Tools
Habitat Priority Planner
This GIS-based tool is designed to help coastal officials make and prioritize decisions about habitat restoration and conservation. Using widely available data, officials can generate pertinent reports, maps, and data tables, as well as evaluate and compare different land use scenarios. This software takes away much of the subjective nature of this process by providing a method of obtaining critical habitat analyses that are consistent, repeatable, and transparent.
Sample Functions
- Inventory habitats
- Assess land and water habitat conditions
- Identify and rank potential restoration and conservation sites
- Analyze "what if" scenarios for proposed changes in land use or land cover
- Create maps, reports, and data tables
User Requirements
- ArcView 9.x
- Spatial Analyst 9.x
- Raster-based land cover
