Background

Yola graduated as a geodetic engineer at the Aristoteles University of Thessaloniki, Greece. She earned a doctorate in geodetic engineering, on rotation modelling of a deformable earth, at the University of Stuttgart, Germany. She then carried out several R&D projects in satellite positioning and crustal deformation networks, first as a post- doctoral Research Fellow at the Department of Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) and later as a Research Associate at the Department of Geodesy & Geomatics Engineering of the University of New Brunswick, Canada. Later on, she worked in Latin America on behalf of the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) Canada, the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) and the Inter American Development Bank (IADB), while still based in Canada.

Yola is now professor in geo-information for governance at the International Institute for Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation (ITC). She is past member of the Board of the GSDI Association (representing academia), member of the Capacity Building Working Group of CODI-Geo, United Nations Economic Commission of Africa, and of the NCG sub-commission on SDI in the Netherlands. She is member of the editorial board of the Journal Information Technology for Development (JITD) and of the International Journal of SDI Research (IJSDIR). Her research interests include the use of geo-information and geoICT in governance as well as the governance of geoICT and Spatial Data Infrastructures (SDI).

Publications

ISI Journal Articles

Georgiadou, P.Y. and Stoter, J.E. (2010) Studying the use of geo - information in government : a conceptual framework. In: Computers, Environment and Urban Systems : an international journal, 34 (2010)1, pp. 70-78. Full text | Full text

Lance, K.T., Georgiadou, P.Y. and Bregt, A.K. (2009) Cross - agency coordination in the shadow of hierarchy : joining up government geospatial information systems. In: International journal of geographical information science = IJGIS, 23 (2009)2, pp. 249-269. Full text | Full text

Homburg, V. and Georgiadou, P.Y. (2009) A tale of two trajectories : how spatial data infrastructures travel in time and space. In: The information society, 25(2009)5, pp. 303-314. Full text | Full text

Georgiadou, P.Y., Puri, S.K. and Sahay, S. (2005) Towards a potential research agenda to guide the implementation of spatial data infrastructures : a case study from India. In: International journal of geographical information science = IJGIS, 19 (2005)10, pp. 1113-1130. Full text | Full text

Other Refereed Journal Articles

Akingbade, A., Navarra, D.D. and Georgiadou, P.Y. (2009) A 10 Years review and classification of the geographic information systems impact literature 1998 - 2008. In: Nordic journal of surveying and real estate research, Special series(2009)6, pp. 84-116. Full text

Georgiadou, P.Y., Miscione, G., Lance, K.T. and de Vries, W.T. (2009) Framing the use of geo - information in government : a tale of two perspectives. In: Earth science informatics, 2(2009)4, pp. 271-282. Full text | Full text

Coleman, D.J., Georgiadou, P.Y. and Labonte, J. (2009) Volunteered geographic information: the nature and motivation of produsers. In: International journal of spatial data infrastructures research : IJSDIR, 4 (2009) pp. 332-358. Full text | Full text

Georgiadou, P.Y., Puri, S.K. and Sahay, S. (2006) The rainbow metaphor : spatial data infrastructure organization and implementation in India. In: International studies of management and organization, 35(2006)4, pp. 48-71. Full text

Georgiadou, P.Y., Rodriquez-Pabón, O. and Lance, K.T. (2006) Spatial data infrastructure SDI and e-governance : a quest for appropriate evaluation approaches. In: URISA journal : journal of the Urban and Regional Information Systems Association, 18 (2006)2, pp. 43-55. Full text | Full text

Lance, K.T., Georgiadou, P.Y. and Bregt, A. (2006) Understanding how and why practitioners evaluate SDI performance. In: International journal of spatial data infrastructures research : IJSDIR, 1 (2006) pp. 65-104. Full text | Full text

de Vries, W.T., Lewis, J. and Georgiadou, P.Y. (2003) The cost of land registration : a case study of cost efficiency in Namibia. In: The Australian surveyor : The journal of the Institution of Surveyors, 48 (2003)1, pp. 7-20. Full text

