National green structure map

Previously, national maps only depicted larger green areas in towns and cities. The new mapping foundation includes smaller lawns, hedges, and woodland patches, as well as trees in parks and along streets.

“This has been something we've desired for years,” says Vesa Heikki Jäntti, an advisor in Bodø municipality. He explains that they previously had to create their own overviews of green structure for each revision of the municipal plan, which was time-consuming. The new green structure map will simplify these processes significantly.

The FKB dataset is the most detailed maps in Norway and provides municipalities with a uniform mapping foundation that can be updated efficiently. The maps are comparable across municipalities and regions and can serve as a basis for other mapping products. In Bodø, FKB-Green Structure will be used in building permit processing and as a basis for sub-planning parks and public spaces. It may also be used to calculate the blue-green factor, in strategies for stormwater management, and in climate assessments.

“We have decided to build a climate-neutral district. A baseline analysis will be conducted, where the green structure map will be crucial. We need to understand the baseline to evaluate what measures are necessary to achieve our goals,” Jäntti adds.

In addition to highlighting green areas, the green structure map shows "grey" areas such as roads, yards, and parking spaces.

FKB-Green Structure is documented in Geonorge and is available as a WMS service and for download. The map will be updated annually with new FKB data and periodically every three years based on new high-resolution satellite imagery.