The SPINlab has quite an extensive set of spatial data 
that can be used for research and/or educational purposes.The SPINlab cooperates with the university library (UBVU) where it comes to the distribution of these spatial data sets. They can be viewed and, in many cases also downloaded, via Geoplaza, the Spatial Data Infrastructure of the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam.
If you are a VU student or employee and are looking for spatial data and cannot find it at Geoplaza, please contact Jasper Dekkers to check whether SPINlab has anything to match your search request.