Book Chapters

Georgiadou, P.Y. and Homburg, V. (2008) The argumentative structure of spatial data infrastructure initiatives in America and Africa. In: Social dimensions of information and communication technology policy : proceedings of the 8th International conference on human choice and computers HCC8, IFIP TC 9, Pretoria, South Africa, September 25-26, 2008 / ed. by C. Avgerou, M.L. Smith and P. van den Besselaar. Boston : Springer, 2008. ISBN 978-0-387-84821-1 (IFIP International Federation for Information Processing ; 282). pp. 31-44. Full text

Puri, S., Sundeep Sahay and Georgiadou, P.Y. (2007) A metaphor - based socio - technical perspective of SDI implementations : some lessons from India. In: Research and theory in advancing spatial data infrastructures concepts / H.J. Onsrud. Redlands : ESRI, 2007. ISBN 978-1-58948-162-6. pp. 161-173. Full text | Full text

Conference Proceedings (full papers)

Akingbade, A., Navarra, D.D. and Georgiadou, P.Y. (2009) A 10 years review and classification of the geographic information systems impact literature 1998 - 2008. In: Proceedings of the workshop: Spatial Information for sustainable management of urban areas, Mainz, 2 - 4 February 2009, Germany : FIG commission 3 Workshop. International Federation of Surveyors (FIG), 2009. 26 p. Full text

Richter, C., Miscione, G., Pfeffer, K.H. and Georgiadou, P.Y. (2009) Design of an unbounded ethnography of spatial information infrastructure development. In: Proceedings of the GSDI 11 World Conference : Spatial data infrastructure convergence : building SDI bridges to address global challenges, June 15-19, 2009, Rotterdam, The Netherlands. 22 p. Full text | Full text

Miscione, G., Staring, K. and Georgiadou, P.Y. (2009) A federative view for information infrastructures in developing contexts. In: Proceedings of the 10th international conference on social implications of computers in developing countries : assessing the contribution of ICT to development goals, 26-28 May, 2009 Dubai, United Arab Emirates / ed. by E. Byrne, B. Nicholson and F. Salem. Dubai : Dubai School of Government, 2009. ISBN 978-0-903808-05-7. pp. 209-221. Full text

Kolte, P., Boerboom, L.G.J., Miscione, G. and Georgiadou, P.Y. (2009) A proposal for studying decision - making and spatial data infrastructures in the public sector in India. In: Proceedings of the GSDI 11 World Conference : Spatial data infrastructure convergence : building SDI bridges to address global challenges, June 15-19, 2009, Rotterdam, The Netherlands. 13 p. Full text | Full text

Coleman, D.J., Georgiadou, P.Y. and Labonte, J. (2009) Volunteered geographic information: the nature and motivation of produsers. In: Proceedings of the GSDI 11 World Conference : Spatial data infrastructure convergence : building SDI bridges to address global challenges, June 15-19, 2009, Rotterdam, The Netherlands. 20 p. Full text

Georgiadou, P.Y. and Harvey, F. (2007) A bigger picture : information systems and spatial data infrastructure research perspectives. In: AGILE 2007 : proceedings of the 10th AGILE international conference on geographic information science : the European Information Society : leading the way with geoinformation, Aalborg, Denmark, 8-11 May 2007. / ed. by M. Wachowicz and L. Bodum. AGILE, 2007. ISBN 978-87-819-3004-4. 6 p. Full text | Full text

Georgiadou, P.Y., Puri, S.K. and Sahay, S. (2005) Reflecting on national spatial data infrastructure implementation in India : the need for socio - technical approaches. In: Proceedings of the eighth international conference of the International Federation for Information Processing (IFIP), working group 9.4, 26-28 May, 2005, Abuja, Nigeria. pp. 123-137. Full text

