Norwegian Mapping Authority

The Authority's headquarters in Hønefoss

The Norwegian Mapping Authority (NMA) (Norwegian: Statens kartverk or Kartverket) is Norway's national mapping agency, dealing with land surveying, geodesy, hydrographic surveying, cadastre and cartography. The current director is Johnny Welle.[1] Its headquarters are in Hønefoss in Ringerike Municipality. It is a public agency under the Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development. NMA was founded in 1773.[2]

The Norwegian Mapping Authority participates in research and development and cooperates with Norwegian industry and other government agencies in areas such as export-oriented measures.

  1. ^ "Leiing og organisering". Kartverket.no (in Norwegian Nynorsk). Retrieved 2021-02-18.
  2. ^ Rød, Jan Ketil, ed. (2024-11-25). "Kartverket". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Foreningen Store norske leksikon. Retrieved 2025-01-12.

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