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Environment Explorer
Entry ID: environmentexplorer
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Summary
Abstract: The Environment Explorer (LOV) is a spatial, dynamic model, in which land use and the effects on social, economic and ecological indicators are modeled in an integrated way. Its primary goal is to explore future developments, combining autonomous developments with alternative policy options, in relation to the quality of the environment in which inhabitants of the Netherlands live, work and recreate. Various policy options from governmental departments are translated into a spatial, dynamic image of the Netherlands future with respect to issues such as: economic activity, employment, social well-being, transportation and accessibility, and the natural environment. The Environment Explorer is characterized by three scale levels:

1. National: the model combines national economic,demographic and environmental growth scenarios and passes them onto the regional level.

2. Regional: the Environment Explorer models the location of new activities as a result of national and regional growth and determines the relocation of activities and people within the 40 administrative regions of the country (so-called COROP-regions). The resulting regional developments can be limited to a minimum and maximum level per region or set to a fixed value.

3. Local: the Netherlands are represented on a grid composed of cells, in which each cell represents land use for a parcel of land of 500 x 500 m. A Constraint Cellular Automata model carries out the dynamic allocation of the regional claims for space. At the local level, global information about the availability and quality of land for further expansion isreturned to the COROP and national levels,thus influencing the dynamics between these levels.
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Link: GET SERVICE > GET SOFTWARE PACKAGE
Description: Register here to download the Environment Explorer.
Service Citation
Title: Environment Explorer
Provider: Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency
URL: http://www.lumos.info/environmentexplorer.php
Service Keywords
DATA ANALYSIS AND VISUALIZATION >GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS >DESKTOP GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS   [Definition]
MODELS >DYNAMIC VEGETATION/ECOSYSTEM MODELS   [Definition]
Science Keywords
HUMAN DIMENSIONS >ENVIRONMENTAL GOVERNANCE/MANAGEMENT >LAND MANAGEMENT >LAND USE/LAND COVER CLASSIFICATION   [Definition]
HUMAN DIMENSIONS >POPULATION >POPULATION DISTRIBUTION   [Definition]
LAND SURFACE >LAND USE/LAND COVER   [Definition]
BIOSPHERE >ECOLOGICAL DYNAMICS >ECOSYSTEM FUNCTIONS   [Definition]
BIOSPHERE >ECOLOGICAL DYNAMICS >SPECIES/POPULATION INTERACTIONS   [Definition]
ISO Topic Category
BIOTA
ENVIRONMENT
GEOSCIENTIFIC INFORMATION
IMAGERY/BASE MAPS/EARTH COVER
PLANNING CADASTRE
SOCIETY
Access Constraints
Users must register before downloading Environment Explorer.
Keywords
GIS
Geographic Information Systems
Spatial Model
Social Indicators
Economic Indicators
Ecological Indicators
Environment
Service Provider
Land Use Modeling System

Service Provider Personnel
Name: NETHERLANDS ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AGENCY
Phone: 31 (0) 30 274 274 5
Fax: 31 (0) 30 274 44 7
Email: info at pbl.nl
Contact Address:
PO Box 303
 City: Bilthoven
Postal Code: 3720
Country: Netherlands
Distribution Media
Distribution_Media: Online
Distribution_Size: 5726 KB
Fees: No fees
Personnel
TYLER B. STEVENS
Role: SERF AUTHOR
Phone: (301) 614-6898
Fax: 301-614-5268
Email: Tyler.B.Stevens at nasa.gov
Contact Address:
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
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City: Greenbelt
Province or State: MD
Postal Code: 20771
Country: USA
Creation and Review Dates
SERF Creation Date: 2009-04-01
SERF Last Revision Date: 2012-08-16
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