Lance, K.T., Georgiadou, P.Y. and Bregt, A.K. (2005) Tracking geospatial investments in Africa. In: Proceedings AfricaGIS 2005 : beyond talk: geo-information working for Africa : 31 October - 4 November 2005, Pretoria. EIS-Africa, 2005. ISBN 1-920-01710-0. pp. 664-667. Full text

Dutta, D. and Georgiadou, P.Y. (2004) A framework for technological and organisational capacity building for local level planning in India. In: Proceedings of the 7th International conference : Global Spatial Data Infrastructure GSDI, February 2-6, 2004, Bangalore India. pp. 13. Full text

Georgiadou, P.Y., Lance, K.T. and Gupta, R.K. (2003) Are core data providers ready for the SDI? : invited paper. In: Proceedings of Cambridge Conference 2003, St John's College, Ordnance Survey, U.K., Invited Paper 5B.3, 7 p. Full text | Full text

Georgiadou, P.Y. and Groot, R. (2002) Capacity building for geo - information provision : a public goods perspective. In: GISDECO 2002 proceedings : Governance and the use of GIS in developing countries, ITC, Enschede, 15-18 May 2002. pp. 11-1.11-13. Full text

Georgiadou, P.Y. and Kraak, M.J. (2002) Test bed geospatial data infrastructure, T - GDI. : a research and learning environment. In: ISPRS 2002 : Proceedings of ISPRS commission VII international symposium : Resource and environmental monitoring, December 3-6 2002, Hyderabad, India./ editors: R.R. Navalgund ... [et al.]. - National Remote Sensing Agency, India (NRSA) 3 p. Full text

van Westen, C.J. and Georgiadou, P.Y. (2001) Spatial data requirements and infrastructure for geologic risk assessment. In: Proceedings workshop on natural disaster management, ISPRS Technical Committee VII, Ahmedabad, India. 15 p.

Scientific and Professional Publications

Coleman, D.J. and Georgiadou, P.Y. (2010) Volunteered geographic information : why and what do individuals contribute. In: GeoInformatics : magazine for surveying, mapping and GIS professionals, 13 (2010)2, pp. 50-52. Full text

Georgiadou, P.Y. and Miscione, G. (2009) Geo - ICT in public governance. In: GIS development : the global geospatial magazine,  (2009)August, pp. 2. Full text | Full text

Georgiadou, P.Y. and Stoter, J.E. (2008) SDI for public governance : implications for evaluation research. In: A multi-view framework to assess SDIs / ed by. J. Crompvoets et al ... Melbourne ; Melbourne University Press, 2008. ISBN 90-0-7325-1623-9 pp. 51-68. Full text | Full text

Georgiadou, P.Y. (2008) Using geo - information : from a market to a polis perspetive : inaugural address by Yola Georgiadou, Professor in Geo - information for governance, Wednesday, 17 December 2008, ITC Enschede, The Netherlands. Enschede, ITC, 2008. 28 p. Full text

Lemmens, M.J.P.M., Georgiadou, P.Y. (interviewee) and Stoter, J.E. (interviewee)  (2007) First the proper questions : GIM international interviews Drs. Yola Georgiadou and Jantien Stoter, ITC, Enschede, The Netherlands. In: GIM international : the global magazine for geomatics, 21 (2007)8, pp. 7-9. Full text | Full text

Georgiadou, P.Y., Bernard, L. and Sahay, S. (2007) Implementation of spatial data infrastructures in transitional economies : editorial introduction to part two of the special issue. In: Information technology for development, 13(2007)1, pp. 1-5. Full text

Georgiadou, P.Y. (editor) and ... [et al.] (2007) Implementation of spatial data infrastructures in transitional economies : part two - Special issue of: Information technology for development, 13(2007)1. Chichester etc., Wiley & Sons, 2007. pp. pp. 1-102.

