Project Locations management workflow¶
(For testing purposes)
Welcome to the guide for collecting and updating Project Locations at KfW. This guide has been prepared for external consultants and members of KfW Sector Teams.
Version: 2026-v0 · Glossary (hover over highlighted terms anywhere for a quick definition)
New collection or updating existing data?
- New collection or updating existing collection → start at Step 1: Collect
- Existing collection with older version of Project Location Model (PLM Excel template; older than version 4.0) → read Updating existing data first
In order to check the Project Locations Model (PLM) Excel version number, refer to the template file number. Here is an example:

Interactive workflow¶
Click a step in the diagram below to access more detailed instructions. The overview diagram is also linked from every step page.
Click a step box to open its instructions.
Steps at a glance¶
| # | Step | Tool | Performer | Maintainer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Collect | Project Locations Model (PLM) | external consultants | KfW Geodata-Desk |
| 2 | Validate | Online validator | external consultants | KfW Team Data Analytics & Artificial Intelligence (DAI) |
| 3 | Visual plausibility check | Online validator | KfW sector teams (project managers/ project analysts) | KfW Team Data Analytics & Artificial Intelligence (DAI) |
| 4 | Upload data | KfW Open Data Platform (ODP) | KfW sector teams (project managers/ project analysts) | KfW Team Data Analytics & Artificial Intelligence (DAI) |
| 5 | Aggregate data | Python script | KfW Geodata-Desk | KfW Geodata-Desk |
| 6 | Create map | KfW Open Data Platform (ODP) | KfW Geodata-Desk | KfW Team Data Analytics & Artificial Intelligence (DAI) |
For authors¶
See Creating the workflow guide for how to edit this documentation in Git.
Structural changes (steps, roles, links) → edit workflow.yaml in the repository root.
Procedural detail and screenshots → edit the relevant file under docs/steps/.