Where do you work and what is your role? My name is Karen Nickel and I am the Senior Information Manager at Wigan Council in Greater Manchester in the UK with responsibility for land and property information including the Asset Register, property information management system and other relevant IT systems. I have been described by my colleagues as a ‘power user’ of GIS! What GIS success have you had this year and what product did you use? My GIS success this year has been to devise, organise and co-ordinate Wigan Council’s second GIS Day event to further raise the awareness of all staff and Elected Members. In particular my ArcGIS Open Data web application demonstrations were very well received as we work towards becoming an ’open by default’ Council that embraces data and intelligence to deliver better outcomes for residents, communities and businesses. What is your expertise (GIS related or not), and how can that help the community? I have been working with ArcGIS desktop since 2007 and I am a new user of ArcGIS Online and ArcGIS Pro. I have an honours degree in Surveying Science from Newcastle University and I am a fellow of the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) and a member of the Association for Geographic Information, the British Cartographic Society and the Government Science and Engineering Geography Profession. I can help the community by drawing on my professional experience gained over 38 years of working in Local Government in England mainly as an estates surveyor and valuer together with my lifelong passion for all things maps. Favourite Location 52.658296, -0.669268 because it is where I take luxury short breaks with my family!
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