Georgiadou, P.Y. (editor) and Stoter, J.E. (editor)  (2006) Geo - information technology within a public e-governance context : 4th executive seminar for national mapping organisations, 13-15 December 2006, ITC, Enschede, The Netherlands. Enschede, ITC, 2006.

Stoter, J.E. (editor) and Georgiadou, P.Y. (editor)  (2006) Geo - information technology within an e - governance context : final report of the 4th executive seminar for national mapping organisations : 13-15 December 2006, ITC, Enschede, The Netherlands. In: Geo - information technology within a public e-governance context : 4th executive seminar for national mapping organisations, 13-15 December 2006, ITC, Enschede, The Netherlands. / ed. by P.Y. Georgiadou and J.E. Stoter. Enschede : ITC, 2006. 13 p. Full text

Georgiadou, P.Y., Bernard, L. and Sahay, S. (2006) Implementation of spatial data infrastructures in transitional economies : editorial introduction to part one of the special issue. In: Information technology for development, 12(2006)4, pp. 247-253. Full text

Georgiadou, P.Y. (editor) and ... [et al.] (2006) Implementation of spatial data infrastructures in transitional economies : part one - Special issue of: Information technology for development, 12(2006)4. Chichester etc., Wiley & Sons, 2006. pp. pp. 247-338.

Georgiadou, P.Y. (2006) SDI ontology and implications for research in the developing world : editorial. In: International journal of spatial data infrastructures research : IJSDIR, 1 (2006)1, pp. 51-64. Full text | Full text

Georgiadou, P.Y. and Puri, S. (2005) Mainstreaming spatial data infrastructure. In: Map Middle East : the regional geospatial portal, (2005)may-june, 8 p. Full text | Full text

Lance, K.T. and Georgiadou, P.Y. (2005) No management without measurement : towards a GDI business model for Africa. In: GIM international : the global magazine for geomatics, 19 (2005)2, pp. 47-49. Full text | Full text

Georgiadou, P.Y. (2004) AFREF and the challenge to African National Surveys. In: Nigerian journal of surveying and geoinformatics, 1(2004)1, pp. 1-15. Full text

de By, R.A. (editor) , de By, R.A., Georgiadou, P.Y., Knippers, R.A., Kraak, M.J., Sun, Y., Weir, M.J.C. and van Westen, C.J. (2004) Principles of geographic information systems : an introductory textbook. Enschede, ITC, 2004. ITC Educational Textbook Series  1, 226 p. ISBN: 90-6164-226-4.

de By, R.A. (editor) , de By, R.A., Knippers, R.A., Sun, Y., Ellis, M.C., Kraak, M.J., Weir, M.J.C., Georgiadou, P.Y., Radwan, M.M., van Westen, C.J., Kainz, W. and Sides, E.J. (2004) Principles of geographic information systems : an introductory textbook : translated into Korean. Enschede, ITC, 2004. ITC Educational Textbook Series  1, 230 p. ISBN: 89-953256-2-3.

Georgiadou, P.Y. (2003) Is survey of India ready for the NSDI?. In: GIS development : the global geospatial magazine, 7 (2003)2, pp. 38-39. Full text

Georgiadou, P.Y. (2003) Reflections on the Indian NSDI National Spatial Data Infrastructure. In: Geospatial today : strategic renewal to geospatial world, 2 (2003)3, pp. 21-23. Full text

Georgiadou, P.Y. and Groot, R. (2002) Beyond education : capacity building for geoinformatics. In: GIM international : the global magazine for geomatics, 16 (2002)2, pp. 40-43. Full text

Georgiadou, P.Y. and Groot, R. (2002) Policy development and capacity building for geo - information provision. In: GIS development : the global geospatial magazine, 6 (2002)7, pp. 33-40. Full text

