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== General System description ==
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System name: Ecosystem Management Decision Support
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{{DSS, Name, responsible organisation and contact person
Acronym: EMDS
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|Has full name=Ecosystem Management Decision Support System
 
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|Has acronym=EMDS
=== Brief overview ===
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|Has wiki contact person=Keith M Reynolds
The Ecosystem Management Decision Support (EMDS) system is a general solution framework for knowledge-based decision support of ecological assessments at any geographical scale.
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|Has wiki contact e-mail=kreynolds@fs.fed.us
 
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[[Category:Not finished articles]]
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{{DSS, Software identification
[[Category:Decision support system]]
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|Has software=EMDS.Software
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[[Category:Landscape quality]]
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{{DSS, Description
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|Has description=The system provides decision support for landscape-level analyses through logic and decision engines integrated with the ArcGIS geographic information system. The NetWeaver logic engine evaluates landscape data against a formal logic specification designed in the NetWeaver Developer system, to derive logic-based interpretations of ecosystem conditions. The decision engine evaluates NetWeaver outcomes, and data related to the feasibility and efficacy of land management actions, against a decision model for prioritizing landscape features built with its development system, Criterium DecisionPlus. CDP models implement the analytical hierarchy process, the simple multi-attribute rating technique, or a combination of the two methods. The system has been used in a high variety of applications.
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|Has modelling scope=user defined
[[Image:EMDS_logo2.jpg|thumb|EMDS 4.0 logo]]
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|Has temporal scale=Long term (strategic), Medium term (tactical), Short term (operational)
 
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|Has spatial context=Spatial with neighbourhood interrelations, Spatial with no neighbourhood interrelations
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|Has spatial scale=Forest level, Regional/national level, Stand level
 
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|Has objectives dimension=Multiple objectives, Single objective
=== Scope of the system ===
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|Has goods and services dimension=Market non-wood products, Market services, Market wood products, Non-market services
The system provides decision support for landscape-level analyses through logic and decision engines integrated with the ArcGIS geographic information system. The NetWeaver logic engine evaluates landscape data against a formal logic specification designed in the NetWeaver Developer system, to derive logic-based interpretations of ecosystem conditions. The decision engine evaluates NetWeaver outcomes, and data related to the feasibility and efficacy of land management actions, against a decision model for prioritizing landscape features built with its development system, Criterium DecisionPlus. CDP models implement the analytical hierarchy process, the simple multi-attribute rating technique, or a combination of the two methods. The system has been used in a high variety of applications<ref>REYNOLDS, K.M., M. TWERY, M.J. LEXER, H. VACIK, D. RAY, G. SHAO et J.G. BORGES (2008): Decision Support Systems in Forest Management. In BURSTEIN, F. et C. W. HOLSAPPLE (Eds.): ''Handbook on Decision Support Systems 2: Variations''. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. pp 499-533.</ref>.
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|Has decision making dimension=More than one decision maker, More than one decision maker/stakeholder, Single decision maker
 
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|Has forest management goal=multi-functional, user defined
=== System origin ===
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|Supports silvicultural regime=user defined
* Who and when was it developed
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* how was it developed
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{{DSS, Concrete application
* is it a commercial product
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|Has typical use case=Logic-based evaluation of landscape condition. Topic of analysis defined by user. Scale of analysis set by user. Second stage sets priorities for landscape units. MCDM for priorities defined by user.
* does it have real-life application cases
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|Has user profile=public land managers (i.e. state-owned / federal / cantonal / communal forests), national forest administration, NGO, service providers, local communities, local administration
 
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|Has country=United States
=== Support for specific issues  ===
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|Has references about examples of application=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystem_Management_Decision_Support
Is the system designed to take into account specific uses? E.g. guidance on ways to characterize biodiversity, economic-biodiversity tradeoff analysis methods, risk assessment methods, landscape analysis methods, timber harvest effects, climate change effects, biological effects (pests, pathogens, invasives), fire,...
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|Has number of users=>100
 
