After being senior advisor for the department of spatial planning at the Netherlands’ Cadastre, Land Registry and Mapping Agency (Kadaster) for over ten years, Marije Louwsma currently works for the international department as (Sr.) advisor. For the International Federation of Surveyors (FIG), she is chairing commission 8 on spatial planning and development for the term 2019-2022. Working for Kadaster in the field of spatial planning, in particular projects related to land use planning, land policy and its instruments, she gained a thorough understanding of the role of land administration and geo-information in spatial planning. In addition, she was involved in the development of e-government services for land consolidation projects and other innovations. Internationally, she has worked in various projects on topics such as land use planning, spatial data management and land consolidation. She holds a MSc degree in spatial planning from Wageningen University and a MSc degree in geo-information management and applications from Utrecht University.