registeredDate	string	When the register recorded the change.
buildings[].statusHistory[].reason	string	Registered reason for the change, e.g. Ferdigattest.
buildings[].floorDetails[].floorNumber	integer	Floor number, negative below ground.
buildings[].floorDetails[].floorKind	string	Registered floor kind.
buildings[].floorDetails[].usableAreaM2	number	Usable floor area on the floor, in square meters.
buildings[].floorDetails[].roomCount	integer	Rooms on the floor.
buildings[].floorDetails[].dwellingUnitCount	integer	Dwelling units on the floor.
buildings[].location.lat	number	Latitude.
buildings[].location.lon	number	Longitude.
addresses[].text	string	One-line address.
addresses[].streetName	string	Street.
addresses[].houseNumber	string	Number with letter.
addresses[].postalCode	string	Postal code.
addresses[].postalPlace	string	Postal place.
addresses[].country	string	ISO 3166-1 alpha-2.
addresses[].cadastreId	string	The property the address belongs to.
addresses[].location.lat	number	Latitude.
addresses[].location.lon	number	Longitude.

country must be given explicitly, since the coordinate alone does not say which country's matrikkel it should be looked up against.

Test in under a minute

1. Log in with GitHub

   One click, under a minute, no payment card. The key comes back to this page.

2. Call the endpoint

   The curl above fills in with your key once you are logged in. The call needs a country code, latitude and longitude from the click or the GPS point.

3. Use the answer

   Show the property, the buildings and the addresses for the point the user clicked, without a separate lookup for each of them.

Data and sources

The property and building data comes from the matrikkel at Kartverket, updated continuously.

See also

• Search
• Point search
• Technical reference
• Placepoint API

Questions and answers

Which coordinate system does the call expect?

WGS84, the same system most map libraries and mobile devices already work in.

What happens if the coordinate does not hit any property?

The call responds with an empty property value and empty lists for buildings and addresses, rather than an error. The absence of a hit is the answer itself.

How fresh is the data?

The property and building data comes from the matrikkel at Kartverket, updated continuously.

What is the difference between this and address search?

This call goes from coordinate to property. For a search from a text string, see Addresses to matrikkelnummer, which solves the opposite direction: from address text to matrikkelnummer.

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