NGI - Projects

Consulting Project / 2016 - 2018

System for avalanche warning along road

On behalf of the Norwegian Public Roads Administration, NGI has developed and installed an automatic system for avalanche warning on an avalanche-prone section of Fylkesvei 472 in Nordland, Northern Norway.

Research Project / 2016 - 2018

WEATHER-MIC - microplastics in the marine environment

WEATHER-MIC is one of four approved projects following the 2014 JPI-Oceans Pilot Call on the ecological effects of microplastics (MP). The focus is on how microplastic weathering changes its transport, fate, and toxicity in the marine environment.

Consulting Project / 2015 - 2016

Accute avalanche assistance Longyearbyen

Two avalanche experts from NGI arrived in Longyearbyen on Svalbard Saturday night, 19. December 2015, to assist the local authorities with the assessment of avalanche danger and the need for the evacuation from vulnerable areas. A large avalanche hit a residential area in Longyearbyen in the morning. Two people were killed.

Consulting Project / 2015 - 2019

E6 Helgeland Nord

Helgeland Nord is the first of three road construction projects to be implemented in Nordland County, Norway. NGI has been responsible for geotechnical design on assignment from Aas-Jacobsen Trondheim, who is the main consultant to Hæhre Entreprenør AS.

Research Project / 2015 - 2022

Klima 2050

The main goal of SFI Klima 2050 was to reduce the societal risks associated with climate changes and enhanced precipitation and flood water exposure within the built environment.

Consulting Project / 2015 - 2016

Larvik-Lardal first with pilot project for climate change

How will local governments be affected by floods, landslides/avalanches, extreme precipitation, storm surges and rising sea levels in the years to come? How do you protect people, buildings and infrastructure from the consequences of future climate change?