Relaunch creates a powerful, secure, and scalable platform for citizen services and administration

The state capital of Mainz and its municipal data centre (KDZ) have partnered with VertiGIS and Esri Germany to relaunch their Geospatial Data Infrastructure (GDI). The initiative delivers a modern, cloud-based, and security-certified SaaS platform designed to meet today’s administrative needs while supporting future digital developments.

The technical foundation is built on Esri’s ArcGIS Online, a proven standard for modern digital public-sector infrastructures that operates without the need for local servers. VertiGIS Studio, VertiGIS FM, and other additional components of the VertiGIS Neo technology portfolio extend the ArcGIS platform with purpose-built functionality for public administration. This includes web map applications, specialised solutions, and tools for infrastructure management.

Together, the platform provides an end-to-end cloud architecture that meets stringent requirements for information security, data protection, and regulatory compliance, while remaining scalable and future ready.

With the relaunch, Mainz has created a central, powerful platform for citizen-oriented services and internal WebGIS applications. The cloud-first approach delivers high availability and operational resilience, while simplifying a historically complex system landscape made up of multiple SaaS and managed service components. These have now been consolidated into a single, integrated solution.

The new GDI also enables the deployment of specialised applications that streamline day-to-day administrative work. Using modern low-code and no-code technologies, applications can be configured quickly and adapted as requirements evolve, with minimal development effort. A clear data and system architecture ensure transparency, easy maintenance, and futureproofing.

“Building a modern geospatial data infrastructure is the foundation for our city’s digital twin. By systematically collecting, linking, and making geodata analysable, we create the foundation for informed planning decisions in areas such as transportation, climate, or social infrastructure. The relaunch of our WebGIS is therefore a key step toward intelligently managed and resilient urban development,” explains Mainz Mayor Nino Haase.

“VertiGIS and Esri are jointly delivering an innovative geodata platform for the City of Mainz that supports modern administration, digital services, and future-proof processes. This makes geodata management a true driver of efficiency and innovation,” says Christoph Kiedl, MD Utilities and Infrastructure Europe, VertiGIS GmbH.

“The City of Mainz demonstrates what modern public administration looks like today: cloud-first and interconnected. With ArcGIS Online as the foundation, we are enabling cross-department collaboration and a future-proof geodata infrastructure. Geodata is now available wherever it is needed, for both the administration and residents,” adds Lea Hemetsberger, Head of Sales for Local Governments, Esri Deutschland GmbH.