Danish Geodata Agency

What Danish Geodata Agency does

The Danish Geodata Agency (Geodatastyrelsen) is a state entity under the Danish Ministry of Climate, Energy and Utilities, operating two integrated divisions from its headquarters in Nørresundby, Denmark. The Danish Cadastre Office maintains the official land registration system of Denmark, including the Cadastral Map, Cadastral Register, Register of Property Owners, Register of Property Locations, and the framework for Chartered Surveyors and Property Formation. The Danish Hydrographic Office produces official nautical charts (Electronic Navigational Charts and paper charts), harbour plans, nautical publications, chart corrections, the Denmark Depth Model, and the national Marine Spatial Data Infrastructure (MSDI) for Denmark and Greenland, with a monopoly on chart production confirmed by the Danish Location Information Act and a 2014 Danish Supreme Court judgment.

The agency's technology stack centers on geospatial data management systems for cadastral registration and hydrographic surveying, including property and ownership information distributed as basic data through Datafordeler.dk and ENC products distributed via the IC-ENC Value Added Reseller network and Primar Stavanger. Core workflows span hydrographic survey data collection, bathymetric processing, and chart production aligned with International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) and International Maritime Organization (IMO) specifications. The agency is participating in EU-funded consortia exploring crowdsourced seafloor mapping with federated learning and S-100 standard product development.

Commercial revenue mechanics combine one-time sales of paper and digital nautical charts and bathymetric data, hourly charges for guidance on historical chart archives, and licensing and royalty income from reproduction permits and license agreements for commercial reuse of agency data. Public authorities are granted internal-use rights without payment under prior funding arrangements. Geographically, products serve Danish and Greenlandic waters, with global reach via the IC-ENC distribution network. The agency employs approximately 140-170 staff across management and three professional offices and traces its origins to the merger of the former Danish Geodata Agency and the Danish Cadastre on January 1, 2016.

Name

Danish Geodata Agency

Legal name

Danish Geodata Agency (Geodatastyrelsen)

Website

https://eng.gst.dk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

The Danish Geodata Agency (Geodatastyrelsen) is a Danish state agency under the Ministry of Climate, Energy and Utilities that maintains the official Danish Cadastre for land registration and produces nautical charts and hydrographic data for Danish and Greenlandic waters, serving mariners, public authorities, and licensed surveyors.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Government Geospatial Services (Cadastral and Hydrographic)

NAICS

Navigational Services to Shipping (488330), Surveying and Mapping (except Geophysical) Services (54137), Geophysical Surveying and Mapping Services (54136)

SIC

Water Transportation (4400)

akta.pro primary industry

Nautical Safety, Navigation Aids & Hydrographic Services (TLAHAFAE)

akta.pro secondary industry

Land Administration & Cadastral Services (Public Land Records, Parcel Management) (BPAIANAH)

Keywords

• Land registration services
• Nautical chart production
• Cadastral mapping
• Hydrographic surveying
• Marine spatial data

Headquarters

HQ city

Københoved

HQ country

Denmark

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Nautical Charts and Publications: Sale of paper charts, electronic navigational charts (ENC), digital chart formats (.pdf, .tiff), nautical publications, and chart corrections.
2. Reproduction Permits: Limited reuse permits for commercial use of agency products and data. Fees based on specific individual assessment.
3. License Agreements: Commercial license agreements allowing companies to rework agency data into derivative products, with retroactive royalty settlements.
4. Depth and Bathymetric Data: Sale of depth data and bathymetric data collected during hydrographic surveys.
5. Historical Charts: Access to historical charts database and archival services, with hourly charges for guidance.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

The Danish Geodata Agency (Geodatastyrelsen) is a Danish government authority that maintains the official land registration system (Danish Cadastre) and produces official nautical charts and hydrographic data for Danish and Greenlandic waters. It sells Electronic Navigational Charts (ENC), paper charts, harbour plans, nautical publications, depth/bathymetric data, and historical charts, while also registering properties, licensing chartered surveyors, and operating the national Marine Spatial Data Infrastructure (MSDI).

Product overview

The Danish Geodata Agency operates as a dual-division government agency under the Danish Ministry of Climate, Energy and Utilities. Its offerings consist of two interconnected core portfolios: the Danish Cadastre (land property registration) comprising Cadastral Map, Cadastral Register, Property Formation, Register of Property Owners, Register of Property Locations, and Chartered Surveyor services; and the Danish Hydrographic Office (maritime data) comprising Electronic Navigational Charts (ENC), Paper Nautical Charts, Harbour Plans, Nautical Publications, Chart Corrections, Hydrographic Surveying, Depth Data, Marine Spatial Data Infrastructure (MSDI), S-100 Standard Products, Historical Charts, and the Marine Map of Denmark. The agency also offers supplementary services including Reproduction Permits and Commercial License Agreements for data reuse.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Danish Hydrographic Office: Responsible for the sale, production and development of nautical data, charts, publications and other maritime products to support safety at sea in Danish and Greenlandic waters.
• Danish Cadastre Office

