What is the Basisregistratie Adressen en Gebouwen (BAG)?
The Basisregistratie Adressen en Gebouwen (BAG)—or the Dutch Key Register of Addresses and Buildings—is one of the most important geospatial data sources in the Netherlands. It provides detailed, up-to-date information on addresses, buildings, and their exact locations nationwide.
If you work in urban planning, real estate, government, or any field that depends on accurate location data, BAG gives you a solid foundation for smarter decision-making.
With BAG, you can manage precise data for every registered building and address. This is essential for property management, city planning, and spatial analysis. Used in GIS software like QGIS, BAG supports clear visualizations and powerful geospatial insights. Even better, when combined with other datasets—like population density, property values, or access to public services—you can uncover deeper patterns and trends.
That’s exactly what this course is designed to teach. While we use the Dutch BAG as a hands-on case study, the tools and techniques apply to address and building datasets in other countries too.
So whether you’re experienced with geodata or just getting started with GIS, this course gives you the skills to work confidently with structured location data—and apply it with purpose in your own projects.
What will you learn in this blended learning course?
In the BAG Basis Blended Learning Course, you’ll get a solid understanding of how address and building data works—and how to use it in your daily work. You’ll gain hands-on experience managing, analyzing, and applying BAG data in QGIS.
You’ll learn how to:
- Understand the structure and components of BAG data
- Use address and building data in real-world work scenarios
- Perform basic and advanced spatial analyses in QGIS
- Generate insights to support planning, policy, and operational decisions
While the course is based on BAG, the structure is flexible. International participants can easily apply the same techniques to their own national systems. It’s a great fit for professionals looking to turn geospatial data into real impact—whether in government, real estate, utilities, or infrastructure.
Why choose this BAG Basis course?
Blended learning gives you the best of both worlds: live interaction and flexible, self-paced study. You’ll build practical, job-ready GIS skills using real address and building data from the BAG—or a comparable system in your own country.
To start, you’ll join a live session and jump straight into working with real BAG data. With expert guidance, you’ll learn to validate datasets, run spatial analyses, and apply location data to solve real-world challenges.
Then, at your own pace, the self-study modules let you dive deeper. You’ll explore topics like data quality, geometry processing, and how to combine BAG with other datasets for richer insights. Along the way, you’ll use QGIS tools to turn raw data into clear, usable outputs.
Later, in a second live session, you’ll apply what you’ve learned in realistic case scenarios. You’ll refine your workflows, troubleshoot common issues, and get hands-on feedback as you build maps that reflect everyday GIS tasks.
Throughout the course, a case-based approach keeps everything grounded in real work. Whether you’re using Dutch BAG data or another national register, the training is practical, flexible, and easy to adapt.
By the end, you won’t just understand how address and building data works—you’ll be ready to use it to make smarter, more informed decisions in your projects.