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|Has number of real-life applications=>100
=== Support for specific thematic areas of a problem type  ===
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|Has utilisation in education=N/A
* Silvicultural
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|Has research project reference=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystem_Management_Decision_Support
* Certification
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|Has tool dissemination=System downloaded from website; training available on request
* Conservation
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* Restoration
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{{DSS, Decision support techniques used in the DSS
* Transportation
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|Has decision support techniques=EMDS.Decision support techniques
* Development choices / land use zoning
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|Has knowledge management processes=EMDS.Knowledge management process
* Policy/intervention alternatives
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* Sustainability impact assessment (SIA)
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{{DSS, Support of Knowledge Management
 
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|Has knowledge management processes=EMDS.Knowledge management process
=== Capability to support decision making phases  ===
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|Has support for social participation=EMDS.Support of social participation
''(NOTE I do not quite know what to do with this, as I do not understand it myself, although it seems related to system use)''
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{{DSS, Support of social participation
(Click [[Simon's decision making model|here]] to see a more detailed explanation)
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|Has support for social participation=EMDS.Support of social participation
* Intelligence (+ explicit description of the support given by the DSS)
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* Design (+ explicit description of the support given by the DSS)
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{{DSS, DSS development
* Choice (+ explicit description of the support given by the DSS)
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|Has DSS development=EMDS.Description of DSS development
* Monitor (+ explicit description of the support given by the DSS)
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{{DSS, Documentation
=== Related systems  ===
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|Has website=http://emds.mountain-viewgroup.com/
Describe (and/or link to) other systems related
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|Has online demo=http://emds.mountain-viewgroup.com/
 
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|Has manual=Yes
== Data and data models ==
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|Has technical documentation=No
 
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=== Typical spatial extent of application  ===
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{{DSS, Non-wood forest products
Define the scale of use for the application (user defined, regional, multi-owner forest single ownership forest, Multiple scale interaction)
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|Has NWFP support=EMDS.nwfp
 
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=== Forest data input  ===
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Describe the basic forest input (forest level, stand level, or individual tree level), and appropriate meta-data, such as data provenance (Areal coverage, Sample of plots, stands, Contiguous forest cover). GIS information is to be considered here, namely include cover tyes and type of information (raster or vectorial, necessity of topological information)  If necessary describe surrogate sources of information
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If necessary describe other types of required data (economic, social)
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=== Type of information input from user (via GUI) ===
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Describe what is the information that the user directly inputs in the system if any): expert knowledge, opinion, goals and production objectives, preferences, stand/site information....
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== Models ==
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=== Forest models ===
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Growth, Yield, Carbon, Wood quality, biodiversity and habitat suitability, environmental and external effects (fire, storms, pests, diseases, climate change, etc)
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=== Social models  ===
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historical and cultural values of sites, values due to peace and quiet, esthetic values, values due to recreational activities, ethical values): E. g. Recreation, Health, Game
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== Decision Support ==
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=== Definition of management interventions ===
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Define what is available for the manager to intervene in the forest: time of harvest, plantations, thinnings, reconversions...
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Existence of prescription writer, simple enumeration of all possibilities, scenario simulation , etc.
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=== Typical temporal scale of application ===
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Define the temporal scale of the application: E.g., operational and immediate level, Tactical planning (short term) and strategic level.  
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=== Types of decisions supported  ===
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*Management level
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**strategic decisions
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**administrative decisions
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**operating control decisions
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* Management function
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* planning decisions
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**organizing decisions
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**command decisions
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**control decisions
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** coordination decisions
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*decision making situation
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**unilateral
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** collegial
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**Bargaining / participative decision making
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=== Decision-making processes and models ===
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*Logic modeling
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*Operations research modeling
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**Direct approaches
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**Heuristic manipulation of simulation models
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*Business modeling
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*Simulation (with and without stochasticity)
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*Multiple criteria/ranking
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*Other
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== Output ==
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=== Types of  outputs ===
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Types of outputs produced (tables, maps, 3-D visualizations, pre-programmed summaries, etc)
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=== Spatial analysis capabilities  ===
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* integrated capabilities
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* facilitates links to GIS (wizards, etc.)
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* provides standard data import/export formats
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* allows spatial analysis (e.g. topology overlays (e.g. multi layering of different maps, selection of objects based on selection criteria, aggregation by attributes (e.g. areas of similar characteristics), Linking by logical means, Statistics by area, analysis with digital terrain model)
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=== Abilities to address interdisciplinary, multi-scaled, and political issues  ===
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Evaluate interactions between different basic information types (biophysical, economic, social). Produce coordinated results for decision makers operating at different spatial scales facilitate social negotiation and learning
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== System ==
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=== System requirements  ===
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* Operating Systems: (Windows, Macintosh, Linux/UNIX, Web-based, Others)
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* Other software needed (GIS, MIP packages, etc...) 
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* Development status
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=== Architecture and major DSS components ===
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Describe the basic architecture of the system in software and hardware. Desktop client-server, web based, as well as the  integration with available systems. Basic data flow, focusing on retrieval of required input and propagation and implementations of decisions. Mention its modular and scalability capabilities.
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=== Usage ===
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Describe the level of use: Research level use, Industry use, Government use
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=== Computational limitations ===
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Describe the system limitations: e.g. number of management units, number of vehicles, time horizon
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=== User interface ===
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Describe the quality of user interface and the Prerequisite knowledge for using the system
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=== Documentation and support ===
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Describe the connection to Help-system and possibilities for assistance, as well as the required training and user support levels
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=== Installation ===
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* Prerequisite knowledge: Level of effort to become functional
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* Cost: (purchase price, development costs, demonstrated return on investment, cost of use, training costs, licence and maintenance costs)
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* Demo: allows the download/utilization of a trial version. If yes, where is it available and what are the trial conditions.
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== References ==
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Please visit [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystem_Management_Decision_Support the EMDS page] on Wikipedia for a list of EMDS applications and associated publications.
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=== Cited references ===
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<references/>
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Latest revision as of 15:39, 5 March 2019

