The company was founded as
Totalkart AS in
Trondheim in 1990. In 1995 it was acquired by Knut Axel Ugland Holding AS and became Ugland Totalkart AS. In 1997, Minister of Trade and Industry
Lars Sponheim opened the first Internet-based map service in Norway, MapOnWeb; in 1999, Ugland Totalkart AS changed its name to Maponweb AS in association with developing a range of internet-based map applications. In 2002, Maponweb AS merged with FlexIm Infowiz AS and Ugland Publikit AS to form Ugland IT Group. In 2004, Ugland IT Group acquired the commercial division of the
Norwegian Mapping Agency,
Statens Kartver Marked, and became a market leader in printed leisure maps in Norway. In 2005, Ugland IT Group acquired a rival Norwegian geographic information provider, Kartbutikken.no. In 2007, Ugland Holding reduced its position in the company and Cinclus Equity Partner became the majority shareholder. On February 1, 2011, Ugland IT Group changed its name to Nordeca. ==References==