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ECOSYSTEM DSS MODULAR FRAMEWORK
Because EcoDSS has a modular architecture, new modules or tools can also be added, or existing functions could be deleted or modified for other installations. The EcoDSS is comprised of a core application supplemented by plug in modules:
Core Ecosystem DSS
- Silvicultural treatment definition (FVS Suppose)
- Forest growth and yield model (USFS Forest Vegetation Simulator)
- Prescription constraint and areas of concern analysis
- Landscape structure analysis (FRAGSTATS)
- Wildlife habitat suitability indices (HSI) analysis
- Primary query, reporting and mapping tools for temporal simulations
Military Training Area Suitability Analysis
- Suitability models for Tactical Concealment Areas using temporal projections of landscape conditions
- Hot links for training area photos
- Hot links for TCA ratings
- Model parameters allow user to undertake sensitivity analysis for determining suitability
3-D Visualization
- Advanced landscape level tools using EcoDSS results stored in an ArcGIS GeoDatabase to visualize future landscape conditions
- Visualize current or future conditions using FVS Growth and Yield projections
- Includes foliage library that incorporates different 3-D age class symbols
- Generates 3-D still scenes or flyby animations
- Operates as a custom Visual Nature Studio (3D Nature, Arvada, CO) application
Fire Growth Modeling and Impact Analysis
- Seamless integration with FARSITE v4 as the core fire behavior model
- Supports full suite of FARSITE v4 capabilities
- Input and output data is seamlessly converted between ArcGIS GeoDatabase and FARSITE v4
- ArcGIS tools to track fire scenarios modeled using FARSITE v4
- Analysis using fire perimeters output to identify impacts of fires
ECOSYSTEM DSS ARCHITECTURE
- Query, Mapping, and Reporting tools
- Silvicultural prescription generator
- Growth and yield module
- User and lookup data administration
- Forest Inventory Maintenance
- Harvest Planning

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