Map layer: Infrastructure
The Infrastructure category brings together technical infrastructure such as bridges, the power grid, water and sewer pipes, broadband, public transport stops and administrative boundaries. The layers help you map what exists in and around a planning area, assess connection conditions and identify infrastructure that may affect a development. Many layers here overlap with Energy, Water and Transport and communications, but they are gathered here for an overall technical assessment.
Layers in this category (19)
Bridges
Planned, newly built, demolished, trafficked and closed bridges from NVDB. Useful for mapping access conditions to a property and for identifying whether planned measures depend on a bridge with limited capacity or weight limits.
About the map layer
Planned, newly built, demolished, trafficked, non-trafficked and closed bridges. The map layer is based on data from NVDB (the national road database). Included use categories: Road bridge (12k) Bridge in embankment (5k) Tunnel/road canopy (2k) Pedestrian and cycle bridge (1.5k) Retaining structure (1k) Ferry berth (600) Railway bridge (230) Other structure category (200)
Update frequency: Weekly.
Broadband coverage
Broadband coverage for buildings, grouped into speed classes, from Nkom (Nasjonal kommunikasjonsmyndighet). Useful for commercial property assessments where broadband capacity is critical (data centres, office buildings, logistics terminals), and for residential assessments in rural areas where fibre coverage varies.
About the map layer
Shows broadband coverage for buildings, grouped into different speed classes. The coverage map is based on data reported by broadband providers to Nkom's coverage survey. Note that the map may contain errors in some cases. Read more about broadband coverage at Nkom: Nkom – Bredbånd i Norge 2022
Update frequency: Annually.
Fibre coverage
Share of households offered fibre at 1 Gbit/s, from Nkom's coverage survey. The layer has five views: household points, 250 m and 1000 m grids, municipality and county. Darker green means a higher share.
The layer shows where fibre is offered, not who supplies it. Nkom publishes coverage aggregated across providers, and no open source names the supplier at an address. Use it to see whether an area has been built out, not to decide who to call.
Where Broadband coverage shows speed classes per building, this layer answers whether the technology is fibre. The two complement each other.
About the map layer
Share of households offered fibre at 1 Gbit/s, from Nkom's coverage survey. Shown at county, municipality, 1000 m and 250 m grid level, plus household points. The figure is an offer of fibre, not who supplies it: Nkom publishes coverage aggregated across providers, not provider names. Source: Nkom.
Update frequency: Annually.
The layer switches view according to how far you have zoomed in. The service draws the level that suits the scale:
| Scale | View | What you see |
|---|---|---|
| Closer than 1:10,000 | Households | One point per household with a fibre offer |
| 1:10,000 to 1:250,000 | 250 m grid | Share of households with an offer in each cell |
| Further out than 1:250,000 | 1000 m grid | Same figure, coarser cells |
If you zoom past a level, the layer does not disappear: the level above takes over. Municipality and county have no scale limit and are switched off, because they would otherwise cover the grid at every zoom level. Switch them on for market questions: which municipalities are lowest, how the county compares.
Share is the offer as providers have reported it to Nkom, not a confirmed delivery. A building can be listed with an offer and still need its own connection work. The grid makes it possible to see that the neighbourhood has fibre even if this plot is not registered with an offer.
The layer is based on the 2023 coverage survey, which is the most recent year Nkom publishes.
Counties' borders
An overview of the counties, their codes and boundaries. Data from Kartverket.
About the map layer
The map layer gives an overview of the counties, their codes and boundaries.
Update frequency: On change at the source.
Filtering
The filter lets you narrow by County name.
Municipality Borders
An overview of the municipalities, their codes and boundaries. Data from Kartverket.
About the map layer
The map layer gives an overview of the municipalities, their codes and boundaries.
Update frequency: On change at the source.
Filtering
The filter lets you narrow by Municipality name.
Infrastructure buildings
All building types associated with infrastructure, from the matrikkel.
About the map layer
Shows all building types linked to infrastructure from the matrikkel. Building geometry comes from FKB. Transport Traffic supervision building Lighthouse station, pilot station Railway and metro station Other dispatch and terminal building Dispatch building, air terminal, control tower Other road and traffic supervision building Water and sewage Building for water supply Building for treatment plant Public toilet Parking Other garage/hangar building Multi-storey car park
Update frequency: Daily.
Fuel stations
Chain, number of employees and accounts (also in Business). Data from Geodata AS.
About the map layer
Chain, number of employees and accounts where available. Weekly updates when the owner updates.
Update frequency: Weekly.
Post offices and postal locations
An overview of post offices, Post i Butikk, parcel lockers and postal locations. Data from Geodata AS.
About the map layer
Shows post offices, post in store and other postal locations in Norway. The dataset covers both dedicated post offices and postal locations at grocery chains. Supplied by Geodata AS, with Enhetsregisteret as the source for the company details.
