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Interleaving Growth And Regeneration Models In The Ned-2 Decision Support System For Forest Ecosystems., Donald Nute, Mark Twery, Julian Bishop, Zhiyuan Cheng, David Bucugnani, Walter D. Potter, David Loftis, Scott Thomasma, Peter Knopp
Interleaving Growth And Regeneration Models In The Ned-2 Decision Support System For Forest Ecosystems., Donald Nute, Mark Twery, Julian Bishop, Zhiyuan Cheng, David Bucugnani, Walter D. Potter, David Loftis, Scott Thomasma, Peter Knopp
International Congress on Environmental Modelling and Software
NED-2 is a goal-driven system designed to help manage timber, wildlife, visual, and ecological goals for a forested ecosystem. The basic approach of the decision process modeled by NED-2 is to develop alternative management plans for the stands in a management unit, to simulate these plans over time, and then to analyze the results of the simulation to see how well the management goals are achieved by the alternative plans. The basic simulation tool used in the system is the USDA Forest Service Forest Vegetation Simulator (FVS.) FVS provides a regeneration component, but a need was recognized for making available …
Decision Support System For The Assessment And Evaluation Of Ecological Impacts On Aquatic Ecosystems: Objectives And Framework, Paola Agostini, Elena Semenzin, A. Critto, Christian Micheletti, Paulo Nunes, Andrea Ghermandi, Stefania Gottardo, S. Giove, Dick De Zwart, Werner Brack, Antonio Marcomini
Decision Support System For The Assessment And Evaluation Of Ecological Impacts On Aquatic Ecosystems: Objectives And Framework, Paola Agostini, Elena Semenzin, A. Critto, Christian Micheletti, Paulo Nunes, Andrea Ghermandi, Stefania Gottardo, S. Giove, Dick De Zwart, Werner Brack, Antonio Marcomini
International Congress on Environmental Modelling and Software
The EU Water Framework Directive (WFD), establishing stringent quality objectives for European basins in the next years, prompts for the development of new tools to evaluate and improve the ecological status over European rivers. The present paper will provide an overview of the main activities carried out in the DECIS subproject within MODELKEY, an European research project, funded by the European Commission, aimed to contribute to the assessment, understanding and prediction of the impacts of environmental toxicants on biodiversity in aquatic ecosystems. The main aim of DECIS is to develop a Decision Support System (DSS) that includes all project deliverables …
Managing For Visual Goals In The Ned-2 Decision Support System For Forests Ecosystems., Donald Nute, Mark Twery, Zhiyuan Cheng, Arlo Lyle, Cy Routh
Managing For Visual Goals In The Ned-2 Decision Support System For Forests Ecosystems., Donald Nute, Mark Twery, Zhiyuan Cheng, Arlo Lyle, Cy Routh
International Congress on Environmental Modelling and Software
NED-2 integrates decision support tools for forested ecosystems developed by the NED-2 team with other third-party decision support tools. NED-2 is goal-driven and is designed to help manage for visual, wildlife, and ecological as well as traditional timber goals. Several tools are included to help manage for visual goals. (1) A knowledge based system can perform analysis of visual goals for the management unit. (2) A report generator incorporates the results of the visual goal analysis into detailed reports in HTML format. (3) If a shape file for the management unit is available, the results can also be displayed using …
The Role Of Artificial Neural Network Models In Developing A Regional Wastewater Reclamation Facility For Beaufort, Sc, Usa, Paul A. Conrads, Edwin Roehl, William Martello, Edward Saxon
The Role Of Artificial Neural Network Models In Developing A Regional Wastewater Reclamation Facility For Beaufort, Sc, Usa, Paul A. Conrads, Edwin Roehl, William Martello, Edward Saxon
International Congress on Environmental Modelling and Software
Beaufort and Jasper Counties are two rapidly growing coastal counties in South Carolina. According to the 2000 census, the region grew by 40 percent during the preceding 10 years. The population growth has increased the quantity of wastewater in the area. The Beaufort River is a complex tidal river system that is home to shellfish grounds, fisheries nursery habitats, and extensive recreation by the local community. The river also serves as receiving water for treated wastewater from military and civilian wastewater reclamation facilities (WRF). Although not uncommon for coastal areas, the river is on the South Carolina list of impaired …
Modsim: Decision Support System For Integrated River Basin Management, John W. Labadie
Modsim: Decision Support System For Integrated River Basin Management, John W. Labadie
International Congress on Environmental Modelling and Software
MODSIM 8.0 is a generic river basin management decision support system for analysis of long term planning, medium term management, and short term operations on desktop computers operating under MS Windows 2000/XP. MODSIM is free from expensive licenses for proprietary software since all components are developed from native code or shareware under the MS .NET Framework. MODSIM includes a powerful, interactive graphical user interface for creating, locating and connecting river basin network components, as well as spreadsheet-style data editing in an object-oriented spatial data base management system. Flexible data import and export tools are included for interaction with external data …
