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Norway Mapping Group is an alliance of 7 major Norwegian companies offering mapping systems and services within the subject of geographic information technology (GIT). The firms have an annual turnover of USD 100 million and more than 900 employees. Through a collaboration agreement with the Norwegian Mapping Authority, additional skills and capacity can be provided.
The business idea is to promote the export activities of the participating companies by marketing selected products and services towards the Development Bank market in Asia, Africa and Eastern Europe. All major contracts are carried out by the partner companies, either by one of them acting as main contractor or in joint ventures.
The vision is to bring the Norwegian mapping environment into a leading position in niches of the GIT market. Our capacity and know-how comprise digital mapping, on and off shore, as well as systems and expertise to undertake data processing and management of geographic information.GIT technologies and skills are essential to cope with challenges related to infrastructure development, land management, resource exploitation, environmental protection and safe navigation in narrow waters.
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Assignments in developing countries always involve capacity building in terms of institutional strengthening, cost recovery assessments, training and technology transfer. The ultimate target is that Norway Mapping projects should always contribute substantially to the creation of self-reliant counterpart organizations.
Total project volume currently being worked on by Norway Mapping companies exceeds USD 150 million.
Members of the group are Asplan Viak AS, Blom AS, Fjellanger Wider¯e AS, Norkart AS, Norskog, Seatex AS and Sysdeco GIS AS.
Individual fields of service include:
- Remote sensing
- Aerial photography
- GPS and geodetic network analysis
- Ground control and surveying
- Photogrammetric base mapping
- Utility mapping
- Geographic information systems (GIS)
- Electronic sea charts
- GPS for navigation and positioning
- Marine data infrastructure
- Land registration
- Cadastral mapping
- Forest management
- Land-use mapping
- Land information systems (LIS)
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