Map layers: Transport and communications
The Transport and communications category shows public transport routes and departure density, traffic volume on roads, vehicle statistics and parking. The layers are useful when assessing locations for retail, offices and logistics, for documenting traffic load in planning processes, and for assessing accessibility by car and public transport. The data comes mainly from Entur, Statens vegvesen (NVDB) and the Norwegian motor vehicle register.
Layers in this category (17)
| Layer | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Traffic volume | Representative ÅDT for road sections | Statens vegvesen |
| Public transport routes | Routes for bus, train, metro, tram, ferry and air | Entur. Datasets: Public transport routes |
| Public Transport Density | Departure density per area | Entur. Datasets: Public Transport Density |
| Road category, authority & speed limit | Road class, ownership and speed limit | Statens vegvesen |
| Road transport – classes & constraints | Load class, axle load and timber transport class | Statens vegvesen |
| Electric cars | Number of privately owned electric cars per grunnkrets (basic statistical unit) | Geodata AS |
| Parking and charging | Parking spaces and charging infrastructure | Geodata AS. Datasets: Parking and charging |
| Cars types | Number of cars per vehicle type | Geodata AS |
| Cars age | Average age of private cars | Geodata AS |
| Cars and fuel types | Share of electric, diesel, petrol and hybrid | Geodata AS |
| Cars brands | Heat map of car density by brand | Geodata AS |
| Walking Distance to Public Transport Stops | This map layer gives you an overview of all public transport stops and the associated walking distance for different time intervals. | Placepoint |
| Building Limits from the Road's Center Line | Statutory building limits under section 29 of the Road Act | Statens vegvesen. Datasets: Building Limits from the Road's Center Line |
| Fuel stations | Includes information about chain, number of employees and accounts. | Geodata AS |
| Public transport stops | Bus, metro, tram, train and ferry/port | Entur |
| Traffic accidents – heat map | Heat map of accident-prone locations | Statens vegvesen |
| Traffic accidents – temperature | Accident points with cause data | Statens vegvesen |
| Walking to the public transport stops | Placepoint's own analysis: an overview of all public transport stops and the associated walking distance across different time intervals | Placepoint |
Traffic volume
Shows representative ÅDT (annual average daily traffic) for road sections from Nasjonal vegdatabank (NVDB). Useful for assessing exposure along a retail road, noise load, and for documenting traffic volume in planning submissions. Combine it with Noise for a complete location assessment along busy roads.
About the map layer
Shows representative traffic volume on road sections, given as annual average daily traffic (ÅDT).
Update frequency: Weekly.
Filtering
The filter limits results by ÅDT total, Applies for year and Length at location.
Public transport routes
Routes and timetables for bus, train, metro, tram, ferry and air from Entur. It shows the route line itself, not departure density. Useful for seeing whether a property lies close to an existing route, and for mapping public transport coverage in a planning area.
About the map layer
Routes and timetables for bus, metro, tram, train, ferry and air from Entur. Departure calculations are based on an average weekday. If the operators do not supply an accurate route geometry, Placepoint calculates the route with "low accuracy" (the stops are joined directly by a line).
Update frequency: Annually.
Public Transport Density
Aggregated departure density (number of departures per hour) from Entur, visualised as a heat map. It gives a faster picture of public transport coverage than the Public transport routes layer, without having to interpret individual lines. Useful for retail location assessments where actual accessibility by public transport is a criterion.
About the map layer
Departure density within a municipality (relative classes from lowest to highest). Updated annually.
Update frequency: Annually.
Filtering
The filter supports limiting results by Name and Volume.
Road category, authority & speed limit
Publicly and privately owned roads, road authority and speed limit. Data from NVDB.
About the map layer
Shows ownership/authority (state, county, municipality, private), categories (europaveg, riksveg, fylkesveg, kommunal veg, privat veg, skogsbilveg) and the signposted speed limit. Weekly from NVDB.
Update frequency: Weekly.
Road transport – classes & constraints
NVDB data for planning road transport, load class and timber transport. Data from NVDB.
About the map layer
NVDB map layer for timber transport, mobile crane list, modular road trains, special transport, normal transport, road barriers, rest areas, control and weighing stations, ferry quays, 24-hour rest areas, bridges, tunnels, height restrictions, railway crossings, toll stations and speed limits.
Update frequency: Weekly.
Electric cars
Number of privately owned electric cars from the Norwegian motor vehicle register. Datasets: Electric cars.
About the map layer
Number of privately owned electric cars from the Norwegian motor vehicle register, aggregated to a 100 × 100 m grid. Updated annually.
Update frequency: Annually.
Parking and charging
Parking spaces and conditional parking from Geodata AS.
About the map layer
Public and private parking spaces (car parks, on-street parking, parking garages) from NVDB; electric car charging stations from NOBIL; rest areas with the number of spaces or the area. Updated weekly when the sources are updated.
Update frequency: Weekly.