Development Of An Integrated Decision Support System For Water Quality Control In The Upper Litani Basin, Lebanon, Hamed Assaf, Mark Saadeh
Development Of An Integrated Decision Support System For Water Quality Control In The Upper Litani Basin, Lebanon, Hamed Assaf, Mark Saadeh
International Congress on Environmental Modelling and Software
Compared to the limited water supply in the Middle East, Lebanon is perceived to be a water rich country. Yet, it faces a growing water supply problem due to many factors including increases in demand, inadequate investment in infrastructure, and deterioration of water quality. Being the foremost water resource in Lebanon, the Litani River is at the center of several major water supply and irrigation schemes. However, the river water quality is severely impacted by the current practice of releasing untreated sewage into its water body, specifically in its upper basin which is home to about half a million inhabitants. …
Towards A User-Oriented Design Of A Dss For Integrated River-Basin Management: The Elbe Dss Prototype, Jean-Luc De Kok, Sebastian Kofalk
Towards A User-Oriented Design Of A Dss For Integrated River-Basin Management: The Elbe Dss Prototype, Jean-Luc De Kok, Sebastian Kofalk
International Congress on Environmental Modelling and Software
The problems faced in the German part of the Elbe catchment range from poor navigation conditions and flooding vulnerability to a need for nature restoration in the floodplains. A variety of river engineering works such as large-scale dike shifting, channel dredging, and large-scale retention are in a planning or implementation stage. Usually the initiative for such measures is taken from a local or sectoral point of view. Therefore, it is not always clear how different measures will interact with each other, nor how their effects influence the natural conditions in the floodplains. In order to examine different strategies for sustainable …
Developing An Oasis-Based Irrigation Management Tool For A Large Semi-Arid Mountainous Catchment In Morocco, Carmen De Jong, K. Makroum, G. Leavesley
Developing An Oasis-Based Irrigation Management Tool For A Large Semi-Arid Mountainous Catchment In Morocco, Carmen De Jong, K. Makroum, G. Leavesley
International Congress on Environmental Modelling and Software
This study is concerned with the management of water resources and development of a DSS (Decision Support System) in MMS (Modular Modelling System) for the semi-arid, mountainous Drâa catchment in SE Morocco. The catchment relies heavily on oasis irrigation in three different geographical units. These include firstly, the High Atlas mountains, secondly, the basin of Ouarzazate above the Mansour Eddahbi dam reservoir and thirdly the ancient date palmeries below the reservoir. In 1972 the dam was put into operation for hydroelectricity and irrigation. Following decades of drought the dam’s main function nowadays is irrigation. A DSS requires an efficient hydro-meteorological …
Prescriptive Treatment Optimization Using A Genetic Algorithm: A Tool For Forest Management, John Dewey, Frederick Maier, Walter D. Potter, Donald Nute, H. M. Rauscher, Mark Twery, Peter Knopp, Scott Thomasma
Prescriptive Treatment Optimization Using A Genetic Algorithm: A Tool For Forest Management, John Dewey, Frederick Maier, Walter D. Potter, Donald Nute, H. M. Rauscher, Mark Twery, Peter Knopp, Scott Thomasma
International Congress on Environmental Modelling and Software
This paper describes research on the use of a multiobjective genetic algorithm (GA) to optimize prescriptive treatment plans for forest management. The algorithm is novel, in that (1) the plans generated by the algorithm are highly specific, stating precisely when and where treatments are to be applied; and (2) logical rules and inference engines developed for a decision support system are used to evaluate the fitness of each plan. Fitness is based upon satisfaction of varied and often incompatible goals. The current (generational) GA has been compared in experiments to hill-climbing and simulated annealing algorithms, as well as to a …
A Decision Support System For Energy Production From Renewable Resources: Logistics Aspects Of Sustainable Forest Biomass Collection, R. Minciardi, M. Robba, Roberto Sacile, F. Frombo, Fulvia Rosso
A Decision Support System For Energy Production From Renewable Resources: Logistics Aspects Of Sustainable Forest Biomass Collection, R. Minciardi, M. Robba, Roberto Sacile, F. Frombo, Fulvia Rosso
International Congress on Environmental Modelling and Software
The consequences of the use of traditional fossil fuels has led, in the last years, the European Union to promote and encourage the development and the use of renewable energies rather than the traditional ones. Energy production from forest biomass does not involve the CO2 increase in the atmosphere, contributing in this way to the duties assumed by the European Community during the International Conference of Kyoto (1997). The developed DSS, that is a generalization and the further research activity presented in a previous work by the same authors (Freppaz et al. [2004]), is based on the integration of Geographic …
