Policies and Tasks

The aim of the NCG is to promote consultation between parties from science and practice in the field of geo-informatics and geodesy with the aim of carrying out all further actions related to or for this purpose in the broadest sense of the foregoing. could be beneficial.

The NCG promotes the quality and interests of geodesy and geo-infomatics and is committed to an optimal contribution to society.

The NCG conducts strategic explorations, scenario studies and trend analyses with regard to technical-scientific developments in this field and initiates research.

Consultation in the committees between representatives from the research sector and civil society must lead to timely choices being made for knowledge development and research, tailored to the anticipated needs of Dutch society.

In its policy plan 2023-2027, the NCG has determined the area of focus for the coming period and will coordinate its activities with other umbrella organizations in the Netherlands. From a scientific perspective, the NCG stands for detailed objectives on knowledge development, knowledge transfer, external cooperation and internal organisation.

The NCG, in collaboration with universities, services and companies, conducts research that it considers important for the development of geodesy and geoinformatics. It also publishes digital publications including research results, study days and symposia (see Publications).

The NCG has participations, both scientific (staff deployment) and financial, in a number of projects (GeoSamen, Maps4Society and GIN/GeoBuzz). Internationally, the Netherlands is represented through the NCG in the International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics (IUGG) and European Spatial Data Research (EuroSDR).