MAGIS
MAGIS could be used to address biodiversity issues by including wildlife habitat parameters in management planning scenarios as constraints or drivers for a treatment schedule. It would not be used to determine level or extent of biodiversity, but, if included in vegetation model parameters, could be used to predict diversity based on vegetation and other non-spatial attributes, if 'fed' such a model or relationship.
Risk-Based Comparison of Potential Fuel Treatment Tradeoff Models [http://www.rfl.psw.fs.fed.us/jfs/]A Decision Support System for Spatial Analysis of Fuel Treatment Options and Effects at Landscape Scales [http://www.fs.fed.us/rm/missoula/4802/dssmagis.html]Chew, J.D.; O'Hara, K.; Jones, J.G. 2000. Overview of developing desired conditions short-term actions - long-term objectives. In: Friedman, S.T.; Graham, R. comp. In: Proceedings from the National Silviculture Workshop. October 5-7, 1999, Kalispell, MT. Proc. RMRS-P-000. Odgen, UT: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station.Zuuring, Hans R.; Chew, Jimmie D.; Jones, J. Greg. 2000. Sequential use of simulation and optimization in analysis and planning. In: Smith, Helen Y., ed. The Bitterroot Ecosystem Management Research Project: What we have learned: Symposium Proceedings, May 18-20, 1999, Missoula, MT. Proc. RMRS-P-17. Odgen, UT: USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. p. 97-103.Zuuring, Hans R.; Jones, J. Greg; Chew, Jimmie D. 2000. Applying simulation and optimization to address forest health issues at landscape scales. In: Seventh Symposium of Systems Analysis in Forest Resources. Bellaire, MI. May 28-31, 1997. Gen. Tech. Rep. NC-205, St. Paul, MN: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Research Station. p. 1-6.Barrett, T.M.; Jones, J.G.; Wakimoto, R.H. 1999. Adapting forest planning decision support systems for prescribed fire treatments. In: Neuenschwander, L.F; Ryan, K.C; Gollberg, G.E. ed. In: Proceedings from the Joint Fire Science Conference and Workshop, "Crossing the milennium: Integrating spatial technologics and ecological principles for a new age in fire management." Vol. I; Boise, ID. June 15-17, 1999. The University of Idaho and the International Association of Wildland Fire. p. 12-17.Jones, J.G.; Chew, J.D. 1999. Applying simulation and optimization to evaluate the effectiveness of fuel treatments for different fuel conditions at landscape scales. In: Neuenschwander, L.F; Ryan, K.C; Gollberg, G.E. ed. In: Proceedings from the Joint Fire Science Conference and Workshop, "Crossing the milennium: Integrating spatial technologics and ecological principles for a new age in fire management." Vol. II, Boise, ID. June 15-17, 1999. The University of Idaho and the International Association of Wildland Fire. p. 89-96.Jones, G.; Chew, J.; Zuuring, H. 1999. Applying simulation and optimization to plan fuel treatment at landscape scales. In: Gonzalez-Caban, A.; Omi, P.N.; Tech. Coordinators. In: Proceedings of the Symposium on Fire Economics, Planning and Policy: Bottom Lines. April 5-9, 1999. San Diego, CA. Gen. Tech. Rep. PSW-GTR-173. Albany, CA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Research Station. p. 229-236. Weise, David R.; Kimberlin, Richard; Arbaugh, Michael; Chew, Jim; Jones, Greg; Merzenich, Jim; Van Wagendonk, Jan W.; Wiitala, Marc. 1999. A risk-based comparison of potential fuel treatment trade-off models. In: Neuenschwander, L.F; Ryan, K.C; Gollberg, G.E. ed. In: Proceedings from the Joint Fire Science Conference and Workshop, "Crossing the milennium: Integrating spatial technologics and ecological principles for a new age in fire management." Vol. II, Boise, ID. June 15-17, 1999. The University of Idaho and the International Association of Wildland Fire. p. 96-102.Pfister, R.D.; Jones, J. Greg. 1998. Landscape assessment in the Bitterroot Ecosystem Management Research Project. In: Proceedings of the Society of American Foresters 1998 National Convention, Traverse City, MI. September 19-23, 1998. Society of American Foresters, 5400 Grosvenor Lane, Bethesda, MD. p. 211-218.Jones, J.G.; Chew, J.D.; Sweet, M.D.; Wall, K.E.; Weldon, L.A.; Carlson, C.E. 1995. Bitterroot Ecosystem Management Research Project: Landscape analysis to support ecosystem management. In: Proceedings of Analysis in Support of Ecosystem Management, USDA Forest Service, Ecosystem Management Analysis Center, Fort Collins, CO. April 10-13, 1995. p. 220-229.Zuuring, H.R.; Wood, W.L.; Jones, J.G. 1995. Overview of MAGIS: A multi-resource analysis and geographic information system. Res. Note INT-RN-427. Ogden, UT: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Intermountain Research Station. 6 p.Weintraub, Andres; Jones, Greg; Magendzo, Adrian; Meacham, Mary; Kirby, Malcolm. 1994. A heuristic system to solve mixed integer forest planning models. Operations Res. 42: 1010-1024.Jones, J. Greg; Bower, Fred. 1991. Providing for elk security cover in site-specific timber harvest planning models. In: Proceedings of a Symposium on Elk Vulnerability, Montana Chapter of the Wildlife Society, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT. April 10-12, 1991. p. 229-235.Jones, J. Greg; Meneghin, Bruce J.; Kirby, Malcolm W. 1991. Formulating adjacency constraints in linear optimization models for scheduling projects in tactical planning. Forest Science 37: 1283-1297. Jones, J. Greg; Weintraub, Andres; Meacham, Mary L.; Magendzo, Adrian. 