Interleaving Growth And Regeneration Models In The Ned-2 Decision Support System For Forest Ecosystems., Donald Nute, Mark Twery, Julian Bishop, Zhiyuan Cheng, David Bucugnani, Walter D. Potter, David Loftis, Scott Thomasma, Peter Knopp
Interleaving Growth And Regeneration Models In The Ned-2 Decision Support System For Forest Ecosystems., Donald Nute, Mark Twery, Julian Bishop, Zhiyuan Cheng, David Bucugnani, Walter D. Potter, David Loftis, Scott Thomasma, Peter Knopp
International Congress on Environmental Modelling and Software
NED-2 is a goal-driven system designed to help manage timber, wildlife, visual, and ecological goals for a forested ecosystem. The basic approach of the decision process modeled by NED-2 is to develop alternative management plans for the stands in a management unit, to simulate these plans over time, and then to analyze the results of the simulation to see how well the management goals are achieved by the alternative plans. The basic simulation tool used in the system is the USDA Forest Service Forest Vegetation Simulator (FVS.) FVS provides a regeneration component, but a need was recognized for making available …
Decision Support System For The Assessment And Evaluation Of Ecological Impacts On Aquatic Ecosystems: Objectives And Framework, Paola Agostini, Elena Semenzin, A. Critto, Christian Micheletti, Paulo Nunes, Andrea Ghermandi, Stefania Gottardo, S. Giove, Dick De Zwart, Werner Brack, Antonio Marcomini
Decision Support System For The Assessment And Evaluation Of Ecological Impacts On Aquatic Ecosystems: Objectives And Framework, Paola Agostini, Elena Semenzin, A. Critto, Christian Micheletti, Paulo Nunes, Andrea Ghermandi, Stefania Gottardo, S. Giove, Dick De Zwart, Werner Brack, Antonio Marcomini
International Congress on Environmental Modelling and Software
The EU Water Framework Directive (WFD), establishing stringent quality objectives for European basins in the next years, prompts for the development of new tools to evaluate and improve the ecological status over European rivers. The present paper will provide an overview of the main activities carried out in the DECIS subproject within MODELKEY, an European research project, funded by the European Commission, aimed to contribute to the assessment, understanding and prediction of the impacts of environmental toxicants on biodiversity in aquatic ecosystems. The main aim of DECIS is to develop a Decision Support System (DSS) that includes all project deliverables …
Managing For Visual Goals In The Ned-2 Decision Support System For Forests Ecosystems., Donald Nute, Mark Twery, Zhiyuan Cheng, Arlo Lyle, Cy Routh
Managing For Visual Goals In The Ned-2 Decision Support System For Forests Ecosystems., Donald Nute, Mark Twery, Zhiyuan Cheng, Arlo Lyle, Cy Routh
International Congress on Environmental Modelling and Software
NED-2 integrates decision support tools for forested ecosystems developed by the NED-2 team with other third-party decision support tools. NED-2 is goal-driven and is designed to help manage for visual, wildlife, and ecological as well as traditional timber goals. Several tools are included to help manage for visual goals. (1) A knowledge based system can perform analysis of visual goals for the management unit. (2) A report generator incorporates the results of the visual goal analysis into detailed reports in HTML format. (3) If a shape file for the management unit is available, the results can also be displayed using …
The Role Of Artificial Neural Network Models In Developing A Regional Wastewater Reclamation Facility For Beaufort, Sc, Usa, Paul A. Conrads, Edwin Roehl, William Martello, Edward Saxon
The Role Of Artificial Neural Network Models In Developing A Regional Wastewater Reclamation Facility For Beaufort, Sc, Usa, Paul A. Conrads, Edwin Roehl, William Martello, Edward Saxon
International Congress on Environmental Modelling and Software
Beaufort and Jasper Counties are two rapidly growing coastal counties in South Carolina. According to the 2000 census, the region grew by 40 percent during the preceding 10 years. The population growth has increased the quantity of wastewater in the area. The Beaufort River is a complex tidal river system that is home to shellfish grounds, fisheries nursery habitats, and extensive recreation by the local community. The river also serves as receiving water for treated wastewater from military and civilian wastewater reclamation facilities (WRF). Although not uncommon for coastal areas, the river is on the South Carolina list of impaired …
Modsim: Decision Support System For Integrated River Basin Management, John W. Labadie
Modsim: Decision Support System For Integrated River Basin Management, John W. Labadie
International Congress on Environmental Modelling and Software
MODSIM 8.0 is a generic river basin management decision support system for analysis of long term planning, medium term management, and short term operations on desktop computers operating under MS Windows 2000/XP. MODSIM is free from expensive licenses for proprietary software since all components are developed from native code or shareware under the MS .NET Framework. MODSIM includes a powerful, interactive graphical user interface for creating, locating and connecting river basin network components, as well as spreadsheet-style data editing in an object-oriented spatial data base management system. Flexible data import and export tools are included for interaction with external data …
