Specialization "Governance and Spatial Information Management"

of the master 'Geo-information Science and Earth Observation (MSc)'


Geo-information has gained importance in societies over the past decades. The public sector has always been a major spatial data provider and user. Topographic mapping, land use planning, environmental management, land administration and land registration are examples of public sector activities in which geo-information plays a major role.

Public policy development and public management have undergone major shifts because of government reform, decentralisation, market reform and information technologies. Governments have invested in digital registration systems, and many are active in developing service delivery to citizens via internet technology. Nowadays, too, the use of information technology for policy evaluation and policy design is being explored.