Georgiadou, P.Y. and Groot, R. (2002) Policy development and capacity building for geoinformation provision : a global public goods perspective. In: GIS development : the global geospatial magazine, 6 (2002)7, pp. 33-40. Full text

de By, R.A. (editor) , de By, R.A., Knippers, R.A., Sun, Y., Ellis, M.C., Kraak, M.J., Weir, M.J.C., Georgiadou, P.Y., Radwan, M.M., van Westen, C.J., Kainz, W. and Sides, E.J. (2001) Principles of geographic information systems : an introductory textbook. Enschede, ITC, 2001. ITC Educational Textbook Series  1, 232 p. ISBN: 90-6164-200-0.

de By, R.A. (editor) , de By, R.A., Knippers, R.A., Sun, Y., Ellis, M.C., Kraak, M.J., Weir, M.J.C., Georgiadou, P.Y., Radwan, M.M., van Westen, C.J., Kainz, W. and Sides, E.J. (2000) Principles of geographic information systems : an introductory textbook. Enschede, ITC, 2000. ITC Educational Textbook Series  1, 230 p. ISBN: 90-6164-184-5.

Presentations

He, Q. and Georgiadou, P.Y. (2009) Determinnents of user acceptance of remote sensing data service system : abstract. In: ACRS 2009 : proceedings of the 30th Asian conference on remote sensing : geo - referenced images of capitals in Asia, 18-23 October 2009, Beijing, China. - Wuhan : Wuhan University Press, 2009. ISBN 978-7-900673-48-0. 5p. Full text

Georgiadou, P.Y., Miscione, G. and ... [et al.] (2009) e-Policies in Developing Contexts. Presented at the 10th international conference on social implications of computers in developing countries : assessing the contribution of ICT to development goals, 26-28 May, 2009 Dubai, United Arab Emirates. 5 p. Full text

Georgiadou, P.Y. and Lance, K.T. (2007) Less SDI, more governance : implications for evaluation research : powerpoint. Presented at workshop Multi-view framework to assess national spatial data infrastructures, Wageningen University, 23-25 May 2007, Wageningen, The Netherlands. 36 slides. Full text | Full text

Lance, K.T. and Georgiadou, P.Y. (2006) Making money flow sideways : cross - federal geospatial investment coordination : abstract + powerpoint. In: GSDI-9 : proceedings of the 9th Global Spatial Data Infrastructure Conference, 6-10 November 2006, Santiago, Chile. / GSDI, 2007. 1 p. 28 slides. Full text | Full text | Full text | Full text

Georgiadou, P.Y. (2005) Capacity development indicators for spatial data infrastructures in Africa : invited paper : powerpoint. Presented at the 4th meeting of the Committee On Development Information CODI IV, 23-28 April 2005, Addis Ababa Ethiopia. 14 slides. Full text

Georgiadou, P.Y. (2005) Taking human agency seriously : powerpoint. Presented at the Atlantic Institute Think Tank VI meeting on embracing cultural cifferences in a global spatial data infrastructure, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, 17-19 August 2005. 27 slides. Full text | Full text

Lance, K.T. and Georgiadou, P.Y. (2004) Innovations in funding spatial data infrastructure in developing countries : abstract. In: Proceedings of the 7th International conference : Global Spatial Data Infrastructure GSDI, February 2-6, 2004, Bangalore India. pp. 1. Full text

Georgiadou, P.Y. and Roy, P.S. (2004) Policy development and capacity building for the Indian NSDI initiative : an emerging research agenda : abstract. In: Proceedings of the 7th International conference : Global Spatial Data Infrastructure GSDI, February 2-6, 2004, Bangalore India. pp. 1.

Srivastava, V., Georgiadou, P.Y., Roy, P.S. and Ghosh, S. (2004) Using open GIS software to boost Indian NSDI : a conceptual approach : abstract. In: Proceedings of the 7th International conference : Global Spatial Data Infrastructure GSDI, February 2-6, 2004, Bangalore India. pp. 1. Full text