National Land Survey of Iceland
National Land Survey of Iceland
The Natural Science Institute of Iceland is responsible for Iceland’s geodetic systems under Act No. 54/2024 on the Natural Science Institute of Iceland and nature centres, which merged the National Land Survey of Iceland, the Icelandic Institute of Natural History, and the Nature Research Station at Mývatn. This includes all the key foundations of geodetic surveying – the national coordinate system, height system, and positioning services.
The Institute’s role includes:
- Maintaining, developing, and ensuring access to a unified coordinate and height system for Iceland
- Taking account of crustal movements and ensuring reliability in coordinate transformations
- Providing professional advice to the public, authorities, and specialists
- Making surveying data and documentation accessible in a user-friendly way
Marine and Wind Energy Environmental Documents
Tethys is a knowledge hub that contains documents on the environmental effects of wind and marine energy. The table below contains all of the documents in the Tethys Knowledge Base associated with National Land Survey of Iceland.
Total: 1
| Title | Author | Date | Content Type | Technology | Stressor | Receptor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Site selection for onshore wind energy in Iceland using GIS-based mapping | Cook, D., Petursson, J.G., Hrabalikova, M. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Habitat Change, Noise | Birds, Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data, Visual Impacts |