Cars types
Number of cars per type, with density setting the colour of the map. Data from the Norwegian motor vehicle register. Datasets: Cars types.
About the map layer
The map layer shows the number of cars per type; the density sets the colour of the map. Types included: - passenger car - van - small bus - large bus - small lorry - large lorry - tractor - motorised equipment - moped - motorcycle - snowmobile - drawbar trailer - towed trailer - semi-trailer
Update frequency: Weekly.
Filtering
The filter supports limiting results by Number of cars and Number of vehicles.
Cars age
Information about privately owned cars from the Norwegian motor vehicle register. Datasets: Cars age.
About the map layer
The map layer contains information about privately owned cars taken from the Norwegian motor vehicle register. The data is dotted so that individual car owners cannot be identified. The average age of the cars sets the colour of the map.
Update frequency: Weekly.
Filtering
The filter supports limiting results by Number of cars and Average age.
Cars and fuel types
Number of cars per fuel type. Data from the Norwegian motor vehicle register. Datasets: Cars and fuel types.
About the map layer
The map layer shows the number of cars per fuel type; the highest value sets the colour of the map. Fuel types included: - petrol - diesel - paraffin - gas - electric - hydrogen - petrol hybrid - diesel hybrid - biodiesel - biopetrol - methanol - ethanol - other
Update frequency: Weekly.
Filtering
The filter lets you limit results by Number of cars.
Cars brands
Heat map of car density by brand. Data from the Norwegian motor vehicle register. Datasets: Cars brands.
About the map layer
The heat map uses colour shades to show places with a higher or lower density of cars. It also contains information about car brands that you can filter on.
Update frequency: Weekly.
Filtering
The filter supports limiting results by Number of cars and Brand.
Building Limits from the Road's Center Line
The Road Act's general building limits from the road centre line for europavei, riksveg, fylkesveg and kommunal veg, under section 29 of the Road Act. Inside the building limit you need a dispensation from Statens vegvesen. The layer is an important planning consideration when developing close to existing roads. Data from Statens vegvesen.
About the map layer
The map layer shows the Road Act's general building limits for all roads in the categories europavei, riksveg, fylkesveg and kommunal veg, based on data in NVDB (Nasjonal vegdatabank). Private roads are not included, and municipal planning provisions are not reflected. Tunnels are shown with a building limit even though it formally does not apply above ground. Where this occurs, we recommend filtering out the road category for the tunnel. If the building limit is not set in a zoning plan or in the provisions to the land use element of the municipal master plan, the Road Act's general building limits apply. The map layer shows building limits measured from the centre of the road: • 100 metres to europavei • 50 metres to riksveg • 50 metres to fylkesveg • 15 metres to kommunal veg • 15 metres to a pedestrian and cycle path If the zoning plan has no building limit drawn in, or no provisions on the building limit towards the road, the year of the zoning plan applies (this is not reflected in the map layer). Statens vegvesen, the county authority or the municipality handles applications for dispensation from the building limit.
Update frequency: Monthly.
Filtering
The filter supports limiting results by Road category and Road phase.
Traffic accidents – heat map
An aggregated heat map of places with many registered personal injury accidents. It gives a quick overview of hazardous road sections without having to read individual points. Also available under Risk.
About the map layer
A heat map that highlights places with frequent accidents. It includes information about the accident location, weather conditions and the extent of injuries. It mainly covers accidents involving personal injury.
Traffic accidents – temperature
An event-based map with information about the accident location, weather conditions and the extent of injuries for personal injury accidents. Also available under Risk.
About the map layer
Information about the accident location, weather conditions and the extent of injuries, mainly for accidents involving personal injury.
Filtering
You can filter the Traffic accidents – temperature layer on several criteria. Click the filter icon to the right of the layer in the Active Layers row to open the filter panel and see which options are available.
Public transport stops
Bus, metro, tram, train and ferry/port from Entur. Shows the physical location of stops and stations. Also available under Infrastructure and included in the Family and accessibility combination. 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.
Walking to the public transport stops
Placepoint's own analysis: an overview of all public transport stops and the associated walking distance across different time intervals. Source: Walking Distance to Public Transport Stops. Use it to assess public transport coverage for housing and commercial projects. It supplements Public transport stops, which only shows the points.
About the map layer
The map layer gives you an overview of all public transport stops and the associated walking distance for different time intervals. Useful for urban planners, transport authorities, developers and builders when assessing access to public transport. Update frequency The data is updated monthly.
Tips
- Combine Public transport routes and Public Transport Density with travel distance isochrones to calculate the actual reach of the public transport service from a property.
- Building Limits from the Road's Center Line is an absolute planning consideration: if you exceed it, you need a dispensation. Check the layer early when planning a building close to a riksveg or europavei.
- The vehicle statistics layers (electric cars, cars types, cars age, fuel type, cars brands) give you a profile of the residents in an area, a useful supplement to the Demographics layers.