NPD FactMaps

Help on using the interactive NPD FactMaps

Click on the yellow boxes to get help

Overview Map

The Overview Map is situated on the upper left corner in the Main Map area. The red rectangle on the Overview Map indicates where the map area visible on the Main Map is. Point on an area within the Overview Map to zoom into the area. The Toggle Overview Map button on the map-tool bar lets you toggle on and off the Overview Map.

Main map

The Main Map is an interactive map view of the NPD-database. It is controlled using tools from the toolbar. You can select what you want to display on the map. Different map tools let you zoom and pan on the Main Map to a region of interest. Labels for quadrants, blocks, fields, production licences and wells become visible as you zoom in. You can search for any objects on the Main Map by name and get more information on map objects by linking to the NPD fact pages. Within the Main Map you also find the Overview Map, the scale bar and a source reference. All geographical data are projected in UTM-zone 32. If the map is shown in bad resolution, please resize your browser window to 1024x768 pixels or less, and press the "Refresh map" button.

Scale bar

A scale bar is shown along the lower margin of the Main Map. Map scale changes as you zoom in or out on the Main Map. The length of the scale bar is fixed, while the label on the scale bar will reflect map scale.

Source reference

The source reference is shown in the lower left corner of the Main Map area. Source for the data displayed on the Map is the NPD database.Geographic reference is "UTM Zone 32N". To the right of the source reference you find the date the map data were generated.

Cursor map coordinates

Shows the North and East coordinates of current mouse pointer position on the map. Coordinates are shown as ED50 (European datum 1950) DMS (Degrees Minutes Seconds ). As the map is in ED50, UTM Zone 32 North there is also shown a ERR message behind the coordinates. This is to indicate the error in the coordinates, as the coordinates will only be accurate when close to the central meridian of the UTM Zone 32 North projection.

DO NOT USE THE COORDINATES FOR NAVIGATION!

Map layers and legend

Along the right margin of the Main Map there is a list of available map layers. You can either show this list or the legend only.
When the layer list is on, you can use the check boxes to turn on and off group layers and map layers. Use the icon to the left of the layer name to show/ hide that layers legend.
To expand or collaps a group layer, click the + or - icon to the left of the group layer name.

You can also toggle between Map layers list and Legend by using the Toggle between Legend and Layers list button on the toolbar. Digital maps consist of different layers. Each map layer is containing objects of one type. For example, ”production licences” is one map layer containing all production licences, while ”exploration wellbores” is another map layer containing all exploration wellbores.

Visible layer

The Map layers list lets you choose visible and active layers. To display a map layer on the Main Map check the ”visible”-box. Uncheck the ”visible”-box to hide objects belonging to this layer. After toggeling on or off for visiblity of map layers you have to press the Refresh Map button to redraw the Main Map. Several map layers can be visible at the same time.

Active layer

To make a map layer active, toggle on for ”active”. Only one map layer can be active at one time. A map layer has to be active before you can use the hyperlink-tool

. Pointing on an object of the active layer you want more information about it will direct you to the NPD-fact page on the object of interest. The legend shows the map ornament for each visible layer.

Refresh map

After toggeling on or off for visiblity of map layers you have to press the Refresh Map button to redraw the Main Map.

You can search for any of the objects on the Map, for example fields, discoveries, production licences and wellbores. From the scroll-down-list select the map layer (f. ex. Fields).

A new scroll-down-list will appear below. Select the object you are looking for (f. ex. Ekofisk) from this list.

Press the Show object in map button.

The Main Map will zoom in to the area of interest. The object you are looking for is highlighted by a light blue outline and placed in the centre of the Main Map area. Note that the active layer is automatically set to be the layer which contained the object you searched. In this case the "Fields" layer. Now you can use the 'Get more facts' tool to click on other field objects near by.

Get help

Click on the 'Help' link beside the search line to get help on using the interactive factmap, to use the search options in FactMapSearch. You will also find a FAQ here.

Toolbar

Different map tools let you change the display of the interactive NPD-Map. Click on an icon in the toolbar to select a tool to use on the interactive map. The active map tool is marked by a red frame.

Toggle between Legend and Layers list: press this button to toggle between Legend and Layers list.

Toggle Overview Map: press this button to toggle on/off the Overview Map

Zoom In: with this button active drag a rectangle over the area on the Main Map you want to zoom in to. A single click on the Main Map lets you zoom in stepwise. Map scale will increase.

Zoom Out: with this button active drag a rectangle over the area on the Main Map you want to zoom out. The smaller the rectangle you drag, the more you will zoom out. Map scale will decrease.

Zoom to Full Extent: press this button to whole Europe?.

Zoom to Last Extent: press this button to return to the last zoom setting. This will undo the last zoom or pan you did.

Pan: with this button active you can drag (left mouse botton) the Main Map area in any direction. Map scale will not change.

Get more facts: with this button active point on the object of interest of the active map layer will direct you to the NPD-factpage on this object. Example: to get more information on well 24/6-2 toggle the map layer ”Exploration wells” active and point on the well with the Hyper Link button. The NPD-fact page on this wellbore will come up.

Make preview for print: when you press this button the Main Map is prepared for printing together with scale bar, source reference, north arrow and legend. It is set up in a new browser window. By clicking the right mouse botton and choosing from the list the map can now be saved as a file, send by e-mail, printed or copied and pasted.

Make PDF

Make high quality PDF-file of current map: When you press this button a red rectangle appears and indicates which part of the map extent you will get on your pdf. You can adjust size and position of the rectangle by dragging the lower right corner. When you press "OK" a dialog is opened. In the dialog choose the quality and layout of PDF-file. Press "Make PDF" to generate your pdf.

Send us a feedback mail: press this button to send feedbackmail to the NPD.

Link to NPD Factpages Shapefile download. Click to og to NPD Factpages Shapefile download.

XMLUpload

Draw and QC geographical objects in map based on input from XML-format file. For detailed XML-format description:

Area Fee Exemption: Follow this link

Reporting of prospect data, including digital maps :Follow this link

Reporting of seismic acquisition :Follow this link

Get more facts

You can get more facts on objects on the map. First you have to toggle on ”active” for the map layer of interest. Then press the 'Get more facts' tool and point and click on the object of interest of the active map layer. This will direct you to the NPD-factpage on this object.

Example 1: to get more information on well 24/6-2 toggle the map layer ”Exploration wells” active and point on the well on the map with the Hyper Link button. The NPD-fact page on this wellbore will come up.

Example 2: to get more information about the Ekofisk field toggle the map layer ”Fields” active and point on the Ekofisk field on the map with the Hyper Link button. The NPD-fact page on this wellbore will come up.