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- [ApexRMS at EFI2026 in Toronto, ON](https://apexrms.com/2026/08/12/apexrms-at-efi2026-in-toronto-on/) - This month, ApexRMS attended the Ecological Forecasting Initiative's (EFI) 2026 Conference in Toronto, ON. This is the first time the conference has been hosted in Canada, organized by the Canadian Chapter (CEFI). EFI has grown steadily over the past decade into an international community of researchers, agencies, and practitioners working on various aspects of ecological
- [Designing a wildfire risk assessment case study with Swan River First Nation](https://apexrms.com/2026/07/22/designing-a-wildfire-risk-assessment-case-study-with-swan-river-first-nation/) - This past spring, ApexRMS joined Swan River First Nation (SRFN) for a case study design workshop in Kinuso, Alberta. The two-day session helped shape a cloud-based wildfire risk assessment and scenario exploration tool being developed by SRFN, ApexRMS and Apropos Information Systems. The goal of the tool is to help communities like SRFN evaluate land
- [Mapping wildlife connectivity across Nova Scotia](https://apexrms.com/2026/06/25/mapping-wildlife-connectivity-across-nova-scotia/) - This past spring, ApexRMS completed a province-wide, multispecies ecological connectivity assessment for the Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources (NS DNR). Spanning more than 5.5 million hectares, the project set out to understand how wildlife moves through a landscape shaped by agriculture, urban development, and an expanding road network to give the province a science-based
- [Building Canada’s Wildfire Hazard Solution with the MaRS Adaptech Accelerator](https://apexrms.com/2026/05/29/building-canadas-wildfire-hazard-solution-with-the-mars-adaptech-accelerator/) - ApexRMS has been selected as one of nine ventures to join the inaugural MaRS Adaptech Accelerator, a program that supports companies applying rigorous science and technology to complex climate challenges. We're proud to be part of this cohort, and we want to use this moment to share more about the work that got us here.
- [Modeling habitat connectivity across the Swan River First Nation traditional territory](https://apexrms.com/2026/04/30/modeling-habitat-connectivity-across-the-swan-river-first-nation-traditional-territory/) - This past winter, ApexRMS completed a habitat connectivity analysis in collaboration with Swan River First Nation (SRFN) in northern Alberta. The project explored how current and future forest management practices affect the ability of wildlife to move across SRFN’s traditional territory (SRFNTT), guided by the Traditional Knowledge of the community throughout. The project focused on
- [Introducing the Landscape Conservation Forecasting Handbook](https://apexrms.com/2026/03/26/introducing-the-landscape-conservation-forecasting-handbook/) - We are excited to share the publication of the Landscape Conservation Forecasting Handbook by Dr. Louis Provencher, Director of Science at The Nature Conservancy in Nevada and a long-time collaborator of ApexRMS. The handbook is a practical guide to Landscape Conservation Forecasting (LCF), a method Louis and his colleagues developed to help agencies and private
- [Hands-on wildfire hazard modeling training with BurnP3+ coming to Toronto this April](https://apexrms.com/2026/02/27/hands-on-wildfire-hazard-modeling-training-with-burnp3-coming-to-toronto-this-april/) - ApexRMS is pleased to announce an upcoming guided course, Wildfire hazard modeling using BurnP3+, taking place April 14–16, 2026 at York University in Toronto, Ontario. This in-person, two-and-a-half-day training will equip participants with foundational skills for developing and running spatially explicit wildfire hazard models using the BurnP3+ package for SyncroSim. BurnP3+ is a powerful simulation
- [Advancing wildfire risk planning with Swan River First Nation](https://apexrms.com/2025/12/22/advancing-wildfire-risk-planning-with-swan-river-first-nation/) - This past fall, ApexRMS returned to Kinuso, Alberta to continue our partnership with Swan River First Nation (SRFN) on the co-development of a wildfire risk assessment tool tailored to the community’s needs. Building on the outcomes of a previous in-person workshop, this visit marked a significant milestone: presenting a preliminary wildfire probability model and gathering
