Landscape Analysis Tools Portal

Landscape Analysis Tools

The landscape analysis tools are organized based on environmental themes and capabilities consistent with those outlined in the Global Earth Observation System of Systems.

The primary goal of this site is to support and encourage the sharing of various types of tools associated with landscape analysis activities. Therefore we encourage you to add infomation about other tools to this site.

These include:

Ecosystem Services
Habitat and Biodiversity
Landscape Characterization and Change Detection
Multiple Environmental Theme Integration
Population Analysis
Socioeconomic Linkages to Environmental Themes
Visualization and Display
Vulnerability and Hazard Analysis
Water and Watersheds
Other Analytical Tools

	Ecosystem Services
		Ecosystem Informatics (EI) NOAA's NGDC program to develop data and information in support of ecosystem management, with the Global Ecosystem Database (GED) as one of the primary products. National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC)
	Habitat and Biodiversity
		ArcRstats Software program based on ArcGIS and the R statistical package that produces multivariate habitat prediction rasters. Geospatial Analysis Program DesktopGarp A software package that allows users to predict and analyze wildlife species distributions. The University of Kansas Center for Research Glacier Bay National Park GIS Tools Various ArcView extensions that support wildlife monitoring and population analysis, and various types of spatial processing. USGS-Alaska Science Center-Biological Science Center Office Maxent Discussion Group A dicussion group for users of the Maxent software for modeling species distributions. Google Groups Maximum Entropy A Niche-based modeling program to evaluate species habitat suitability from multiple biophysical data. Princeton University Department of Computer Science RAMAS Ecological and environmental risk analysis sofware and books. Applied Biomathematics Spatial Analysis and Plant Distribution Patterns Lab exercise that allows the user to analyze plant distribution. University of Colorado-Boulder Department of Geography Wildlife Population and Monitoring Software Various wildlife population and monitoring software packages, including MARK, BROWNIE, and CAPTURE, that have been developed by the Department of Fishery and Wildlife Biology, Colorado Coop. Fish and Wildlife Unit, and the Colorado State University. Department of Fishery and Wildlife Biology, Colorado Coop. Fish and Wildlife Unit, and the Colorado State University WEST, Inc. Computer Programs A set of software programs developed by WEST, Inc. including S-Draw a program for drawing generalized random tessellation stratified (GRTS) samples. WEST, Inc.
	Landscape Characterization and Change Detection
		Analytical Tools Interface for Landscape Assessments (ATtILA) ArcView extension that calculates various types of landscape metrics. Environmental Protection Agency C-CAP Data Analysis ArcView extension that uses the Spatial Analyst to process land cover change analysis data. NOAA Coastal Services Center Conservation Assessment and Prioritization System (CAPS) A software program designed to assess ecological integrity and biodiversity values. University of Massachusetts Amherst Landscape Ecology Program Forest Landscape Ecology Lab Projects Links to various landscape change and analysis packages including LANDIS-II, APACK. University of Wisconsin-Madison, Department of Forest Ecology and Management, Forest Landscape Ecology Lab Grazing Land and Spatial Analysis Tool (GSAT) A decision support tool utilized to inventory grazing resources and animals. U.S. Department of Agriculture-Natural Resources Conservation Service Impervious Surface Analysis Tool (ISAT) A tool that calculates the percentage of impervious surface of a specific geographic area. NOAA Coastal Services Center LIDAR Data Handler ArcView extension that allows LIDAR data to be manipulated in a Geographic Information System (GIS). NOAA Coastal Services Center NED Products Various software products designed to help the sustainable management of forest properties. USDA Forest Service PAG Services - Spectrum A modeling system to assist with resource management decisions. USDA Forest Service Revised Universal Soil Loss Equation 2 (RUSLE2) A model that predicts soil erosion caused by rainfall and runoff. USDA, NRCS, Agriculture Research Service Soils, Slope, and other Processing Tools A collection of ArcView extensions that perform various processes including percent soils calculations. USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service Spatial Pattern Analysis Program for Categorical Maps (FRAGSTATS) A software program that calculates various landscape metrics for categorical map patterns. University of Massachusetts Amherts Landscape Ecology Program The Fractal Landscape Realizer A tool that generates synthetic landscape maps. Oak Ridge National Laboratory Environmental Sciences Division Timber Harvest Allocation Model (HARVEST) A tool that supports the assessment of spatial pattern consequences of broad timber management strategies. USDA Forest Service NCRS - Lanscape Ecology
	Visualization and Display
		ColorBrewer An online tool that helps users select map and graphic color schemes. PennState Export to KML A script that allows ArcGIS data to be exported to "keyhole markup language" (kml). ESRI Support Center
	Vulnerability and Hazard Analysis
		FARSITE Fire Area Simulator A model that simulates fire bahavior and growth patterns. Systems for Environmental Management Regional Vulnerability Assessment (ReVA) Program An extension that permits analysis of vulnerability of multiple environmental themes to a range of stressors across regional scales. Environmental Protection Agency
	Water and Watersheds
		Automated Geospatial Watershed Assessment (AGWA) An ArcView extension that supports hydrologic modeling. Environmental Protection Agency AVSWAT An ArcView extension for watershed assessment. GISCafe Catchment Modeling Toolkit A repository of hydrologic modelling software intended to improve the efficiency and standard of catchment modelling. eWater Limited Causal Analysis/Diagnosis Decision Information System (CADDIS) An online application that provides an information sharing environment for aquatic system evaulations. Environmental Protection Agency Midwest Spatial Decision Support System Partnership A site with data and spatial modeling tools related to watershed and landscape change. Environmental Protection Agency Spatial Survey Design and Analysis Software Downloads A site containing downloads for the software used to develop spatial survey designs and then perform statistical analyses of data from those designs. Additional information Environmental Protection Agency Aquatic Resources Monitoring Spatially-balanced sampling using RRQRR A Geoprocessing toolbox for performing spatially-balanced sampling. Space-Time Aquatic Resources Modeling and Analysis Program Water Erosion Prediction Project (WEPP) A model that supports hillslope erosion and small watershed hydrologic and erosion simulations. USDA Forest Service Agricultural Research Service and Natural Resources Conservation Service, DOI Bureau of Land Management
	Other Analytical Tools
		Hawth's Analysis Tools A set of analysis tools for use with ArcGIS. SpatialEcology.com Metadata Collector v2.0 Extension An application that helps create FGDC compliant metadata for all types of ArcView data. NOAA Coastal Services Center Metadata Tools A set of ArcGIS extensions that help create, edit, and process FGDC compliant metadata. The National Park Service, Midwest Region GIS
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