An Open Source Toolbox for Integrating Freshwater Social-Ecological Indicators in Basin Management. Issue 1 (30th March 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Shaad, Kashif; Alt, Howard
• Is Part Of: Journal of open research software. Volume 8:Issue 1(2020)
• Publication Date: 2020-03-30
• Subjects: Freshwater -- Basin Management -- Social-Ecological Indicators -- Freshwater Health Index; Computer software -- Reusability -- Periodicals; Open source software -- Periodicals; 005
• DOI: 10.5334/jors.291
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2049-9647

Abstract

The Freshwater Health Index (FHI) toolbox is an open source software in C# developed to guide ecological management of freshwater systems. It provides functionality to calculate basin-level freshwater social-ecological indicators, with algorithms for selected indicators also integrated with support for processing geospatial datasets. The toolbox archives the data necessary for calculating the indicators and can serve as a collaborative platform in a basin by providing users with the ability to initiate, edit and share a common freshwater basin database. Now available at GitHub and through the FHI website, the FHI toolbox offers a convenient yet rigorous way for basin-level freshwater management to maintain continuity and reproducibility amid numerous indicators assessed for freshwater basins.