The foundation of Hnit was laid with it’s special status in the field of surveying. The company has mainly focused on geodetic surveying; triangulation and grid surveying, boundary surveying, deformation surveying and related projects.

All equipment for surveying is up to date. That includes equipment such as totalstations and remote control equipment, GPS surveying equipment, digital levelling equipment and other equipment.

Hnit has emphasized that the employees are up to date with new technology in the field of surveying.

Head of department is Jón Þór Björnsson.

National Power Company: Surveying related to project supervision at Kvislaveitur, Thorisvatn and Blanda hydropower projects

National Power Company: Triangulation and deformation surveys at Sigalda, Hrauneyjarfoss and Sultartangi hydropower plants

National Power Company: GPS grid surveys at various hydropower plants, such as Sultartangi, Vatnsfell and Karahnjukar

National Land Survey of Iceland: Surveying and data processing of triangulation grid at Reykjanes and the Reykjavik area

US Naval Air Station, Keflavik airport: GPS grid surveys of 178 fixed points, as well as accuracy survey of older fixed points within the naval area and connecting of those points to ISN93 grid

Spolur: Supervision and surveying at Hvalfjordur subsea tunnel

Reykjavik municipality: GPS grid surveying in Reykjavik, Alfsnes, Kjalarnes and Hvalfjordur. Supervision surveying in connection with road constructions

Reykjavik harbour: Grid survey, deformation survey and surveys in relations to constructions at the harbour

Hafnarfjordur: GPS grid-survey in SW Hafnarfjordur area

ISAL (Alcan Iceland): Grid surveys and surveys in relations to constructions and project supervision<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />

Kamhnit International: Various surveys related to investigations and constructions in Chukotka, Russia