- [Empowering groups with better wildfire modeling tools](https://apexrms.com/2025/11/28/empowering-groups-with-better-wildfire-modeling-tools/) - This past fall, ApexRMS team members contributed to two major wildfire modeling events, sharing tools and partnerships that support safer, more informed wildland fire planning across Canada and beyond. Wildfire Summit 2025 ApexRMS participated in the 18th International Wildland Fire Safety Summit and the 7th Human Dimensions of Wildland Fire Conference, held October 20–23, 2025
- [New workshop: Image classification using ecoClassify](https://apexrms.com/2025/10/23/new-workshop-image-classification-using-ecoclassify/) - Due to overwhelming demand, our Image classification using ecoClassify workshop is back for a second offering. Following the rapid fill-up of our initial session, we’re opening registration for a new date: November 19th, 2025 (1 to 4 PM EST). This free, online, and interactive workshop is designed for researchers, practitioners, and students working with ecological
- [Now available: BurnP3+FireSTARR – a new wildfire modeling tool for SyncroSim](https://apexrms.com/2025/04/28/now-available-burnp3firestarr-a-new-wildfire-modeling-tool-for-syncrosim/) - ApexRMS has released BurnP3+FireSTARR, a new wildfire modeling package available through the SyncroSim platform. BurnP3+FireSTARR integrates the Canadian Forest Fire Behaviour Prediction (FBP) System FireSTARR fire growth model into BurnP3+. The package is designed to support the estimation of wildfire burn probability and hazard under alternative scenarios. Key features of BurnP3+FireSTARR include a simplified setup,
- [Upcoming BurnP3+ wildfire model training opportunities this fall](https://apexrms.com/2025/06/30/upcoming-burnp3-workshops-advancing-wildfire-risk-modeling-this-fall/) - Following the success of our most recent sold-out wildfire modeling course this past Spring at the University of Alberta, we’re excited to announce two upcoming BurnP3+ training opportunities this fall. First up, team members Katie Birchard and Leonardo Frid will join Chris Stockdale (Canadian Forest Service) in Calgary, Alberta for the 17th International Wildland Fire
- [Building wildfire resilience with Swan River First Nation](https://apexrms.com/2025/08/15/building-wildfire-resilience-with-swan-river-first-nation/) - Earlier this summer, our team members, Katie Birchard, Leonardo Frid, and Colin Daniel, traveled to Kinuso, Alberta, where they co-facilitated a two-day workshop on wildfire risk assessment needs with community members from Swan River First Nation (SRFN). The workshop focused on developing a tool for forecasting wildfire risk across their territory. This collaborative session, co-facilitated
- [Modeling ecosystem futures in support of Australia's Nature Repair Market](https://apexrms.com/2025/09/30/modeling-ecosystem-futures-in-support-of-australias-nature-repair-market/) - This past summer, ApexRMS embarked on a new collaboration with CSIRO’s Ecological Knowledge System (EKS) team to support Australia’s new Nature Repair Market initiative. Led by the Australian Government, this national program aims to incentivize landowners and investors to restore and protect native ecosystems through a voluntary biodiversity credit market. At the heart of the
- [The next chapter for SyncroSim: launching version 3 and SyncroSim Studio](https://apexrms.com/2025/05/27/the-next-chapter-for-syncrosim-launching-version-3-and-syncrosim-studio/) - ApexRMS is proud to share a significant milestone in our journey to improve the accessibility of ecological modeling: we’ve officially launched version 3 of SyncroSim, along with a new Windows interface called SyncroSim Studio. Since its initial release in 2017, we have continued to evolve our SyncroSim software to support users in their ecological modeling
- [Supporting Indigenous landscape stewardship in the British Columbia Interior with ST-Sim](https://apexrms.com/2025/03/21/supporting-indigenous-landscape-stewardship-in-the-british-columbia-interior-with-st-sim/) - Earlier this month, our team member Leonardo Frid visited the communities of Williams Lake and Clinton, BC to participate in a series of landscape planning meetings that brought together rightsholders from Williams Lake First Nation (WLFN) and other Indigenous communities, as well as land managers from the BC government and forest industry. As a part
