One lookup, not one portal per source
The Norwegian Directorate for Civil Protection is one of 37 vendors. Its data sits on the property alongside registers, plans and risk data from the others.
Data source · Nature and risk
Norwegian Directorate for Civil Protection, already linked to every property.
The Norwegian Directorate for Civil Protection (DSB) is Norway's specialist directorate for preventing and preparing for accidents, crises and other adverse events, and is the authority responsible for the country's shelters. It reports to the Ministry of Justice and Public Security and provides one dataset to Placepoint: a register of all public shelters in Norway.
- dataset from the Norwegian Directorate for Civil Protection
- 1
- Source: docs.placepoint.no/data/leverandorer/dsb, synced 16 October 2026
- map layer categories in Fusion
- 18
- Source: docs.placepoint.no/data/leverandorer/dsb
- setup. No keys, no import.
- 0 min
- Source: Placepoint
What the Norwegian Directorate for Civil Protection gives you
The data, and what it decides
Since the security situation changed after 2022, shelter coverage has also become a topic in the residential and commercial property markets. If you use Placepoint to assess a site or property, you may want to see where the nearest public shelter is, what capacity it has and which areas lack enough coverage. DSB also runs a number of other specialist registers, such as hazardous substances, fire and rescue services and electrical installations, but these are not yet combined in Placepoint.
The Norwegian Directorate for Civil Protection (DSB) must maintain an overview of risk and vulnerability in society. We must drive the work to prevent accidents, crises and other adverse events, and ensure good emergency preparedness and effective accident and crisis management.
This text is based on the source documentation, synced 16 October 2026.
From source to map
From the Norwegian Directorate for Civil Protection to your map, with no setup
Norwegian Directorate for Civil Protection
Registers, maps and services as the vendor publishes them.
Collection
We collect from the source, not from a copy of a copy, as often as the source is updated.
Normalisation
Linked to cadastre number and Organization Number, quality-assured, with source and date on every field.
Your workspace
Map, property panel, reports, Placepoint API and MCP.
Why the Norwegian Directorate for Civil Protection in Placepoint
The register is free. The time it takes to use it is not.
Linked to the right property
We link the data to the cadastre number before you open the map. No keys, no import.
Updated when the source is
Updates follow the source: monthly. Every field shows its date.
Traceable back to the source
Every dataset names the Norwegian Directorate for Civil Protection as the vendor, so you can document your sources in a report.
The datasets
1 dataset from the Norwegian Directorate for Civil Protection
Each dataset follows its source's update schedule, shown for that dataset. The category is the map layer group the dataset sits under in Fusion.
How to get started
Four steps
Book a demo or create an account
We show you the data on properties you know.
Look up an address
Use an address, cadastre number or the map. The panel shows what is registered on the property.
Turn on the map layers you need
The layers from this source are in the layer picker, sorted by category.
Get the data via API or MCP
The Placepoint API and the MCP server give you the same data programmatically.
Frequently asked questions
Questions about the Norwegian Directorate for Civil Protection data
Ask a questionHow up to date is the data from the Norwegian Directorate for Civil Protection?
The table above shows how often each dataset is updated, which follows the source. Every field in Placepoint shows its source and date.
Can we use the data from the Norwegian Directorate for Civil Protection in our own systems?
Yes. The Placepoint API exposes the same datasets programmatically, and the MCP server makes them available to AI agents. You can export extracts and reports from the platform.
Does it cost extra?
The datasets are part of your Placepoint subscription. Where the source charges a fee for individual documents, such as registered documents from Kartverket, the price follows the source's fee.
Are we missing a source you use?
Tell us at support@placepoint.no. We add sources all the time, often because a customer asked for one we did not have.
More about the source
Direktoratet for samfunnssikkerhet og beredskap at the source
- dsb.no/om-dsb
- dsb.no
- DSB: home page
- dsb.no
- Public shelters: about the scheme
- dsb.no
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What they do with Placepoint
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