Procedural Forest
“Adjustment in natural or human systems to a new or changing environment that exploits beneficial opportunities or moderates negative effects” Focuses on adaptive capacity related to communication, awareness, well-being, and opportunities for action, with the goal of developing “an adaption strategy using risk-based prioritization schemes”
(NRC 2010)
This project is part of the NSF project I am participating: NSF CNH-L: Visualizing Forest Futures Under Climate Uncertainty: Integrating IndigenousKnowledge into Decision Support Tools for Collaborative Decision Making. The goal is to make visually-appealing and scientifically-correct 3D models from ecological models predictions. The project will also aim to visualize ecological components other than trees. The following image shows the framework of the NSF project.
(Image from Dr. Erica Smithwick)
Data in this project
Result
Scenario 1: Random Generating
Function: allow user to input tree species, percentage and number of trees
Scenario 2: Read from File
Function: read species and distribution information from file.