- [Registration is open for the upcoming BurnP3+ training workshop at the University of Alberta](https://apexrms.com/2025/01/29/registration-is-open-for-the-upcoming-burnp3-training-workshop-at-the-university-of-alberta/) - Based on overwhelming interest and positive feedback from participants after a sold out session last November, the Canadian Forest Service and ApexRMS are cohosting another BurnP3+ training workshop. The upcoming course, Wildfire risk modeling using BurnP3+ will be held in-person at the University of Alberta in Edmonton, from April 28th to the 30th. This course
- [ApexRMS attends the AGU 2024 meeting in Washington, D.C.](https://apexrms.com/2024/12/20/apexrms-attends-the-agu-2024-meeting/) - At the recent AGU 2024 Meeting in Washington, D.C., our president, Colin Daniel, showcased an innovative adaptation of the USGS’s Land Use and Carbon Simulator (LUCAS) to assess the carbon sequestration potential of wetland restoration projects across the conterminous United States. Wetlands are among the most effective carbon sinks, but their sequestration potential depends on
- [Advancing wildfire risk modeling at the BurnP3+ workshop in Kelowna, BC](https://apexrms.com/2024/11/28/advancing-wildfire-risk-modeling-at-the-burnp3-workshop-in-kelowna-bc/) - This past month, ApexRMS co-hosted a workshop on Wildfire Risk Modeling using BurnP3+ alongside the Canadian Forest Service (NRCan) at the UBC Okanagan campus in Kelowna, BC. We’re happy to share that the workshop was a success and feedback from participants has been overwhelmingly positive. This hands-on, collaborative event brought together wildfire management professionals and
- [Understanding habitat preferences of wood buffalo in northern Alberta](https://apexrms.com/2024/10/22/understanding-habitat-preferences-of-wood-buffalo-in-northern-alberta/) - ApexRMS recently completed an incredible week-long trip to northern Alberta, hosted by the Fort McMurray Métis. The trip was held in support of a project on the Ronald Lake Buffalo Herd, focused on deepening the understanding of the relationship between the Ronald Lake Buffalo Herd and their habitat. The Ronald Lake Buffalo Herd lives on
- [ApexRMS to co-host an upcoming BurnP3+ training workshop](https://apexrms.com/2024/08/13/apexrms-to-co-host-an-upcoming-burnp3-training-workshop/) - ApexRMS is excited to announce we will be co-hosting the upcoming course, Wildfire risk modeling using BurnP3+, to be held in-person at the UBC Okanagan campus in Kelowna, BC, from November 13th to 15th. Organized in partnership with The Canadian Forest Service, this beginner course offers participants a hands-on opportunity to learn the fundamentals of
- [Celebrating ST-Sim's 10-year anniversary with a new logo](https://apexrms.com/2024/07/26/celebrating-st-sims-10-year-anniversary-with-a-new-logo/) - ST-Sim, the open-source SyncroSim package for modeling landscape change, is turning 10 years old. To mark this special date, we took a moment to reflect on its history and future. A decade ago, we designed ST-Sim as an independent model for landscape-scale vegetation and land cover change. When we developed SyncroSim, ST-Sim became the first SyncroSim
- [Presentation at the EcoPark management forum on ecological corridor planning](https://apexrms.com/2024/06/26/presentation-at-the-ecopark-management-forum-on-ecological-corridor-planning/) - ApexRMS recently visited the Royal Botanical Gardens to speak at a management forum organized by the Cootes to Escarpment EcoPark System. The event connected the local municipalities’ staff and stakeholders with experts in the field to learn and share insights about connectivity and road ecology. Our ecologist, Carina Firkowski, presented the Omniscape Impact SyncroSim package
- [ApexRMS workshop and talks at the North American Congress for Conservation Biology](https://apexrms.com/2024/05/17/apexrms-workshop-and-talks-at-the-north-american-congress-for-conservation-biology/) - ApexRMS is excited to announce that we will be delivering a series of talks and a workshop at this year’s North American Congress for Conservation Biology (NACCB), June 23-28 in Vancouver, B.C. Leonardo Frid, our systems ecologist, will be leading a workshop covering the basics of how to build ecological forecasting workflows using SyncroSim. During this
- [Wrap-up of SyncroSim BurnP3+ Workshop on fire simulation modeling](https://apexrms.com/2024/03/12/wrap-up-of-syncrosim-burnp3-workshop-on-fire-simulation-modeling/) - ApexRMS recently travelled to Edmonton, Alberta to give a three-day workshop on BurnP3+, a SyncroSim package for simulating landscape-level wildfire burn probability. The workshop was co-organized by Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) and ApexRMS, the developers of SyncroSim and BurnP3+. Attendees from across Canada got hands-on experience creating spatially-explicit wildfire simulations for two case study areas
