Lectures and sightseeing
1 LUKR. Lecture.
2 Ingunnarskóli – a school building for the future. Lecture and sightseeing.
3 The development and operation of sports facilities. Lecture and a visit to a thermal pool, a sports facility and a skiing area.

The Land Information System of the Reykjavík Area, LUKR, is a co-operative project between the city and other entities (private – public partnership) concerning an extensive electronic map database which is linked to diverse information from other databases, such as the National Population Registry and the Land Registry of Iceland. LUKR has, from the very first, been one of the leading land information systems in the world and has won diverse awards and recognitions. The reason is because LUKR involves extensive co-operation between public and private entities, its quality of data and public access is high and the use of the latest and best available software has always been ensured.

BVS or City Webview is an information system that operates with the databases of LUKR and other databases on the Internet, providing information from them as well as related information. LUKR and BVS are important to city authorities with respect to information provision, mapmaking, etc., and in the daily work of the various institutions and companies operated by the city. A large section of the general public and private companies also use maps and other data from LUKR, both for informative purposes and as foundations for specialised systems. LUKR is used considerably by consultants, technicians and others engaged in the preparation of various projects and, on www.reykjavik.is/lukr, provides data suitable for these parties at a reasonable price. All data in BVS is free of charge.

A school for the future. The city has a number of interesting projects underway, among them the city’s newest compulsory school, Ingunnarskóli. This school is special in many ways, including the preparation process as well as the layout of the school building itself. Before the building was designed, a team of 30 people was established. It included representatives from parents, residents and companies located in the school district as well as school personnel, students, engineers and architects. The preparatory process for the school started with the biggest issues and then moved toward more detailed aspects (Design Down Process).

The preparatory team worked for several months formulating ideas for the internal operations of the school and submitted proposals for the design of the building. Educational authorities in Reykjavík placed considerable emphasis on the fact that this new school, built in a new century, should be in line with developments in education in the beginning of the 21st century.

Another installation which has drawn the attention of foreign visitors is Egilshöll, a new installation which consists of an indoor football field, full-size, with synthetic grass. The football field has been used for concerts, conferences and annual celebrations. The facilities house an ice-skating rink and a shooting range, and soon bowling facilities will be installed. A four-screen cinema will be built next to Egilshöll. Furthermore, a heated, full-size football field, with synthetic grass, will be built outside the facilities along with a few smaller playing fields. Egilshöll has a restaurant and a guesthouse. Laugardalshöll is a sports facility which has been used for competitions in various indoor sports, among others the World Handball Championship in 1995. The facility has been used for concerts and conferences. In 2005, a fully-equipped athletics facility with a 200m running track was built in an annex to Laugardalshöll. The athletics facility is also used for conferences, shows, entertainment and concerts. The facility, moreover, contains smaller conference halls and meeting rooms.