The kinematical Setup of Quantum Geometry: A Brief Review

In this article we present a brief introduction to the kinematical setup that underlies the quantization used in loop quantum gravity. This review has been published as a chapter in the monograph “Loop Quantum Gravity: The First 30 Years”, edited by Abhay Ashtekar and Jorge Pullin, that was recently published in the series “100 Years of General Relativity”.