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Norway GIS data sources

Region
Northern Europe
ISO 3166
NO · NOR
Sources
19
Themes
16
Last verified

Where to download GIS data for Norway: 19 sources across 16 themes, led by Kartverket and Norwegian Digitalisation Agency. 9 offer vector downloads such as Shapefile, GeoPackage or GeoJSON, 3 cover elevation including LiDAR. 11 are under an open licence. Every link was last checked on 18 Oct 2026.

Country atlases

National and OpenStreetMap sources for Norway

Boundaries & admin 3

Administrative boundary data for every country

  • Geonorge (opens in a new tab)

    Download Cost: Free

    Kartverket

    • Boundaries & admin
    • Elevation / DEM
    • Transport
    • Addresses & cadastre
    Licence
    CC BY 4.0
    Formats
    GeoPackage, GML, GeoTIFF
    Link
    geonorge.no

    Verified

  • Kartverket base map data (opens in a new tab)

    Download Cost: Free

    Kartverket · Norway

    Overview of open base map datasets: N50-N1000, FKB and administrative units.

    • Boundaries & admin
    • Transport
    Licence
    CC BY 4.0
    Formats
    GML, GeoPackage
    Link
    kartverket.no

    Verified

  • geoBoundaries administrative boundaries (opens in a new tab)

    API Cost: Free

    William & Mary geoLab

    JSON API listing every available admin level with direct download links.

    • Boundaries & admin
    Licence
    Varies (open; see metadata)
    Formats
    GeoJSON, Shapefile, TopoJSON
    Link
    geoboundaries.org

    Verified

Elevation / DEM 2

Free DEM, LiDAR and elevation data for every country

Imagery 1

Satellite and aerial imagery for every country

  • Norge i bilder (opens in a new tab)

    Web viewer Cost: Free

    Kartverket / Norway Digital · Norway

    National orthophoto archive.

    • Imagery
    Licence
    See publisher terms
    Formats
    WMTS
    Link
    norgeibilder.no

    Verified

Population 1

Gridded population data for every country

  • SSB geodata (opens in a new tab)

    Download Cost: Free

    Statistics Norway · Norway

    Population grids, urban settlements and statistical units.

    • Population
    • Census & statistics
    Licence
    CC BY 4.0
    Formats
    GeoPackage
    Link
    ssb.no

    Verified

Census & statistics 1

Census and statistics data for every country

  • Statistics Norway (opens in a new tab)

    Portal Cost: Free

    Statistics Norway

    National statistical office (from the UN Statistics Division directory).

    • Census & statistics
    Licence
    See publisher terms
    Link
    ssb.no

    Verified

Addresses & cadastre 1

Address and cadastral data for every country

  • Kartverket property data (opens in a new tab)

    Download Cost: Free

    Kartverket · Norway

    Cadastre (matrikkel) parcels, addresses and buildings.

    • Addresses & cadastre
    Licence
    CC BY 4.0
    Formats
    GML, GeoPackage
    Link
    kartverket.no

    Verified

Transport 2

Road, rail and transport data for every country

  • N50 Kartdata (opens in a new tab)

    Download Cost: Free

    Kartverket · Norway

    1:50 000 topographic vector data for mainland Norway.

    • Transport
    • Hydrology
    • Land cover
    Licence
    CC BY 4.0
    Formats
    GML, GeoPackage
    Link
    kartkatalog.geonorge.no

    Verified

  • OpenStreetMap extract – Norway (opens in a new tab)

    Download Cost: Free

    Geofabrik / OpenStreetMap contributors

    Daily OSM extract.

    • Transport
    • Boundaries & admin
    • Hydrology
    Licence
    ODbL 1.0
    Formats
    PBF, Shapefile
    Link
    download.geofabrik.de

    Verified

Hydrology 1

River, lake and hydrology data for every country

  • NVE map data (opens in a new tab)

    Download Cost: Free

    Norwegian Water Resources and Energy Directorate · Norway

    River networks, catchments, flood zones and landslide hazard data.

    • Hydrology
    • Natural hazards
    Licence
    See publisher terms
    Formats
    Shapefile, WMS
    Link
    nve.no

    Verified

Climate & weather 2

Climate and weather data for every country

  • MET Norway Frost API (opens in a new tab)

    API Cost: Free

    Norwegian Meteorological Institute · Norway

    Historical weather and climate observations.

    • Climate & weather
    Licence
    NLOD 2.0 / CC BY 4.0
    Formats
    JSON, CSV
    Link
    frost.met.no

    Verified

  • seNorge (opens in a new tab)

    Web viewer Cost: Free

    NVE / MET Norway · Norway

    Gridded snow, weather and hydrology maps.

    • Climate & weather
    • Hydrology
    Licence
    See publisher terms
    Formats
    NetCDF
    Link
    senorge.no

    Verified

Geology 1

Geology data for every country

  • NGU geological maps (opens in a new tab)

    Download Cost: Free

    Geological Survey of Norway · Norway

    Bedrock, superficial deposits, groundwater and radon maps.

    • Geology
    Licence
    CC BY 4.0
    Formats
    Shapefile, WMS
    Link
    ngu.no

    Verified

Agriculture & soils 1

Agriculture and soil data for every country

  • NIBIO Kilden (opens in a new tab)

    Web viewer Cost: Free

    NIBIO · Norway

    AR5 land resource map, soils and forestry data.

    • Agriculture & soils
    • Land cover
    Licence
    See publisher terms
    Formats
    WMS
    Link
    kilden.nibio.no

    Verified

Marine & coastal 1

Marine, coastal and bathymetry data for every country

  • MAREANO (opens in a new tab)

    Web viewer Cost: Free

    Institute of Marine Research / NGU / Kartverket · Norway waters

    Seabed mapping: bathymetry, sediments and habitats.

    • Marine & coastal
    Licence
    See publisher terms
    Formats
    WMS
    Link
    mareano.no

    Verified

Environment 1

Environmental and protected area data for every country

  • Naturbase (opens in a new tab)

    Web viewer Cost: Free

    Norwegian Environment Agency · Norway

    Protected areas, habitat types and species data.

    • Environment
    Licence
    See publisher terms
    Formats
    WMS
    Link
    kart.naturbase.no

    Verified

Open data portal 1

Open geospatial data portals for every country

Global datasets that cover Norway

Worldwide and continental layers that include Norway, useful where national data is missing, restricted or inconsistent across borders.

Boundaries & admin
Elevation / DEM
Imagery
Land cover
Buildings
Population
Census & statistics
Addresses & cadastre
Transport
Hydrology
Climate & weather
Natural hazards
Geology
Agriculture & soils
Marine & coastal
Environment
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