- [Introducing SyncroSim Cloud: transforming collaborative geospatial forecasting](https://apexrms.com/2024/04/12/introducing-syncrosim-cloud-transforming-collaborative-geospatial-forecasting/) - We're excited to announce the official beta launch of SyncroSim Cloud, a new online platform allowing users to collaborate on the development of geospatial forecasting models.
- [Upcoming SyncroSim workshop at the North American Congress for Conservation Biology 2024](https://apexrms.com/2024/02/27/upcoming-syncrosim-workshop-at-the-north-american-congress-for-conservation-biology-2024/) - ApexRMS is excited to attend this year’s North American Congress for Conservation Biology (NACCB), taking place June 23-28th in Vancouver, BC, Canada. We are pleased to be delivering our workshop “Integrating landscape change into ecological forecasting workflows using SyncroSim”. The workshop will introduce participants to SyncroSim, a software platform for building and sharing spatio-temporal stochastic
- [Omniscape Impact: a new tool for assessing the effects of habitat restoration on ecological connectivity](https://apexrms.com/2024/01/08/omniscape-impact-a-new-tool-for-assessing-the-effects-of-habitat-restoration-on-ecological-connectivity/) - ApexRMS has developed a new tool to assess the impact of alternative habitat restoration options on future ecological connectivity. The Omniscape Impact tool combines a map of land cover with information about how species move through the landscape to produce a habitat connectivity map, representing potential movement flow across a landscape. Once connectivity maps are
- [State-and-transition simulation modeling for wetland reclamation in the Athabasca Oil Sands](https://apexrms.com/2023/12/11/state-and-transition-simulation-modeling-for-wetland-reclamation-in-the-athabasca-oil-sands/) - ApexRMS is happy to announce its participation in the Boreal Wetlands Reclamation Assessment Program (BWRAP), in collaboration with Dr. Jan Ciborowski, Industrial Research Chair in Oil Sands Wetlands Reclamation at the University of Calgary, and Dr. Gillian Donald, a BWRAP laboratory Research Associate. Launched in 2019 by Dr. Ciborowski, the BWRAP’s objective is to support
- [Highlights from the SyncroSim User Conference](https://apexrms.com/2023/10/25/highlights-from-the-syncrosim-user-conference/) - The SyncroSim 2023 User Conference, held this past September in Fort Collins Colorado, was a great success, bringing together SyncroSim users from across government, industry, NGOs, and academia – from folks working with SyncroSim to support decisions in complex ecological systems, to developers of SyncroSim packages and the core SyncroSim software. Presentations The conference kicked-off with a
- [Ecological forecasting course at The Fields Institute](https://apexrms.com/2023/09/28/ecological-forecasting-course-at-the-fields-institute/) - ApexRMS was invited to speak this past July at the 5-day course “Forecasting for Decision-Making: An Epidemiological & Ecological Perspective”, organized by the Canadian Ecological Forecasting Initiative (CEFI), with the support of the U.S. Ecological Forecasting Initiative (EFI), Canadian Network for Modelling Infectious Diseases (CANMOD), The Fields Institute, the University of Toronto Data Sciences Institute,
- [Last chance to register for the SyncroSim 2023 User Conference](https://apexrms.com/2023/08/31/last-chance-to-register-for-the-syncrosim-2023-user-conference/) - Registration for the SyncroSim 2023 User Conference will be closing on Tuesday, September 12th at 11:59pm (MDT). Limited spaces are still available for all SyncroSim workshops, taking place September 19th, and the main conference, taking place September 20th to 21st. The full schedule of talks is now available on the conference website. We can’t wait
- [Using smart-device GPS data to understand visitor use of green spaces](https://apexrms.com/2023/08/18/using-smart-device-gps-data-to-understand-visitor-use-of-green-spaces/) - Parks are crucial elements for human and ecosystem well-being. Leveraging anonymized GPS data from smart devices can be a powerful tool for park management by quantifying and understanding how visitors use green spaces.
