The economic development of the state is to a large extent dependent on the consciousness and knowledge of the society. It is in the government’s interest to expand this awareness and knowledge through the administration. Modern computer technologies, the Internet and the development of information transfer and making available technologies create new opportunities for popularisation of the knowledge through e-administration. In the European Union countries, general rules for the development of the spatial information infrastructure have been defined in the Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council INSPIRE. The article presents the adjustment of the Polish spatial information infrastructure to the European Union regulations, principles of building an information society, websites providing geo-spatial data, implementation projects in this area and criteria for assessing the level of maturity of this type of services. The article also presents the possibilities of use of these data for commercial purposes and scientific research and the benefits to society obtained through the making these data available.