1991. A heuristic process for solving mixed-integer land management and transportation planning models. Res. Pap. INT-447. Ogden, UT: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Intermountain Research Station. 39 p.Jones, J.G.; Meacham, M.L.; Weintraub, A.; Magendzo, A. 1991. A heuristic process for solving large-scale, mixed-integer mathematical programming models for site-specific timber harvest and transportation planning. In: Proceedings of the 1991 Symposium on Systems Analysis in Forest Resources. March 3-7, 1991. Charleston, SC: Society of American Foresters. Gen. Tech. Rep. SE-74. Asheville, NC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southeastern Forest Experiment Station. p. 192-198.Meneghin, B.J.; Kirby, M.W.; Jones, J.G. 1988. An algorithm for writing adjacency constraints efficiently in linear programming models. In: The 1988 Symposium on Systems Analysis in Forest Resources. Gen. Tech. Report RM-161. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Forest and Range Experiment Station. p. 46-53. Jones, J. G.; Hyde, James F.C. III; Meacham, Mary L. 1986. Four analytical approaches for integrating land management and transportation planning on forest lands. Res. Paper INT-361. Ogden, UT: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Intermountain Research Station. 33 p.Chew, J., Jones, J. G., Stalling, C., Sullivan, J., Slack, S. Combining simulation and optimization for evaluating the effectiveness of fuel treatments for four different fuel conditions at landscape scales. pp. 35-36 In: Arthaud, G.J. and T.M. Barrett (technical compilers). 2003. Systems Analysis in Forest Resources: Proceedings of the Eighth Symposium, held September 27-30, 2000, Snowmass Village, Colorado, U.S.A. Volume 7 of the Managing Forest Ecosystems series. Dordrecht: Kluwer Academic Publishers. 326 p.Sullivan, J. , Jones, G. J., Troutwine, J., Krueger, K., Zuuring, H., Meneghin, B. MAGIS eXpress: Spatial Modeling for Timber and Access Planning. In: Bevers, Michael; Barrett, Tara M., comps. 2004. Systems Analysis in Forest Resources: Proceedings of the 2003 Symposium; October 7-9, Stevenson, WA. Proceedings RMRS-P-000. Ogden, UT: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station.~
http://www.fs.fed.us/rm/econ/magis (No Longer Available)
Biodiversity Conservation
Fish And Wildlife Management
Silviculture
Timber Harvesting
Transportation Planning
Schedule
Decision Modeling
Forest Fuel Modeling
Habitat Suitability
Landscape Analysis And Modeling
Management Process Modeling
Socioeconomic System Modeling
Transportation Modeling
Vegetation Management
Alternative Generation
Domain Knowledge Process Model Development
Impact Analysis
Rank Alternatives
Risk Analysis
Specify Criterion Weight
Visualization
Optimization Methods
Trade-Off Analysis
Data Management
GIS Analysis Integration
GIS Display Integration
Report Generation
Visualization
Biophysical Process
Economic Process
Management Process
Social Process
User Defined Process
Arcinfo Coverage
ESRI Shapefile
Map Image
Table
All (User Defined Analysis Extent)
Regional Extent
Subregional Extent
All (User Defined Unit Of Observation)
Patch
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Forest Age Classes Or Successional Stages
Forest Management Classes
Forest Types
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Windows 2000
Windows 95/98
Windows NT
Windows XP
Arcgis
Mathematical Solver
Installed ArcGIS. ArcGIS polygon coverage or shapefile attributed with vegetation data and any additional nonspatial attributes for user-defined relationships. There could be two separate coverages--vegetative stands and management 'treatment' units, if desired. ArcGIS road network coverage or shapefile (containing proposed roads if any). The road coverage is optional. ~Vegetation model (pathways and states). Treatment options, including costs, and rules for 'assignment' to treatment polygons (including vegetation and spatially oriented management considerations). ~User-defined Relationships (Effects Functions) to determine values calculated by the model. ~Modeling system uses commercial mathematical programming software to generate solutions to planning problems (MPSIII/pc, a commercial mathematical optimization package).
Some Scientific Background
Some Computer/GIS Programming Skills
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false
Free
Prototype Being Applied
Rocky Mountain Research Station
National Commission On Science For Sustainable Forestry
Janet Sullivan
Software Tools And Models - All
Spatial Decision Support Systems
6/5/2008
Alternative Ranking, Decision Making
Condition Analysis And Assessment
Decision Alternatives Generation, Scenario Simulation
Domain Knowledge Modeling
Visualization
Decision Model
Evaluative Models
Spatial Decision Support Systems
Timber Harvest Process