Maurice de Kleijn is graduated in Mediterranean Archaeology at the VU University Amsterdam. During his studies he was focused on Mediterranean landscape archaeology and in particular the role of Geospatial technologies within this discipline. Between 2010-2015 Maurice has worked as a researcher at the Spatial Information laboratory (SPINlab; https://www.feweb.vu.nl/gis/home/) VU University Amsterdam. The main focus in his research at the SPINlab was to study the role of geospatial technologies in historical, archaeological and heritage landscape research. In his new position as researcher for the Centre for Global Heritage and Development, he will continue to be focused on similar topics.
Within this research methodologies are developed around four themes:
- Digital preservation of Heritage Landscapes
- Understanding spatial dynamics of Heritage landscapes
- Using Heritage in spatial planning
- Evaluating the impact of potential uses of Heritage for future purposes
Maurice is one of the creators of the app 'the Digital Cultural Biography': De Kleijn, M., Van Aart, C., Jehle, J., Burgers, G.-J., & Almekinders, M. (2014, March 27). The Digital Cultural Biography. Retrieved from https://itunes.apple.com/nl/app/testaccio/id605348629?mt=8