TNC Requirements
Given the large number of elements and sites, it is virtually impossible without the aid of computer automation for conservation planners to evaluate all possible alternative portfolios.
From TNC's perspective, the major limitations of current tools fall into three general categories: too technical, insufficient documentation and/or inadequate testing, or overly simplistic decision rules.
TNC contracted with UCSB to develop a prototype spatial decision support system for selecting planning units to accommodate TNC's portfolio design methodology. We call the system ‘Sites’.