Geodienst

Welcome to the Geodienst! We are the spatial expertise centre and we offer free support for all students & staff with GIS and data management.

The Geodienst is the central point of contact for technological innovation in the field of spatial information technology including data, software, and visualization. Additionally, we can improve engagement with research output by developing (interactive) maps, for example.

Research support

The Geodienst can help you with:

• Research proposals
• Research methodology
• Spatial data
• Tooling
• Analysis
• Visualizations
• Customized software
• Spatial innovation

With our team we work through 100-200 calls a month from different faculties, the Hanze University of Applied Sciences or other partners. We have supported dozens of scientific publications through spatial analysis and visualizations.

We have worked on projects in the fields of Healthy ageing, Energy, Sustainability, Ecology, History, Archaeology, Disaster Risk Managment and more.

The Geodienst celebrates 10 years! What started as an experiment, quickly turned into a precious partnership for research and education. After ten years of digital innovation, analysis and mapping, we are eager to see the results of our work. What did we do to help accelerate university-wide research? And what is yet to come?

In To Boldly Geo , the spaceship Geodienst, led by Captain Govert and GeoDate, explores the world of mapmaking and geodata analysis. This podcast tells the story behind the maps and gives a stage to the researchers who make it possible. (Note: this podcast is in Dutch).

You can find the podcast on Spotify and Apple Podcasts. And if you have any questions, please feel free to email us at geodienst@rug.nl.

Want to stay updated on what we do? Or see cool maps? Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, Linkedin & Reddit!