The Spatial Multi-Criteria Evaluation (SMCE) window is an application that assists and guides a user in doing Multi-Criteria Evaluation (MCE) in a spatial way.
The input for the application is a number of raster maps of a certain area (so-called 'criteria' or 'effects'), and a criteria tree that contains the way criteria are grouped, standardized and weighed. The output is one or more maps of the same area (the so-called 'composite index' maps) that indicate the extent to which criteria are met or not in different areas, and thereby support planning and/or decision-making.
The user will easily compare criteria and criteria trees with each other to determine differences and discover what exactly are the reasons that result to a significantly different composite index map, which may lead to a different decision, or see why the composite index map is high or low at a certain location.
Finally, the composite index maps can be sliced or classified, and Shape Indices and Connectivity Indices can be calculated.
The SMCE window consists of:
The SMCE window can be sized by dragging its borders. For information on minimizing, maximizing the SMCE window, using scroll bars, using menus, etc., see the Introduction on Windows features topic.
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