EMDS

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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