InterGeo-2024-UGL-Demos.md

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 **General info**: A simulation of urban water potential in the city of Fellbach, encompassing rainfall, water demand, and wastewater management.
 
+**Project Overview**: <span dir="">The digital tool "</span>[Urban Water Potentials](https://urban-water-potentials.de/ "neues Browserfenster: ")<span dir="">", jointly developed by the Stuttgart </span>[University of Applied Sciences (Hft)](https://www.hft-stuttgart.de/ "neues Browserfenster: ")<span dir=""> and the East Bavarian University of Applied Sciences </span>[Amberg-Weiden (OTH),](https://www.oth-aw.de/ "neues Browserfenster: ")<span dir=""> now makes savings and synergy potentials visible. Even for individual properties. And in a playful way.</span> "Urban Water Potentials" analyses and visualises possible synergies and greening scenarios in the heavily sealed and densely built-up Fellbach industrial area. The web application shows the water requirement, the wastewater volumes and the rainwater balance for the properties of the individual tradespeople.
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+The prototype presented in Berlin is based on detailed, GIS-based analyses of the water balance in trade and agriculture. In a new, participatory approach (e.g. workshops, interviews), the researchers from the two universities determined the consumption data, quantities and qualities of drinking water and wastewater. In combination with data from the water and waste disposal companies and other data, real consumption data could be derived into transferable, typical demand data sets.
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+Based on various scenarios, different paths to climate adaptation can be played out online. The respective effects on the local water balance (evaporation, discharge, infiltration) as well as the associated costs – and savings potentials – become visible. In addition to rainwater flows, the tool also makes statements about drinking water and wastewater volumes – depending on the industry structure.
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+At the Berlin "Week of the Environment", the application met with great interest, especially among representatives of municipalities. No wonder, as it is often their task to convince private property owners of the need for climate adaptation measures. The financial aspect is an important argument here. The tool is now being used in the IBA'27 project in Fellbach.
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 **Visualization tool**: OGC API, CesiumJS, 3D Tiles.
 
 **Simulation tool**: ArcGIS Pro