Geological Survey of the Netherlands is the Netherlands' central geoscientific information and research centre for the sustainable management and use of the subsurface and the natural resources found there. Geological Survey of the Netherlands is the public centre that is able to provide an independent, objective and authoritative opinion on all geoscientific aspects of these activities.
Geological Survey of the Netherlands, which enjoys an established position in Europe, provides customized geoscientific knowledge, data and information to companies, government bodies and private individuals. The organization is also the ‘in-house' laboratory of the Ministry of Economic Affairs. More that 300 people work at the centre. The turnover is approx. 35 million.
Geological Survey of the Netherlands was created in 1997 when the Dutch government decided to merge two institutes, each with its own long history in the field of applied geosciences.
The centre is part of the Netherlands Organization for Applied scientific Research TNO, which was established by law in 1932. TNO is a knowledge organization that operates internationally and undertakes client-centered, multidisciplinary applied research and development activities. TNO also carries out complex advisory work, knowledge commercialization.
