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In the Nordic countries, manufacturing plays a vital socio-economic role by contributing to employment and the economy at large. The key prerequisites are a high productivity and a strong competitive edge. One of the ways to obtain and maintain a competitive edge is if (small and medium-sized) companies apply new knowledge and new technologies. However, a key barrier for Nordic manufacturing companies that we have identified is access to test and demonstration facilities. To support the use of new technologies by companies, easy access to testing of new products and technologies is a decisive factor for the companies to gain knowledge of and inspiration for the use of the new technologies in their current business. The project therefore sets out to present a mapping of test and demonstration facilities in the Nordic countries. In addition to the mapping, we have identified ten good practice examples of such facilities. Moreover, we have identified political initiatives in the Nordic countries, including specific strategies for setting up and structuring test and demonstration facilities as well as covering possible evaluations of the demand for and quality of the facilities. The long-term objective of the mapping is to make it easy for Nordic companies to gain an overview of relevant suppliers of testing and demonstration facilities. To fulfil this objective, the intention is to offer suppliers of test and demonstration facilities an opportunity to render their testing and demonstration facilities visible to customers and business partners that are developing new products or production processes. The specific purpose of the project is:  To map Nordic test and demonstration facilities. Through a survey, we have gathered data to characterise and describe the test and demonstration facilities;  To design a proposal for an interactive product (a website or an online portal)through which (potential) users can gain access to information about Nordic testand demonstration facilities;  To describe political strategies and action plans in the Nordic countries aimed atdeveloping an infrastructure for test and demonstration facilities, and, if information is available, such as evaluations, review the benefits and impact of the strategies and action plans;  To present ten illustrative best practice cases of test and demonstration facilitieswhere experiences and lessons learned can inspire others with ambitions to develop test and demonstration facilities.

I denne oppgaven er det brukt LiDAR data og georadarundersøkelse til å få innblikk i utviklingen i nordlige Espedalen under siste isavsmelting. Dette er gjort ved undersøkelse av to deltaavsetninger ved innsjøene Olstappen og Slangen, ved Skåbu i Nord-Fron kommune. Georadarundersøkelsene har gitt innblikk i oppbygning og dreneringsretninger i noen av deltaflatene, mens LiDAR undersøkelsen har gitt innblikk i dreneringsretninger ved kartlegging av deltaenes overflater. Kartleggingen som er gjort tyder på en generell dreneringsretning mot nordvest på vestsiden av Vinstra og mot nordøst på østsiden av Vinstra, samt mot nordøst ved Slangen. Ut ifra kartleggingen er det sett tegn som tyder på at det har vært en stor sammenhengende innsjø i området, som har blitt senket i tre omganger før dagens vannivå. I tillegg er det funnet tegn på høydenivåer før isen var smeltet bort i Olstappen og Slangens daler. Resultatene fra denne kartleggingen er i godt samsvar med tidligere undersøkelser i dette området. In this study, LiDAR-data and a georadar survey has been used to gain insight into the development in northern Espedalen during the last deglaciation. This was done by examining two delta deposits at the lakes Olstappen and Slangen, by Skåbu in Nord-Fron municipality. The georadar survey have provided insight into the structure and drainage directions in some of the delta surfaces, while the LiDAR survey has provided insight into drainage directions by mapping the deltas' surfaces. The mapping indicates a general drainage direction to the northwest on the west side of Vinstra and to the northeast on the east side of Vinstra, as well as to the northeast by the lake Slangen. From the mapping, there are found signs that there has been a large continuous lake in the area, which has been lowered in three steps before today's water level. In addition, signs of altitudes were found that can indicate levels before the ice had melted away in the Olstappen and the Slangen valleys. The results of this survey are in good agreement with previous studies from this area. M-LUN

Aurmoen sanddynefelt er et av de største flygesandfeltene i innlandet i Norge, og er tilknyttet de store breelvavsetningene i Gardermoområdet. Eoliske avsetninger (vindavsetninger), særlig i form av flygesandområder, er en relativt sjelden landform i Norge og er lite undersøkt. Det er gjort få detaljstudier av slike eoliske sanddyner, blant annet når det gjelder absolutte dateringer, oppbygning av dynefeltene og tolkning av paleovindregime. I dette studiet har fjernanalytiske data (LiDAR-data) og feltundersøkelser ved bruk av georadar og sedimentologiske analyser gitt et innblikk i flygesandfeltets oppbygning og utbredelse på Aurmoen. Sanddynenes form er hovedsakelig av parabolsk karakter, samt at en rekke langitudinale og transverse dyner har blitt kartlagt. Oppbygningen av de parabolske dynene gir antydning til en todelt paleovindretning under dannelsen av flygesandfeltet. Dette innebærer en tilsynelatende paleovindretning fra nord-nordvest i den vestlige delen, og fra nord i den østlige delen av feltet. Sanddynene antas å ha blitt dannet i løpet av 150 – 200 år, innenfor tidsrommet 10,8 – 10,4 kal. ka før nåtid. Dette innebærer perioden etter området ble isfritt og breelvsedimentene ble avsatt som et delta. På denne tiden kunne vinden fra den nærliggende innlandsisen i nord kunne erodere i breelvmaterialet, før vegetasjonen ble etablert for fullt og stabiliserte sanddynene. The Aurmoen dune field is one of the largest inland dune fields in Norway, and is associated with a large glaciofluvial deposit in the Gardermoen area, South Eastern Norway. Aeolian deposits (wind deposits), especially in terms of aeolian dune fields, is a relatively rare landform in Norway and is poorly investigated. Regarding e.g. absolute dating, the formation of dune fields, and interpretation of paleo wind regimes, very few detailed studies of such sand dunes have been conducted. In this study, remote analytical (LiDAR-) data and field techniques including Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) and sedimentological analysis provides an insight into the Aurmoen aeolian dune field’s formation and distribution. The different sand dunes are mainly parabolic, as well as a number of longitudinal and transverse ridges. The structure of the parabolic dunes may suggest two different paleo wind directions during the main dune-building event. This implies an apparent wind direction from north-northwest in the western part of the dune field, and from the north in the eastern part. The dunes are believed to have formed during a period of 150 – 200 years, around 10.8 to 10.4 cal. ka BP. This involves the period after the area was deglaciated and the glaciofluvial material was deposited as a delta. At this point, the wind from the ice sheet in the north was able to erode in the glaciofluvial material, before the vegetation became fully established and stabilized the dunes. M-MINA