Products and services

• Danish Cadastre The official land registration system for Denmark, forming the basis for all land and property registration in the country; maintained by the Danish Cadastre Office.
• Cadastral Map Digital map displaying property boundaries and cadastral information for Denmark, available via the Danish Cadastre Office.
• Cadastral Register Official register containing detailed records of all registered properties in Denmark.
• Property Formation Service facilitating the creation and registration of new properties in the Danish Cadastre, performed through authorized chartered surveyors.
• Register of Property Owners Official register of all property owners in Denmark, maintained by the Cadastre and Property Registration office.
• Register of Property Locations Official register of all property location addresses in Denmark, maintained by the Cadastre and Property Registration office.
• Chartered Surveyors Licensed surveyors authorized by the Danish Geodata Agency to perform cadastral work including field marking, surveying, and case submissions for property formation.
• Electronic Navigational Charts (ENC) Digital nautical charts in ENC format for use in ECDIS navigation systems, produced for Danish and Greenlandic waters; distributed through the IC-ENC Value Added Reseller network.
• Paper Nautical Charts Physical nautical charts for navigation in Danish and Greenlandic waters, also available in digital format (.pdf or .tiff).
• Harbour Plans Detailed nautical charts and information for harbours in Danish and Greenlandic waters.
• Nautical Publications Official maritime publications including Notice to Mariners, port pilots, and navigational information.
• Hydrographic Surveying Collection and processing of depth information in Danish and Greenlandic waters for nautical chart production.
• Marine Spatial Data Infrastructure (MSDI) National marine spatial data infrastructure for Denmark, including www.msdi.dk, with daily operation responsibility held by the agency.
• Denmark Depth Model Bathymetric data model providing depth information for Danish waters.
• S-100 Standard Products Next generation navigational products and services compliant with the international S-100 standard for improved maritime safety.
• Historical Charts Digitized historical nautical charts available through historiskekort.dk and the Danish National Archives, with hourly charges for agency guidance in searching archives.
• Depth Data / Bathymetric Data Processed bathymetric data collected from hydrographic surveys, available for purchase from the agency.
• Marine Map of Denmark Interactive web-based marine map accessible at msdi.dk showing Danish maritime spatial data.
• Reproduction Permits Licensed reuse of Danish Geodata Agency products and data, requiring a separate permit due to copyright; price depends on specific individual assessment.
• License Agreements Commercial licensing arrangements allowing companies to rework agency data into derivative products, with retroactive royalty settlements.

Quantifiable outcome

• Quality assured depth information collection and maintenance for Danish and Greenlandic waters
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Primar StavangercoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRegional center in Norway coordinating and distributing electronic navigational charts across European countries. The Danish Geodata Agency participates in Primar Stavanger, which coordinates ENC distribution for the region.
• IC-ENCcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorInternational Centre for Electronic Navigational Charts. Purchase of official ENC for navigation in ECDIS systems goes through IC-ENC's distribution network (VAR).
• International Maritime Organization (IMO)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Danish Geodata Agency participates in international work including IMO for coordination of maritime standards and safety.
• International Hydrographic Organization (IHO)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe agency participates in IHO work for international hydrographic standards and specifications.
• Baltic Sea e-Nav ProjectminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEU project creating next generation navigational products compliant with S-100 standard for safer and eco-efficient navigation in the Baltic Sea.
• MobiSpaces (EU Horizon Europe)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEU project delivering end-to-end mobility-aware and mobility-optimized data governance platform.
• Ghana – Lake Volta ProjectminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with Danish Maritime Authority and Ghana's maritime authorities to enhance navigational safety on Lake Volta using satellite-based identification and crowdsourced data collection.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Lantmäteriet (Swedish mapping, cadastral and land registration authority): Sweden's national authority for cadastral registration, land information, and geographic/mapping data. Highly comparable to the Danish Cadastre side of the agency and shares Nordic regional context.
• Primar Stavanger: Regional ENC coordination center based in Norway that distributes electronic navigational charts for European waters, including Danish-produced ENCs. Functions as a peer distribution channel for hydrographic offices in the same region.
• International Centre for Electronic Navigational Charts (IC-ENC): Global ENC distribution cooperative of which the Danish Geodata Agency is a contributing member. Operates the VAR network through which the agency's ENCs reach end users, making it both a partner and a structural peer in the same value chain.
• UK Hydrographic Office (UKHO): The UK's national hydrographic office and trading fund; produces official ADMIRALTY nautical charts and publications for global waters. Closest direct peer due to comparable commercial mandate, chart monopoly structure, and global VAR distribution model.
• Norwegian Mapping Authority (Kartverket): Norway's national agency combining cadastral registration (matrikkel) with hydrographic charting under one organization. Highly comparable dual mandate mirroring the Danish Geodata Agency's structure, with similar Nordic governance context.
• SHOM (Service Hydrographique et Océanographique de la Marine): France's national hydrographic office, producing official nautical charts and maritime data for French waters. Direct peer given similar government-affiliated hydrographic mandate, chart production role, and IHO membership.
• Kadaster (Netherlands Cadastre): Dutch land registry and mapping agency maintaining the national cadastral register and providing public-sector geospatial data services. Direct peer for the cadastral/property registration half of the Danish Geodata Agency's mandate.
• NOAA Office of Coast Survey: U.S. federal hydrographic office producing official nautical charts for U.S. coastal waters under NOAA. Direct functional equivalent for chart production, hydrographic surveying, and MSDI in a different but comparable regulatory context.

Broad incumbents

• Esri: Dominant commercial GIS platform whose ArcGIS technology underpins much of the geospatial data management used by national mapping and cadastral authorities. Comparable as an adjacent incumbent in the broader geospatial ecosystem rather than a direct chart/cadastre competitor.
• Fugro: Global commercial provider of hydrographic surveying, seabed mapping, and marine site characterization services. Operates upstream of agencies like the Danish Geodata Agency, with overlapping capability in bathymetric data acquisition but a commercial, multi-customer model.

Market position

Strengths1 record

Weaknesses1 record

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

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