Research Team

Joep, Danny, Glenn, Kathleen, Tessa (until January 2010), Ezra

Joep Crompvoets

Dr. ir. Joep Crompvoets MSc. (°1968, Nederland) is graduated as engineer in Soil Science (Wageningen, The Netherlands, 1993) and Master in GI-science (Wageningen/ITC, The Netherlands, 1997). In 2006 he finished his PhD at Wageningen University focusing on the subject 'National Spatial Data Clearinghouses, Worldwide Impact and Development'.

He was assistant professor with emphasis on spatial data infrastructures at Wageningen University from 1997 tot 2007. From 2005 he is coordinating the project 'Development of a Framework to assess National Spatial Data Infrastructures' funded by the Dutch innovation programme 'Space for Geo-Information'. Between 1993 en 1995 he was a project researcher at research institute CSIC-IRNAS in Seville (Spain).

Joep is research coordinator of the IWT-project.

Ezra Dessers

Ezra Dessers (°1970, Belgium) holds a degree in Sociology (K.U.Leuven, 1992), an Advanced Master of Urbanism and Spatial Planning (K.U.Leuven, 1993), and an Advanced Master of Information Technology (U.Hasselt, 2000). He was the GIS-manager at the Provincial Government of Limburg from 1997 until 2007. Previously he was a research assistant at the Institute for Urban and Regional Planning (K.U.Leuven), and at 'Ground for GIS' (K.U.Leuven Research & Development).

Ezra will address the organisational aspects of SDI-development. The SDI-related processes between and within organisations will be analysed. The modern sociotechnical systems approach provides the framework of analysis. The research should provide understanding of the available options to (re)organise processes in such a way that SDI-developments are promoted and made useful for the organisations involved.

Katleen Janssen

Katleen Janssen (°1978, Belgium) obtained a master’s degree in law from the K.U.Leuven in 2001 and a DES degree in corporate law at the K.U.Brussel in 2004. She has been working as a researcher at ICRI since 2001.

Katleen addresses the legal aspects that have an influence on the development and functioning of an SDI. The main focus lies on the relationships between the rules on access to and use of spatial data, intellectual property rights, privacy and liability.

Bart Januarius

Bart Januarius (°1987, Belgium) graduated from the Solvay Business School (VUB, June 2010) with a Master's degree in Commercial Engineering. He started working for the MOSI-T research unit in July 2010.

His main contribution to the Spatialist project will consist of applying a Multi-Actor, Multi-Criteria Analysis (MAMCA) to SDI development in Flanders. This VUB developed evaluation tool will be used to objectively determine the most effective pathway to a fully functioning Flemish SDI, based on feedback from a variety of stakeholders.

Glenn Vancauwenberghe

Glenn Vancauwenberghe (°1984, Belgium) holds a Licentiate in Sociology (K.U.Leuven, 2006) and a Master in Management of Public Organisations (Ghent University, 2007). Since September 2007 he is researcher at the Public Management Institute.

Glenn will concentrate on the public administration aspects of the development of an SDI. His main research issues are the alternative models of resource acquisition, the cooperation and coordination between several administrations and the utilization of geographic information systems in the different phases of the policy cycle.

Sam Vanden Broucke

Sam Vanden Broucke (°1985, Belgium) obtained a Master's degree in Geography at K.U. Leuven in June 2009. He's been working as an academic researcher at the KUL Institute for Public Policy since July 2010.

Sam's responsibilities include organizing the successor to the 2008 SDI web survey, as well as the subsequent analysis. This survey will allow the team to accurately assess the current state of SDI development in Flanders. He will also play a role in integrating domain specific results.

Danny Vandenbroucke

Danny Vandenbroucke (°1960, Belgium) obtained a MSc-degree in Geography (K.U.Leuven,, 1983). He worked as a GIS researcher at the Institute for Land and Water Management of the same university between 1986 and 1993 in the field of soil science and land evaluation. In 1993, he was co-founder of SADL. Danny Vandenbroucke was involved since then as senior researcher and consultant in several GI and SDI projects at national and European level. He is co-chair of the INSPIRE Drafting Team on Monitoring and Reporting, and elected council member of AGILE.

Danny is coordinator of the SDI stakeholder group and will tackle the technical aspects of SDI, mainly regarding standardisation and evaluation of SDI.

Lieselot Vanhaverbeke

Lieselot Vanhaverbeke (°1980) holds a phd in Applied Economics and an Advanced Master in Business Information Management (VUB). Since 2003, she has been working as an academic researcher and teaching assistant for the VUB research unit MOSI (Math, Or, Stats & Is for management). She obtained her phd with a dissertation titled: "Competitive Location Models and Consumer Spatial Behaviour: Optimisation Models & an Agent-based Approach."

Lieselot will focus on the economic aspects of SDI policy. Her main focus will be pricing and financial aspects within the broader context of specific business models for spatial data. aspects