Nick Land
Business Development Manager
Esri Europe
UK

Biography
Nick is a senior manager at Esri with over 20 years experience working in the field of survey, mapping, cadastre, land registration, GIS, LIS and SDIs. Before joining Esri, Nick was Executive Director of EuroGeographics the European Association representing National Mapping, Cadastre and Land Registry Authorities. Prior to this he was a Director at Ordnance Survey Great Britains national mapping agency. In his current role at Esri, Nicks main focus is on maximising the value of GIS in support of national mapping, cadastre and SDIs, including INSPIRE implementation. Nick has a university degree in geography and he is an (RICS) qualified land surveyor. He has also completed a doctorate (PhD) in GIS/LIS.

Abstract
GIS Platform

GIS is evolving from the traditional desktop and server environments to being a distributed platform for web GIS, mobile apps, location services, spatial analytics, and embedded location knowledge. The core of this new “Web GIS Platform” is GIS expressed as “services” that are open and interoperable. Apps make this platform accessible from any device,supporting many different communities, with an agile architecture for sharing, mapping, analysis and visualization. Spatial content is drawn from cloud-based feature services, basemaps and imagery, combined dynamically with user-supplied information. The presentation will highlight the transformative power of the Web GIS Platform and illustrate how this has been implemented to support Smart cities and more efficient transport management, including at the Port of Rotterdam.