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Position: BGT Administrator

The role of BGT Administrator involves managing and maintaining the BGT maps

What a BGT Administrator Does

As a BGT Administrator, you are the key to an accurate and up-to-date digital map of the Netherlands. Your daily work is crucial, because without you, the Large-Scale Topography Database (BGT) would not be as reliable as it is today. But what exactly do you do? Let’s take a closer look:

  • Management and maintenance: You ensure that the data in the BGT is always up to date. This includes everything from roads and waterways to buildings and green spaces.
  • Performing checks: You have a keen eye for detail and use this to identify and correct errors. You ensure that every square meter of the Netherlands is accurately represented.
  • Data exchange: In your role, you regularly communicate with external parties to exchange data. This ensures seamless coordination between different registries and users.

Your work is not just a matter of entering data. It is a dynamic process in which you work closely with colleagues and external parties to ensure that the BGT provides an accurate and up-to-date picture of the Dutch topography. In addition, you are involved in advising both internal and external BGT users on the optimal use of this data.

You are not just an administrator; you are a guardian of nationally important data. The work you do impacts numerous sectors, from urban planning and development to emergency services and environmental research. Ensuring the accuracy and timeliness of the BGT is your primary mission, and every day you contribute to a better, safer, and more efficient Netherlands.

Through your dedication and expertise, the Netherlands remains at the forefront of the world of geoinformation, and you have a direct impact on how we understand and organize our living environment. Your role as a BGT Administrator is therefore indispensable for a well-functioning society.

Why is the work of a BGT Administrator important?

The work of a BGT Administrator is invaluable, and its impact extends far beyond what you might think. The Large-Scale Topography Database (BGT) forms the backbone of the Netherlands’ geoinformation infrastructure. Here are a few reasons why your role as a BGT Administrator is so crucial:

  • Accurate planning and development: Urban planners and project developers rely on your data to plan new residential areas, industrial parks, and infrastructure. Your work makes it possible to develop the Netherlands carefully and efficiently.
  • Safety and emergency response: In emergency situations, such as floods or major accidents, up-to-date and accurate maps are essential for a rapid and effective response. You ensure that emergency services know exactly where they need to go.
  • Environment and sustainability: Your contributions help monitor changes in the landscape, which is essential for environmental protection and planning sustainable projects.

Here are some specific examples of where your work makes a difference:

  • Development of recreational facilities: The accurate maps you help maintain are used to map out hiking, biking, and boating routes.
  • Policy analysis: Whether it’s the energy transition, housing, or agriculture, policymakers use your data to make informed decisions.
  • Planning evacuation routes: In the event of a disaster, up-to-date maps are crucial for planning evacuation routes and ensuring the safety of citizens.

As a BGT Administrator, you therefore play a key role in virtually every aspect of society. From the roads we drive on to the homes we live in; your work touches the lives of everyone in the Netherlands. It ensures that the Netherlands is not only beautiful, but also safe, sustainable, and efficiently organized. And that is something to be proud of.

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Opleiding

At the Geo-ICT Training Center in the Netherlands, every employee gains a solid foundation by taking standard CAD and GIS courses. These courses are designed to provide you with a thorough understanding of geoinformation technologies and form the basis for your further development in the field. But it doesn’t stop there. After this essential introduction, you’ll dive deeper into the world of geoinformation with the BGT Course and the BAG Course. These specialized programs are specifically designed to take your knowledge and skills to the next level, so you can contribute to projects in the geoinformation sector with confidence and expertise.

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As a BGT administrator, you play a crucial role in managing the Large-Scale Topography Database (BGT), the digital map that provides a detailed representation of the Netherlands. Here are your key responsibilities, which together ensure that our geographic data is always accurate and up-to-date:

 

  • Management and updating: You ensure that the data in the BGT—including roads, waterways, buildings, and green spaces—is always accurate and up-to-date.
  • Quality checks: Regular checks and validations are essential to guarantee the high quality of the BGT data. You perform these to ensure that all information is reliable.
  • Processing changes: Changes to the landscape and infrastructure must be processed quickly and accurately in the BGT. It is your job to implement these updates so that the map continues to provide an accurate representation of reality.
  • Collaboration with other agencies: You will work closely with other organizations and agencies to ensure consistency between the BGT and other basic registries, such as the Basic Registry of Addresses and Buildings (BAG) and the Basic Registry of Topography (BRT).

 

These tasks are essential for maintaining one of the most crucial tools in our geoinformation infrastructure. Your efforts ensure that everyone—from urban planners to emergency services—can rely on accurate and up-to-date geographic data.

Frequently Asked Questions About the BGT Administrator Role

This role is important because the BGT serves as the official base map for land-use planning, permitting, and infrastructure management. Through your work, you ensure that the map is reliable and that policymakers and practitioners can rely on this geodata.

At Geo-ICT, the role of BGT Administrator is unique in that you not only maintain data but also apply geoinformation techniques: you work with GIS software, perform analyses, and support BGT users within the organization.

The following skills are important for the position of BGT Administrator:

  • Experience with GIS software and geodatabases.
  • Understanding of the content of the BGT registry: object types, attributes, and relationships.
  • Accuracy in data loading and update processes, and the ability to perform quality checks.
  • Strong communication skills to answer user questions regarding the BGT.

A typical workday might look like this:

  1. You check incoming changes to objects (e.g., changes to roads, parcels) and process them in the BGT system.
  2. You perform quality checks on the map data: for example, to verify that the geometry is correct or that the attributes match.
  3. You support internal users or departments that need the BGT data for processes such as permitting or infrastructure planning.
  4. You create or update documentation of the update process, and you prepare a monthly report on the quality of the BGT data.

As a BGT Administrator, you can advance to roles such as Senior BGT/BAG Administrator, Geo-Data Analyst, or Geo-Registration Specialist (such as BAG, BRO). By gaining additional expertise in geo-analysis, automation, or process management, you can enhance your career prospects.

Although your primary responsibilities involve recording and updating map data, knowledge of geographic information technology (such as GIS, location analysis, and geographic databases) will further enhance your role as a BGT Administrator. This will enable you to interpret the data more effectively and provide better support to users.

This position is subject to quality standards such as: accurate processing of changes, compliance with established standards for the BGT, complete documentation of changes, precise geometry, reliable metadata, and reliable availability of map data.

You can apply directly for our Geo-ICT Traineeship or contact us via the widget on the page by entering your name, email address, and phone number to schedule a no-obligation conversation. You can also send us a WhatsApp message. If you have any questions about the program or whether the position is a good fit for you, please feel free to contact us.