Jean-Robert Desbiens-Haddad, CTO, K2 Geospatial
Date: Thursday, April 30th, 2026 - 1:30 pm to 2:30 pm
Municipal geospatial data often lives in disconnected systems across departments: public works in one tool, planning in another, environment in a third. The result is duplicated effort, inconsistent information, and decisions made without a complete picture of the territory.
This webinar follows the journey of a Canadian municipality that moved from fragmented data silos to a unified, sovereign geospatial platform. Jean-Robert Desbiens-Haddad, CTO at K2 Geospatial, will walk through the technical and organizational steps involved in consolidating multiple data sources into a single environment while preserving each department's workflows and tools.
The session will cover practical decisions that shaped the project: connecting ArcGIS, AutoCAD, and QGIS into one platform without replacing existing investments, ensuring data residency under Canadian jurisdiction, and maintaining predictable costs through a flat subscription model with no credit-based consumption.
Attendees will see how JMap Cloud served as the unifying layer, bringing together spatial data produced across different systems into a shared, real-time view of the territory accessible to both technical and non-technical users.
The presentation will also address broader questions that municipalities face when modernizing their geospatial infrastructure: what does true data portability look like, how to evaluate deployment options across cloud, on-premise, and hybrid environments, and why interoperability through standards-based APIs matters for long-term institutional independence.
Whether you are managing a GIS transition, evaluating new platforms, or looking to consolidate data that currently sits in multiple systems, this session offers a concrete, experience-based perspective on how to move forward without compromising governance or control.
This webinar is designed for GIS professionals, IT managers, municipal decision-makers, and anyone responsible for aligning geospatial technology with institutional accountability.
About Jean-Robert Desbiens-Haddad
As CTO at K2 Geospatial, Jean-Robert Desbiens-Haddad leads technological strategy and product development for the JMap Cloud platform. He specializes in infrastructure optimization via AWS, structuring scalable licensing models, and advocating for open architectures to ensure system interoperability. With deep expertise in geospatial system design, he has guided the platform's evolution from on-premise deployments to a fully sovereign cloud architecture hosted entirely on Canadian infrastructure. His focus is on democratizing geomatics, ensuring organizations of all sizes can access enterprise-grade geospatial capabilities without compromising data governance or operational independence. He is also actively involved in fostering strategic partnerships across Canada and internationally to expand the reach of open, interoperable GIS solutions.
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