Tools inside the AFM Toolbox

Learn more about the tools provided by the toolbox by clicking on the “Learn more”-Button in the overview below. To directly start a specific tool use the “Start the Tool”-Button.

TOOLS FOR THE ARANGE PROJECT

Vulnerablity Assessment for Arange (BASIC)

The Vulnerability Assessment Tool utilizes multi-criteria techniques to assess the effects of climate change and alternative management regimes on a variety of vulnerability indicators. These indicators are weighted and aggregated to the level of ecosystem services.

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Vulnerability Assessment for Arange (Advanced)

The Vulnerability Assessment Tool utilizes multi-criteria techniques to assess the effects of climate change and alternative management regimes on a variety of vulnerability indicators. The user can control many aspects of the analysis process (preference functions, thresholds for tolerance and recognition, importance of indicators and partial objectives).

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Landscape Assesment Tool

The landscape assessment tool is a downloadable mini-toolbox providing tools for landscape level assessment of ecosystem services. Its included tools range from bird habitat assessment to a tool dedicated to the generation of realistic forest structures based on single trees.

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TOOLS FOR THE MOTIVE PROJECT

Vulnerablity Assessment (BASIC)

The Vulnerability Assessment Tool utilizes multi-criteria techniques to assess the effects of climate change and alternative management regimes on a variety of vulnerability indicators. These indicators are weighted and aggregated to the level of ecosystem services.

Learn more! Start the tool!

Vulnerability Assessment (Advanced)

The Vulnerability Assessment Tool utilizes multi-criteria techniques to assess the effects of climate change and alternative management regimes on a variety of vulnerability indicators. The user can control many aspects of the analysis process (preference functions, thresholds for tolerance and recognition, importance of indicators and partial objectives).

Learn more! Start the tool!

Vulnerability Assessment (Group Mode)

The Vulnerability Assessment Tool is also available in a version supporting interactive group sessions with stakeholders. This version is not available online but needs to be used on a local client (see Make Your Own).

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Optimized Management Plan

The Optimization Tool searches for an optimal management plan for a forest management unit. The tool produces an optimized plan that assigns a treatment to each of the stands in a unit. The user needs to specify the objective function and constraints.

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Database Viewer

The database viewer is a tool that lets you explore the data content stored in the database. In addition to basic viewing some export and charting functionalities are included.

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MOTIVE Client

The MOTIVE ToolBox is a dedicated tool for converting and uploading output data from various forest models to the MOTIVE ToolBox DataBase. It is a (downloadable) client for Windows/Linux/Mac and is NOT an online tool.

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