msp-tool

Maxent

Maxent provides a maximum-entropy approach for species habitat modeling. The software takes as input a set of layers or environmental variables (such as elevation, precipitation, etc.), as well as a set of georeferenced occurrence locations, and produces a model of the range of the given species. It is distributed by Princeton University.

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Additional Info

Field	Value
Tool category	Habitat modelling
MSP stages	2 Gather data and define current conditions 3 Identify issues, constraints, and future conditions 5 Evaluate alternative management actions 6 Monitor and evaluate management actions
MSP users	Scientists
Type of software	Desktop
Compatible OS	Windows Mac Linux
Input data	Quantitative Spatially explicit
Output data	Layer
Organization
Code accessibility	Fully available on GitHub
Software license	MIT license
Documentation	Full user documentation Tutorials Videos & presentations
Tool community facilities	Forum/Blog Collaborative development (e.g. Github)
Additional informations	stand-alone Java application and R package
Relevance for case studies
Metadata completeness	Complete