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LANDSCAPEization

Resource description:

The LANDSCAPEization toolkit allows the visualization of and reporting on ecosystem services (ES)- and non-ES-related information in real-time over spatial scales. Embedded in a decision support system, the provided information supports the communication of land use changes and their impacts on ES. By allowing 3D visualizations of land use patterns in real-time, the toolkit allows the communication of changes in the landscape and thus supports tradeoff assessments between cultural ecosystem services (CES) and other ES.

Author/Contact:

Adrienne Grêt-Regamey

gret@ethz.ch 

Thomas Klein

thomas.klein@nsl.ethz.ch 

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Requirements:

  • Spatial vector data set with land use attribute information.

Advantages:

  • The option to use different types of visualizations enables broad stakeholder involvement to find a common language and communicate effectively about a real-life situation.
  • The use of realistic visualisations beside a reporting of scenario data can help stakeholders to understand what possible future states might find acceptance.
  • Through the integration of both ES- and non-ES-related information, the LANDSCAPEization tool supports the communication between users with different disciplinary backgrounds or various sectoral policies

Constraints:

  • Manual linking of 3D visualization objects to land use attributes is necessary.
  • Data sets are limited for 3D visualization by their extension.

Licence:

  • Free, no licence

Development stage:

  • Early access - alpha phase
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