View No. 21 (2016): From access to re-use

Frederika Welle Donker

282 pages

ISBN 978-94-92516-27-5

Published: 2025-03-08

Book (Full version)

  • If data are the building blocks to generate information needed to acquire knowledge and understanding, then geodata, i.e. data with a geographic component (geodata), are the building blocks for information vital for decision-making at all levels of government, for companies and for citizens. Governments collect geodata and create, develop and use geo-information - also referred to as spatial information - to carry out public tasks as almost all decision-making involves a geographic...