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Type: Report
Editor(s): H. Todd Mowrer
Publication Date: 1997

This report evaluates 24 computer-aided decision support systems (DSS) that can support management decision-making in forest ecosystems. It compares the scope of each system, spatial capabilities, computational methods, development status, input and output requirements, user support availability, and system performance. Questionnaire responses from the DSS developers (who have sole responsibility for their content) provide the basis for four summary tables comparing system capabilities. The responses are also presented verbatim for reference. This evaluation aids potential users of decision support systems in determining which system most closely fulfills their needs.

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Citation: Mowrer, H. Todd. 1997. Decision support systems for ecosystem management: an evaluation of existing systems. General Technical Report RM-GTR-296. Fort Collins, CO: USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Forest and Range Experiment Station. 154 p.

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Topics:
Fire Behavior    Mapping    Models    Planning
Regions:
Alaska    California    Eastern    Great Basin    Hawaii    Northern Rockies    Northwest    Rocky Mountain    Southern    Southwest    National
Keywords:
  • AI - artificial intelligence
  • FireBGC
  • FVS - Forest Vegetation Simulator
  • geographic information systems
  • GIS - geographic information system
  • heuristics
  • LANDIS
  • LOKI
  • optimization
  • simulation modeling
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FRAMES Record Number: 16311