Towards A User-Oriented Design Of A Dss For Integrated River-Basin Management: The Elbe Dss Prototype, Jean-Luc De Kok, Sebastian Kofalk
Towards A User-Oriented Design Of A Dss For Integrated River-Basin Management: The Elbe Dss Prototype, Jean-Luc De Kok, Sebastian Kofalk
International Congress on Environmental Modelling and Software
The problems faced in the German part of the Elbe catchment range from poor navigation conditions and flooding vulnerability to a need for nature restoration in the floodplains. A variety of river engineering works such as large-scale dike shifting, channel dredging, and large-scale retention are in a planning or implementation stage. Usually the initiative for such measures is taken from a local or sectoral point of view. Therefore, it is not always clear how different measures will interact with each other, nor how their effects influence the natural conditions in the floodplains. In order to examine different strategies for sustainable …
Development Of An Integrated Decision Support System For Water Quality Control In The Upper Litani Basin, Lebanon, Hamed Assaf, Mark Saadeh
Development Of An Integrated Decision Support System For Water Quality Control In The Upper Litani Basin, Lebanon, Hamed Assaf, Mark Saadeh
International Congress on Environmental Modelling and Software
Compared to the limited water supply in the Middle East, Lebanon is perceived to be a water rich country. Yet, it faces a growing water supply problem due to many factors including increases in demand, inadequate investment in infrastructure, and deterioration of water quality. Being the foremost water resource in Lebanon, the Litani River is at the center of several major water supply and irrigation schemes. However, the river water quality is severely impacted by the current practice of releasing untreated sewage into its water body, specifically in its upper basin which is home to about half a million inhabitants. …
Developing An Oasis-Based Irrigation Management Tool For A Large Semi-Arid Mountainous Catchment In Morocco, Carmen De Jong, K. Makroum, G. Leavesley
Developing An Oasis-Based Irrigation Management Tool For A Large Semi-Arid Mountainous Catchment In Morocco, Carmen De Jong, K. Makroum, G. Leavesley
International Congress on Environmental Modelling and Software
This study is concerned with the management of water resources and development of a DSS (Decision Support System) in MMS (Modular Modelling System) for the semi-arid, mountainous Drâa catchment in SE Morocco. The catchment relies heavily on oasis irrigation in three different geographical units. These include firstly, the High Atlas mountains, secondly, the basin of Ouarzazate above the Mansour Eddahbi dam reservoir and thirdly the ancient date palmeries below the reservoir. In 1972 the dam was put into operation for hydroelectricity and irrigation. Following decades of drought the dam’s main function nowadays is irrigation. A DSS requires an efficient hydro-meteorological …
Prescriptive Treatment Optimization Using A Genetic Algorithm: A Tool For Forest Management, John Dewey, Frederick Maier, Walter D. Potter, Donald Nute, H. M. Rauscher, Mark Twery, Peter Knopp, Scott Thomasma
Prescriptive Treatment Optimization Using A Genetic Algorithm: A Tool For Forest Management, John Dewey, Frederick Maier, Walter D. Potter, Donald Nute, H. M. Rauscher, Mark Twery, Peter Knopp, Scott Thomasma
International Congress on Environmental Modelling and Software
This paper describes research on the use of a multiobjective genetic algorithm (GA) to optimize prescriptive treatment plans for forest management. The algorithm is novel, in that (1) the plans generated by the algorithm are highly specific, stating precisely when and where treatments are to be applied; and (2) logical rules and inference engines developed for a decision support system are used to evaluate the fitness of each plan. Fitness is based upon satisfaction of varied and often incompatible goals. The current (generational) GA has been compared in experiments to hill-climbing and simulated annealing algorithms, as well as to a …
A Decision Support System For Energy Production From Renewable Resources: Logistics Aspects Of Sustainable Forest Biomass Collection, R. Minciardi, M. Robba, Roberto Sacile, F. Frombo, Fulvia Rosso
A Decision Support System For Energy Production From Renewable Resources: Logistics Aspects Of Sustainable Forest Biomass Collection, R. Minciardi, M. Robba, Roberto Sacile, F. Frombo, Fulvia Rosso
International Congress on Environmental Modelling and Software
The consequences of the use of traditional fossil fuels has led, in the last years, the European Union to promote and encourage the development and the use of renewable energies rather than the traditional ones. Energy production from forest biomass does not involve the CO2 increase in the atmosphere, contributing in this way to the duties assumed by the European Community during the International Conference of Kyoto (1997). The developed DSS, that is a generalization and the further research activity presented in a previous work by the same authors (Freppaz et al. [2004]), is based on the integration of Geographic …