Update frequency: Weekly.
Grid installations
All lines, cables and substations registered in Netbas (Volue), the national power grid register. Includes the distribution grid, regional grid, transmission grid, subsea cables, towers and poles. Identical to the layer in Energy. Datasets: Grid installations.
About the map layer
Digitised lines, cables and substations in Netbas (publicly available data only). Updated continuously by NVE.
Update frequency: Real time.
Substations, towers, poles & licences
Substations, towers, poles and licences from Norges vassdrags- og energidirektorat (NVE). Datasets: Substations, towers, poles & licences.
About the map layer
The location of substations, towers/poles and related licences from NVE's grid installation dataset (public subset). Weekly updates when the owner updates.
Update frequency: Weekly.
Public transport stops
Bus, metro, tram, train and ferry/port from Entur. Shows the physical location of stops and stations. Also available in Transport and communications and part of the Family and accessibility combination in Map layer. Datasets: Public transport stops.
About the map layer
Bus, metro, tram, train and ferry/port stops from Entur. Weekly updates when the source updates.
Update frequency: Weekly.
NADAG – ground investigations
The national database for geotechnical ground investigations from Norges geologiske undersøkelse (NGU). Shows the location of boreholes, sampling and stability analyses carried out by municipalities, Statens vegvesen and private parties. Useful for seeing whether existing geotechnical data are available on or near a plot, which can reduce the cost of a new ground investigation.
About the map layer
The national database for geotechnical investigations (boreholes), operated by NGU in cooperation with partners. The amount of information per data point varies depending on the supplier.
Update frequency: On change at the source.
Sublayers (1)
| Sublayers | Description |
|---|---|
| Group layer – for simple use / cached services | A practical group layer that gathers cached services. |
Petroleum Infrastructure
A detailed representation of petroleum infrastructure in Norway. Data from Sokkeldirektoratet (formerly Oljedirektoratet). Datasets: Petroleum Infrastructure.
About the map layer
The map layer gives a detailed representation of petroleum infrastructure in Norway, with key facilities and pipelines that are essential to the oil and gas industry.
Update frequency: Monthly.
Water & sewer assets along roads
Water and sewer data from NVDB: manholes and structures along roads.
About the map layer
Selected NVDB objects linked to water and sewage (manholes, pipelines, pipe trenches, ditches, toilet facilities). Weekly updates based on the latest NVDB data.
Update frequency: Weekly.
Wastewater facilities
An overview of municipal wastewater discharges. Data from Miljødirektoratet.
About the map layer
An overview of municipal wastewater discharges (KOSTRA reporting). Updated continuously by Miljødirektoratet.
Update frequency: Real time.
Manhole cover, drain and hydrant
The pipe network visible at ground level. Data from Norges vassdrags- og energidirektorat (NVE). Datasets: Manhole cover, drain and hydrant.
About the map layer
Contains the pipe network that is visible at ground level (manhole cover, drain and hydrant), not the complete pipe network. The map layer is based on LedningVA from FKB.
Update frequency: Real time.
Planned Electrical Installations in the Power System
Electrical installations and power lines that have not been built. Data from Norges vassdrags- og energidirektorat (NVE).
About the map layer
Planned electrical installations in the power system
The map layer shows electrical installations and power lines that have been granted a licence or are at various stages of licence processing, but that have not yet been built. Each object is assigned one of the following statuses:
- Notification
- Application
- Consultation
- Licence granted / Recommendation to the ministry
- Appealed
- Licence refused
- Licence withdrawn
- Other decision
For each installation, details such as type, voltage level, name, developer, licence status and date are shown, along with additional technical information. Common types are overhead lines and substations. The data come from Norges vassdrags- og energidirektorat (NVE), including case number and geographic reference.
Update frequency: On change at the source.
Wind power
Wind power plants subject to licensing, processed by Norges vassdrags- og energidirektorat (NVE). Datasets: Wind power.
About the map layer
Wind power plants subject to licensing that NVE has finished processing, including installations under construction and in operation. Weekly updates when owners update.
Update frequency: Weekly.
Hydropower
Developed and undeveloped hydropower as managed by Norges vassdrags- og energidirektorat (NVE). Datasets: Hydropower.
About the map layer
Developed and undeveloped hydropower installations, dams and regulated lakes as managed by NVE, including licence processes and remaining potential.
Update frequency: Weekly.
Tips
- NADAG is particularly useful when buying a plot in a quick clay zone: check whether stability assessments already exist from earlier projects nearby.
- Broadband coverage is updated by Nkom, so the data can be somewhat older than the actual roll-out. Verify against the provider's own map services for new builds.
- Grid installations, Wind power and Hydropower in this category are identical to the layers in Energy.