- [Forecasting caribou population trajectories using the DG-Sim SyncroSim package](https://apexrms.com/2023/06/12/forecasting-caribou-population-trajectories-using-the-dg-sim-syncrosim-package/) - In collaboration with ApexRMS, population models and forecasts for the Fortymile caribou herd were recently presented at the 2023 North American Caribou Workshop and Arctic Ungulate Conference by Mike Suitor, a caribou biologist of the Yukon Government’s Department of Environment. Over the past century, the range and population size of the Fortymile caribou herd has
- [Last chance for early bird rates to the SyncroSim 2023 User Conference](https://apexrms.com/2023/07/11/last-chance-for-early-bird-rates-to-the-syncrosim-2023-user-conference/) - Early bird registration for the SyncroSim 2023 User Conference will be closing this Saturday, July 15th at 11:59pm (MDT). Discounted rates are still available for all SyncroSim workshops, taking place September 19th, and the main conference, taking place September 20th to 21st. Regular conference registration prices will be available for purchase from July 16th to
- [Full program now out for the SyncroSim 2023 User Conference](https://apexrms.com/2023/06/26/full-program-now-out-for-the-syncrosim-2023-user-conference/) - The SyncroSim 2023 User Conference is fast approaching and today we are happy to announce the full list of speakers! In his keynote address, Henry Bastian, business lead of the LANDFIRE program, will share his thoughts about the importance of connecting data and information systems to better inform land management decisions. This will be followed
- [Save the date – SyncroSim User Conference Sept. 19-22, 2023](https://apexrms.com/2023/03/09/save-the-date-syncrosim-user-conference-sept-19-22-2023/) - We are excited to announce the SyncroSim 2023 User Conference, to be held September 19-22, 2023 in beautiful Fort Collins, Colorado. This in-person event will bring together users and developers of SyncroSim to share their experiences, discuss the latest advances in the software, and learn about new features and updates. Attendees can expect a packed
- [Registration now open for SyncroSim 2023 User Conference](https://apexrms.com/2023/05/09/registration-now-open-for-syncrosim-2023-user-conference/) - We are excited to announce the SyncroSim 2023 User Conference, to be held September 19-22, 2023 in beautiful Fort Collins, Colorado. This in-person event will bring together users and developers of the SyncroSim geospatial modeling framework to share their experiences, discuss the latest advances in the software, and learn about new features and updates. Attendees can expect a
- [Kicking off a new ecological corridors modeling project](https://apexrms.com/2023/05/03/kicking-off-a-new-ecological-corridors-modeling-project/) - Bronwyn Rayfield, a senior landscape ecologist at ApexRMS, recently participated in a kickoff meeting for the Cootes to Escarpment EcoPark System Ecological Corridors Pilot Project. As part of the new Parks Canada National Program for Ecological Corridors, the focus of this year-long $3.5M project is to develop ecological corridors across the Cootes to Escarpement EcoPark
- [BurnP3+ and Highlights from the Wildland Fire Canada Conference](https://apexrms.com/2022/11/23/burnp3-and-highlights-from-the-wildland-fire-canada-conference/) - ApexRMS is pleased to announce the release of the new BurnP3+ package for SyncroSim made in partnership with the Canadian Forest Service. Together with Dr. Chris Stockdale from the Canadian Forest Service, Leonardo Frid and Shree Senthivasan from ApexRMS presented a sold-out workshop introducing the new package to over 100 attendees at the Wildland Fire