Wiki quality control

Has flag N/A

Name, responsible organisation and contact person

Has full name Ecosystem Management Decision Support System
Has acronym EMDS
Has wiki contact person Keith M Reynolds
Has wiki contact e-mail kreynolds@fs.fed.us

Software identification

Has software EMDS.Software

Description

Has description The system provides decision support for landscape-level analyses through logic and decision engines integrated with the ArcGIS geographic information system. The NetWeaver logic engine evaluates landscape data against a formal logic specification designed in the NetWeaver Developer system, to derive logic-based interpretations of ecosystem conditions. The decision engine evaluates NetWeaver outcomes, and data related to the feasibility and efficacy of land management actions, against a decision model for prioritizing landscape features built with its development system, Criterium DecisionPlus. CDP models implement the analytical hierarchy process, the simple multi-attribute rating technique, or a combination of the two methods. The system has been used in a high variety of applications.
Has modelling scope user defined
Has temporal scale Long term (strategic), Medium term (tactical), Short term (operational)
Has spatial context Spatial with neighbourhood interrelations, Spatial with no neighbourhood interrelations
Has spatial scale Forest level, Regional/national level, Stand level
Has objectives dimension Multiple objectives, Single objective
Has related DSS
Has goods and services dimension Market non-wood products, Market services, Market wood products, Non-market services
Has decision making dimension More than one decision maker, More than one decision maker/stakeholder, Single decision maker
Has forest management goal multi-functional, user defined
Supports tree species
Supports silvicultural regime user defined

Concrete application

Has typical use case Logic-based evaluation of landscape condition. Topic of analysis defined by user. Scale of analysis set by user. Second stage sets priorities for landscape units. MCDM for priorities defined by user.
Has user profile public land managers (i.e. state-owned / federal / cantonal / communal forests), national forest administration, NGO, service providers, local communities, local administration
Has country United States
Has references about examples of application http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystem_Management_Decision_Support
Has number of users >100
Has number of real-life applications >100
Has utilisation in education N/A
Has research project reference http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystem_Management_Decision_Support
Has tool dissemination System downloaded from website; training available on request

Decision support techniques used in the DSS

Has decision support techniques EMDS.Decision support techniques

Support of Knowledge Management

Has knowledge management processes EMDS.Knowledge management process

Support of social participation

Has support for social participation EMDS.Support of social participation

DSS development

Has DSS development EMDS.Description of DSS development

Documentation

Has website http://emds.mountain-viewgroup.com/
Has online demo http://emds.mountain-viewgroup.com/
Has manual Yes
Has technical documentation No
Has reference

Non-wood forest products

Has NWFP support EMDS.nwfp