The Digital Sustainable Spatial Data organisation
The Organisation which stimulates and bundles the knowlegde and use of Digital Sustainable Spatial Data
Why modern data only works when human experience speaks alongside it
For centuries, the Netherlands has relied on dikes, bridges, quays, locks and monuments protected by craftsmen who could feel when something was wrong. That embodied knowledge is fading, even as we now measure more than ever with sensors, drones and 3D models.
But data alone cannot understand context.
A sensor doesn't know whether a rising value fits the soil, the season, or the
history of an asset.
Future-proof asset management therefore depends on three elements:
Modern sensor data,
Sustainably stored spatial information,
and the Craftsmanship that gives meaning to it.
When technology, durable data and human experience come together, we build a system that lasts for generations — for both our infrastructure and our heritage.
Technology tells us what is happening.
Sustainable data tells us what we have seen before.
Craftsmanship tells
us why it matters.
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Where municipalities, experts and European partners develop, share and strengthen knowledge
The digital built environment is evolving rapidly. Municipalities increasingly work with spatial data: 3D models, sensor data, digital building dossiers, GIS layers, point clouds and inspection records are becoming essential for decision-making and asset management. But with this growth comes a critical question: how do we store this data in a sustainable, accessible and future-proof way?
It's not as if everything related to Digital Sustainable Spatial Data has already been solved. As of 2025, we are still exploring the answers to the user stories that have been developed. User stories that are going to be described in detail on our Dutch GitHub.