On Thursday, May 3rd, the study trip within the framework of the MoMo project “Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) in Central Asia: Model Region Mongolia (MoMo)” took place at terrestris. In the morning, the possibilities of modern geodata processing, the MoMo geoportal and its implications for the Mongolian partners were discussed, with the results of these discussions being incorporated into a strategy paper for politics. Following lunch, a tour of the Beethoven House in Bonn took place to allow the Mongolian guests to get to know the city of Bonn’s most famous son.

In the afternoon, the discussions that had begun in the morning were continued. To conclude the day, our guests were presented with a small piano concert by the twelve-year-old daughter, Solveig, of terrestris founder Hinrich Paulsen.

The day concluded with a convivial taste of Rhineland life: a visit to the Bönnsch brewery, where the day came to a pleasant end.

The Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) promotes the creation of new knowledge in the areas of climate protection and adaptation to climate change, sustainable resource management and innovative environmental and energy technologies within the framework program “Research for Sustainable Developments” (FONA). The overall goal of the MoMo joint project is the science-based practical transfer of innovative solutions and priority measures within the framework of Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) in Mongolia.

The MoMo joint project is already in its third phase. The aim of the sub-project “Geodata Management” is the modern collection, storage and visualization of data with spatial reference in a geodata infrastructure based on free software. The geoportal created in the 2nd phase of the MoMo project is being modernized and adapted to the current needs of the RBM (River Basin Management).

The geoportal has the ability to upload and design your own geodata, annotate and print maps, add services as WMS and much more. Among the special features of the geoportal is the possibility to create any number of individually configurable WebGIS clients with a few mouse clicks, so that each individual catchment area can be individually supplied with a platform for modern geodata management. No programming knowledge is required for this.