Kort og Matrikelstyrelsen

Kort og Matrikelstyrelsen in Copenhagen, Denmark, has research in geodesy and cartography as well as seismology. Approximately 25 employees out of more than 500 are scientists. The seismology section has 6 employees working on improvements of the seismograph networks in Denmark and Greenland, reporting traditional readings of seismic phases to European and global earthquake centers, as well as doing original research, especially in the regional earthquake occurrence, the regional deep seismic structure, and microseisms. In these years a deep lithosphere study is carried out in central Greenland from east coast to west coast. The seismology section functions as the national authority for the Danish involvement in the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty for nuclear weapons. The Danish Survey and Cadastre has the responsibility to map the Danish land and sea area, and it administers the Danish cadastre. It supports Danish authorities with basic surveying and mapping. And sales of maps to national and regional authorities as well as to private companies and individuals is an important income. The scope of the Danish Survey and Cadastre includes research, from basic to applied, in the fields of interest. Many international research projects have been based in the institution, especially in geodesy.