Contribution “Geoinformation Technology and Governance” to capita selecta
School A+BE
Version 19 September 2014
Coordinator / responsible lecturer: Peter van Oosterom
The aim of the day: to learn about the different theories and methods used in research in
the research programme Geoinformation and Governance. The Geoinformation Technology
and Governance (GiTG) research programme is dedicated to both the technology and the
governance aspects of the spatial information infrastructure (or Spatial Data Infrastructure).
The programme consists of two sub programmes Geoinformation Technology and
Geoinformation Governance. Developed knowledge and technology is applied, tested, and
further improved in context of various application areas: crisis management, land
administration, and e-government/SDI (spatial data infrastructure).
The day consists of several sessions each focussing on one of the research topics. In a session
a supervisor will elaborate on theoretical and methodological issues and frame the (PhD)
research. The PhD candidate will demonstrate how he/she used that theory/method is
his/her PhD-project. The sessions are selections of research carried out within the two subprogrammes and application domains.
Programme of the day (20 November 2014):
 Overall introduction and welcome
 Topic 1 Variable-scale Maps
 Topic 2 3D and Higher Dimensional GIS
 Topic 3 Indoor Modeling and navigation
(lunch-time)
 Topic 4 Open data policies
 Topic 5 3D Cadastre
 Introduction of assignment: Obtaining geo-data for my PhD research
 Reflection on GI in your PhD-research and conclusion
Variable-scale Maps
Research Question: How can we realize a paradigm shift towards dynamic vario-scale geoinformation with minimal redundancy, supporting the delivery of representations at an
arbitrary scale for different user contexts and progressive transfer for the delivery of
refinements?"
Supervisor: prof. dr. Peter van Oosterom, Dr. Martijn Meijers
PhD candidate: Radan Suba
3D and Higher Dimensional GIS
Research Objective: The realisation of a data model, data structure and the basic algorithms
required for the operations in a higher dimensional Geographic Information System
Supervisor: Prof. dr. Jantien Stoter, Dr. Hugo Ledoux
PhD candidate: Ken Arroyo Ohori/Filip Biljecki
Indoor Modeling and navigation
Research Question: What is the added value of the “door to door” 3D navigation approach of
complex indoor environments, compared with current solutions?
Supervisor: Prof.dr. Peter van Oosteron, dr. Sisi Zlatanova
PhD candidate: Liu Liu
Open data policies
Research objective: To uncover the real barriers to reusing public sector information for
value adding, such as public sector organisations acting in direct competition with the
private sector.
Supervisor: Dr. Bastiaan van Loenen
PhD candidate: Frederika Welle Donker
3D Cadastres
Research objective: How to design a 3D Cadastres solution for the increasing complexity of
densely built-up areas (including their infrastructure), which a proper registration of the
legal status (private and public) and which can only be provided to a limited extent by the
existing 2D cadastral registrations.
Investigors: Prof.dr.mr. Hendrik Ploeger, Prof.dr. Peter van Oosterom
Assignment ‘Obtaining geo-data for my PhD research’
Geo-data and GIS are tools serving many different purposes in a range of application areas,
including research in context of architecture and built environment. During the assignment,
you will have to discover available sources of geo-data, access them (either viewing or
downloading them), converting them where needed (select only relevant information) and
show their application in your research. Note that the geo-data may be 2D or 3D, temporal,
of different scales (LoD) and cover a range of spatial themes.
Coordination: ir. Edward Verbree