The dataset shows areas that are being planned and submitted for public consultation under the Act on Nature Diversity - Chapter V. Area Protection.

The dataset shows facilities with hazardous substances, i.e. flammable and toxic gases, solids and liquids. The data is registered by the owners of the facilites. Therefore, the Norwegian Directorate for Civil Protection cannot control the quality of the positioning. The Norwegian Directorate for Civil Protection only makes this data available to users within Norway working with spatial planning, building application processing and emergency response. These are given access only to data for their own districts. The data is only available by contacting Karen Lie at the Norwegian Directorate for Civil Protection directly. User agencies must commit to only making data accessible to users who genuinely need the information. The data cannot be placed in open map applications online.

The Norwegian Civil Defence is a governmental reinforcement resource and part of the Norwegian Directorate for Civil Protection. The dataset shows the twenty regional districts and the locations of the district offices. The districts follows municipal boundaries. The units are positioned at the correct building or building area.