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Science application and story maps
Innovative and integrated geo-based solutions to support informed decision-making for mountain development policies and practices.
About
The Mountain GeoPortal is a gateway to geo-information resources of the Hindu Kush Himalayan (HKH) region and aims to facilitate the sharing, integration and use of geographic information across a broad use-base. It provides access to science applications and datasets developed in the context of HKH region. It also disseminates information on various issues through interactive story maps.
The GeoPortal is an important step in establishing a Himalayan Spatial Data Infrastructure with the aim to promote collaborative effort to build, share, and distribute geo-information resources. The GeoPortal also features SERVIR-Himalaya initiative supported by USAID and NASA.
Story maps help you tell remarkable stories with custom maps that inform and inspire. A story can effect change, influence opinion, and create awareness—and maps are an integral part of storytelling. Story maps gives the narrative a stronger sense of place, illustrate spatial relationships, and add visual appeal and credibility. Below you will find stories on a wide variety of issues and findings in the Himalayas through interactive map, text and multimedia components.
NEWS AND FEATURE
Science applications
We are working on generating information on surface water extent for South Asia to support the monitoring...
The Streamflow Prediction Tool for the HKH river basins provides 10-day streamflow forecasts for major rivers...
The High Impact Weather Assessment Toolkit (HIWAT) uses a mesoscale numerical weather prediction model...
The National Water Affairs Regulation Authority (NWARA) and ICIMOD worked together to develop information...
Story maps
Find stories on a wide variety of issues and findings in the HKH through interactive map, text and multimedia components.
Experts working within the SERVIR Hindu Kush Himalaya Initiative at ICIMOD investigated the 2018 Panjshir flood using remotely sensed imagery in response to a special request ...
Interactive visualisation of the highest mountain peaks of the world that are above 8,000 meter from sea level.
This story map lists glacial lakes of Nepal that have been categorized as potentially dangerous based on a publication - "Glacial Lakes... "
This story map describes how farmers are demoralized by the problems that they are facing in the field.
Events
Documenting fieldwork on the Rikha Samba Glacier
The story map follows team of researcher from ICIMOD, Bhutan's NCHM, and BASH, Germany on an annual cryosphere research expedition to Thana Glacier in Bhutan from 27 August–26 September.
The implementation of two initiatives – SERVIR and Regional Database Systems (RDS) – within the Mountain Environment and Regional Information System (MENRIS) has helped ICIMOD build its capacities in adopting many new technologies and contextualizing them to the needs in the region.
