Overview of
Geospatial Law
Explore the key legal topics shaping the geospatial world — through video and audio overviews designed to make complex legal concepts accessible to geospatial professionals.
Four Essential Areas of Geospatial Law
Each overview covers a distinct legal domain — giving you a clear, approachable introduction to the most important issues in geospatial law today.
What is Geospatial Law?
A concise primer on the scope and significance of geospatial law and why it matters to organizations.
Intellectual Property Rights
Copyright, database rights, trade secrets, and related IP considerations for geospatial datasets and products.
Location Privacy
Key legal and ethical issues in collecting, processing, and sharing location data, and how regulations apply in practice.
Data Quality & Liability
How accuracy, timeliness, and fitness-for-purpose can create legal exposure, and practical ways to mitigate risk.
Watch: Geospatial Law Explained
Short, focused video overviews covering each core topic — ideal for a quick introduction or a refresher on the legal landscape of geospatial technology.
What is Geospatial Law?
A concise primer on the scope and significance of geospatial law, including core concepts and why it matters to organizations navigating the geospatial technology landscape.
Intellectual Property Rights in Geospatial Information
An overview of copyright, database rights, trade secrets, and related IP considerations for geospatial datasets and products in commercial and public sector contexts.
Location Privacy
Key legal and ethical issues in collecting, processing, and sharing location data — and how regulations apply in practice across jurisdictions and industries.
Data Quality & Liability Issues
How accuracy, timeliness, and fitness-for-purpose can create legal exposure for geospatial data providers and users — and practical ways to mitigate that risk.
Listen: Geospatial Law on the Go
Prefer to listen? These audio overviews cover the same essential topics — available in both English and Spanish.
AI-generated content. For educational purposes only. Does not constitute legal advice.
AI-generated content. For educational purposes only. Does not constitute legal advice.
AI-generated content. For educational purposes only. Does not constitute legal advice.
AI-generated content. For educational purposes only. Does not constitute legal advice.
AI-generated content. For educational purposes only. Does not constitute legal advice.
Voices from the Field
Feedback from professionals who have experienced the Geospatial Law Academy's workshops and instruction firsthand.
Kevin Pomfret's geospatial law workshop at GEOSA was one of the most valuable sessions I've attended in this field. His ability to simplify complex legal aspects of geospatial technologies, while keeping them practical and relevant, reflects a rare depth of expertise. His insights on regulatory sandboxes and stakeholder engagement were particularly impactful.
I came into the workshop with many questions from my daily work, and Kevin Pomfret addressed them in a way that reflected both real-world practice and deep expertise.
I have had the pleasure of meeting Prof. Kevin Pomfret on numerous occasions, most notably during the workshops he delivered in collaboration with GEOSA. In every encounter, he has been a true paragon of sophistication and professionalism, offering profound insights into the legal frameworks of geospatial information. Prof. Pomfret's academic depth, practical expertise, and vision remain an indispensable resource.
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