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Norsk institutt for bioøkonomi is one of 37 vendors. Its data sits on the property alongside registers, plans and risk data from the others.
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Norsk institutt for bioøkonomi (NIBIO) is Norway's leading research institute for agriculture, food, environment, soil and forest. It manages the national land resource map (AR5), which is the basis for land type and arable land in Placepoint. AR5 classifies each plot by its main land resource: forest, cultivated land, pasture, built-up land, water or bare land. It is the authoritative source when municipalities, developers and managers need to know whether a property contains farmland protected under the Land Act (jordlova).
- datasets from Norsk institutt for bioøkonomi
- 3
- Source: docs.placepoint.no/data/leverandorer/nibio, synced 16 October 2026
- map layer categories that hold the data
- 2
- Source: docs.placepoint.no/data/leverandorer/nibio
- setup. No keys, no import.
- 0 min
- Source: Placepoint
What Norsk institutt for bioøkonomi gives you
The data, and what it decides
For a developer, AR5 is often a deciding factor when assessing a site. Cultivated and cultivable land has strong protection and can in practice rule out development without an exemption. For a planner, it is the simplest way to see how much farmland is part of a zoning proposal, which is reflected in the agriculture map layer. NIBIO has 15 offices across the country and publishes much of its data openly through Geonorge.
Norsk institutt for bioøkonomi (NIBIO) carries out research and provides knowledge on food and plant production, the environment, maps, land use, genetic resources, forestry, and business, industrial and social economics. We are based in 15 locations from north to south in Norway.
This text is based on the source documentation, synced 16 October 2026.
From source to map
From Norsk institutt for bioøkonomi to your map, with no setup
Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research
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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 Norsk institutt for bioøkonomi 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: weekly, yearly or not at all. Every field shows the date.
Traceable back to the source
Every dataset names Norsk institutt for bioøkonomi as the vendor, so you can document the source in a report.
The datasets
3 datasets from Norsk institutt for bioøkonomi
- Agriculture · WeeklyLand cover types (AR5)The main classification in AR5, NIBIO's national land resource map, based on vegetation, natural drainage and human influence.About the dataset
- Agriculture · YearlyArable landArable land is land that, if cultivated, can be brought up to the standard of fully cultivated land. It is a latent topsoil reserve that is not necessarily in active production today.About the dataset
- Nature · Not updatedGrey areasA national map of grey areas: land that is already in use or heavily affected by building and construction, including buildings, structures and permanent surfaces.About the dataset
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.
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Get the data via API or MCP
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How fresh is the data from Norsk institutt for bioøkonomi?
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 Norsk institutt for bioøkonomi 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
Norsk institutt for bioøkonomi at the source
- the land resource map (AR5)
- nibio.no
- jordlova (the Land Act)
- lovdata.no
- nibio.no/om-nibio
- nibio.no
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