Nordisk adresseforum 2012
Highlights from Faroe Islands
Stein Fossá
Umhvørvisstovan
Population 1950 – 2012
Faroe Islands og Tórshavn
50 000
45 000
Føroyar
40 000
35 000
30 000
25 000
20 000
15 000
10 000
5 000
0
1950
Tórshavn
1960
1970
1980
1990
2000
2010
2020
Folkeafstemning (popular vote) 3. maj 2012
om kommunesammenlægning
1994:
48 kommuner
12 kommuner < 100 folk
2012:
30 kommuner mellem 38 og 19.834 folk
3 kommuner < 100 folk
Forslag:
7 kommuner mellem 1327 og 21.638 folk
Statistics on 9 May 2012
Streets
Housenumbers
Address Units
1.849
23.558
24.795
800
700
600
New and changed housenumbers
127
201
500
New address units
400
300
596
250
72
200
427
200
150
246
100
8
25
0
2009
2010
New
2011
Changed
2012
100
50
0
1
2011
2
2012
Integration between Address- and National
Register
• When addresses are created in the
address register, made these available in the
National Register within 1 minute
• The municipalities have web access to create
address units ie. floor / door, as also within 1
minute will be available in the National
Register
• SQL access to view in the National Register
Households and household size
Population: 48.414
Addresses: 16.555
Household: 2,9 people/address
Geogr. area search in the population register
SQL access - new controls
Postnr
100
160
188
410
530
700
800
826
860
870
900
Tils.
Mangler L-tal
6
226
11
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
6
259
Personer
42
33
30
25
21
16
16
12
12
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
11
Gøta
Húsanr Hurð
84
Stoffalág
58
Hoyvíksvegur
1
Sniðgøta
7
V.U. Hammershaimbsgøta
22
Vesturgøta
33
J.C. Svabos gøta
8
Eirargarður
8
Heiðaskákið
1
Dalavegur
16 A
Eirargarður
14
á Kneysum
8
Lambagerði
16
Torfinsgøta
3
Eirargarður
6
Sámalsgøta
3
Poul Juels gøta
30
Húsanesvegur
Postnr
Bygd
100 Tórshavn
100 Tórshavn
700 Klaksvík
100 Tórshavn
100 Tórshavn
100 Tórshavn
100 Tórshavn
100 Tórshavn
100 Tórshavn
100 Tórshavn
650 Toftir
100 Tórshavn
100 Tórshavn
100 Tórshavn
100 Tórshavn
100 Tórshavn
370 Miðvágur
Digital signatures and citizen services
• Work is underway with the introduction of
common digital signature for the government
and banks
• National Register is the basis for digital
signature
• Access to personal information in the
National Register (checking accuracy)
• Self service of moving (municipalities)