The Forest Conservation Evaluation Tool: Accessible impact evaluation for Latin America

IF 2.4 4区计算机科学 Q2 COMPUTER SCIENCE, SOFTWARE ENGINEERING

SoftwareX Pub Date : 2024-09-17 DOI:10.1016/j.softx.2024.101892

Allen Blackman

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Abstract

The Forest Conservation Evaluation Tool is a user-friendly webtool that measures the effect on tree cover loss of place-based conservation policies such as protected areas and payments for environmental services. It allows nontechnical users to conduct impact evaluations using high spatial resolution satellite data on tree cover loss along with statistical techniques that control for confounding factors. Because it has all requisite data on board and features a map- and menu-based interface, most users can generate intuitive results in single short session.

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森林保护评估工具：拉丁美洲影响评估

森林保护评估工具是一个用户友好型网络工具，用于衡量保护区和环境服务付费等基于地方的保护政策对树木植被损失的影响。它允许非技术用户使用高空间分辨率的树木覆盖率损失卫星数据以及控制混杂因素的统计技术进行影响评估。由于它已包含所有必要的数据，并具有基于地图和菜单的界面，大多数用户都能在短时间内生成直观的结果。

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来源期刊

SoftwareX COMPUTER SCIENCE, SOFTWARE ENGINEERING-

CiteScore

5.50

自引率

2.90%

发文量

184

审稿时长

9 weeks

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