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.