Citizen - GeoIKP User Guide

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The GeoIKP Platform

What does GeoIKP mean?

GeoIKP stands for Geospatial Information Knowledge Platform and serves as a hub for sharing knowledge on Nature-based Solutions (NBS).

What are Nature-based Solutions?

Nature-based Solutions are solutions inspired and supported by nature, which are cost-effective, simultaneously provide environmental, social and economic benefits and help build resilience.

Who is behind the GeoIKP?

The GeoIKP was developed within the H2020 OPERANDUM project.

Before you start exploring

What does this platform has to offer?

On the GeoIKP, you can

→ learn about Nature-based Solutions,

→ explore and browse Nature-based Solutions around the world,

→ get recommendations for Nature-based Solutions in your area, and

→ get guidance through the first steps for starting your own Nature-based Solution project. 

 

Register & Sign-in

Do I need to register and log in to use the platform?

Actually, you don’t need to! But you can get more benefits and features when you do! For example, you can review your added content. It’s getting complicated? First start browsing the platform and think about registering later!

 

If you decide to register, simply click on the button in the top right corner and sign up:

Step 1: Sign up

Enter your details and click on the ‘Register’ button.

 

 

Step 2: Sign in

Log in with your email address and password

 

 

NBS Catalogue

Browse Nature-based Solutions around the world!

 

Where do all these Nature-based Solution case studies come from?

The case studies are all crowdsourced - meaning that any user can add case studies to the NBS Catalogue! Are you aware of any Nature-based Solutions in your area? You can add them to the catalogue by using the tool: Contribute → Add your NBS. Here you can find more guidance on the Add your NBS.

How do you make sure the case studies are of good quality?

All entered Nature-based Solutions are reviewed by OPERANDUM experts. You can see in the top right corner of each solution whether they are reviewed or pending review (see image below).

 

 

Search and filter the Nature-based Solutions for your needs!

The blue search bar offers to search for and filter Nature-based Solutions.

1. Type your keywords in the search field or select filters for a specific Nature-based Solution Type or Hazard.

2. Select your choice and press the search button.

3. The results will be shown on the map and listed underneath the map. 

 

What do these filters mean?

→ Hazard: hydrometeorological hazards (e.g., flood & drought).

→ Global Challenges: the SDG targets the NBS is tackling (e.g., water management).

→ Show local solutions: if this is ticked, you will see Nature-based Solutions with a size of 1m to 1 km.

 

How can I get more information?

Simply click on the Nature-based Solution that interests you and a new page will open with a lot of more information!

 

Can I share a Nature-based Solution?

Yes, once you have clicked on one Nature-based Solution and you see more information, you find share buttons under the table of content on the left side (see image below). Simply select the social media channel or only ‘Copy NBS link’ and share the solution with your peer!

Can I print the information?

Yes, underneath the share button you find a Print NBS information button which creates a .pdf version for you!

 

How can I compare different Nature-based Solutions?

1. In the results list, on the bottom of each Nature-based Solution, you find a ✓

2. Click the ✓ of the ones that interest you (up to 5) and the tick will double

3. Click on the orange button (see image below) to compare the selected case studies

4. A new page will open for comparing them

 

Best Practices

What are Best Practices?

Best Practices are selected esxamples from Nature-based Solutions that were tested in projects. Here, you can find more detailed information location, problems, and how Nature-based Solutions are implemented to solve these problems.

Citizen Stories

How to start a Nature-based Solution project?

Learn from citizens and associations starting their projects, which challenges they faced and which solutions they found:

What does this toolkit offer?

This NBS Toolkit suggests you Nature-based Solutions that could be suitable for your area.

These 5 steps (image below) will guide you through the NBS Toolkit. You can always go back by clicking on the buttons.

Step 1 (criteria):

All you need to do is to set the 'criteria':

1. select one hazard

2. an area of your interest, and

3. click ‘Analysis’

Step 2 (interventions):

After clicking on Analysis, you will a list of suitable solutions. Here, you can either

1. make a quick check of the NBS,

2. check the NBS in more detail, or

3. compare an NBS with other NBS.

 

Step 3 (compare):

You have selected 2 to 5 Nature-based Solutions? Compare them by clicking on the compare button (see image below) which appears in the middle at the bottom of the page after adding at least one Nature-based Solution to compare.

After clicking on this orange button, you will get to a page where you can see all selected Nature-based Solutions.

Step 4 (future):

This step is still under development and will be available soon.

Step 5 (co-creation):

Now, you have selected one or more Nature-based Solutions which could be suitable for your area and you have explored how the hazard might change in the future (Step 4); thus, the final step is to actually start designing and planning the solution. In this co-creation step, you can explore furture steps to do to get started with your Nature-based Solution project.

Add your NBS

Do you know any existing Nature-based Solutions?

Yes, then share it with the community by adding it to the NBS Catalogue:

Go step-by-step through this form (image below) and fill as much information as you know. Fields marked with an * are mandatory to be filled.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Map

Are you looking for information on an area of your interest? For example, which soils are there?

This interactive map offers you a lot of maps to explore! Compare different maps to see whether the are is suitable for your Nature-based Solution. Below you can see the main functions of this interactive map:

 

Policy Catalogue

Are you looking for policies related to flooding? Or other policies?

Here, you can browse more than 2000 policy documents (mainly from Europe)! To find policies faster, you can search by country, by key word, or set filters:

 

Your Feedback

You wish to share some thoughts with us?

Send us an email: info[at]kajoservices.com