The Invasive Species Forecasting System

The Invasive Species Forecasting System provides computational support for the generic work processes found in many regional-scale ecosystem modeling applications. ISFS has been designed specifically to help resource managers understand the potential distribution of invasive terrestrial plant species. Decision support tools built using ISFS allow a user to load point occurrence field sample data for a plant species of interest and quickly generate habitat suitability maps for geographic regions of management concern, such as a national park, monument, forest, or refuge. The approach taken here could provide a new model for the agile delivery of data and services to a wide range of regionalized, geospatial decision support applications.