- [Introducing the new omniscape SyncroSim package for habitat connectivity modeling](https://apexrms.com/2022/12/21/introducing-the-new-omniscape-syncrosim-package-for-habitat-connectivity-modeling/) - ApexRMS is pleased to announce the release of omniscape SyncroSim, a new open-source SyncroSim package for calculating habitat connectivity across a landscape. Habitat connectivity analyses are important land management tools, capable of identifying areas of value for species movement and access to quality habitat. With omniscape SyncroSim, users can now run the existing Omniscape connectivity
- [Modeling a species' population response to vegetation change: the case of the Florida scrub jay](https://apexrms.com/2023/02/02/modeling-species-populations-in-response-to-vegetation-change-the-case-of-the-florida-scrub-jay-2/) - ApexRMS staff recently met with collaborating scientists, land managers, and modelers to discuss the potential role of land management practices in mitigating the decline of the Florida scrub jay. The Florida scrub jay is the only bird endemic to Florida and its recent population decline is in large part due to the species’ dependence on
- [SyncroSim BurnP3+ Workshop at the 2022 Wildland Fire Canada Conference](https://apexrms.com/2022/10/17/syncrosim-burn-p3-workshop-at-the-2022-wildland-fire-canada-conference/) - Attendees at the Wildland Fire Canada Conference in Edmonton, Alberta will have the chance to participate in a workshop focused on the new SyncroSim package, BurnP3+, on Monday, October 31, from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm. The workshop is titled “BurnP3+: A new multi-model burn probability simulator based on Burn-P3” and will be led by
- [Highlights from the Ecological Society of America 2022 annual meeting](https://apexrms.com/2022/08/23/highlights-from-the-ecological-society-of-america-2022-annual-meeting/) - The joint meeting between the Canadian Society for Ecology and Evolution (CSEE) and Ecological Society of America (ESA) was held in Montreal last week. We sent a small delegation to present research, lead workshops, and connect with ecologists across the continent. Here are some highlights from the experience. Workshops ApexRMS participated in the delivery of
- [A case for clean code](https://apexrms.com/2022/09/19/a-case-for-clean-code/) - A new article published in Methods in Ecology in Evolution (MEE) makes a case for biologists to adopt a practice of writing clean code.
- [ApexRMS workshops, talks, and poster presentations at Hybrid ESA 2022](https://apexrms.com/2022/06/23/apexrms-workshops-talks-and-poster-presentations-at-hybrid-esa-2022/) - The 2022 Ecological Society of America’s (ESA) Annual Meeting will be a joint meeting with the Canadian Society for Ecology and Evolution (CSEE) on August 14-19 in Montreal, QC, with opportunities to participate virtually. ApexRMS ecologists are participating in numerous workshops, talks, and posters during the conference: Workshop – “Forecasting Landscape Change Impacts Using State-and-Transition
- [The current state of multispecies connectivity analysis](https://apexrms.com/2022/05/30/the-current-state-of-multispecies-connectivity/) - A new systematic review published in Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution provides an overview of computational methods for analyzing and prioritizing the connectivity needs of multiple species. This collaboration between scientists at Habitat, Environment and Climate Change Canada, McGill University, and ApexRMS reviewed 110 published multispecies connectivity studies and found that most have been carried
- [Virtual SyncroSim and ST-Sim Workshop at Hybrid NACCB 2022](https://apexrms.com/2022/03/30/virtual-syncrosim-and-st-sim-workshop-at-hybrid-naccb-2022/) - The 2022 North American Congress for Conservation Biology (NACCB) will be a hybrid conference with opportunities to participate in-person in Reno, NV, and virtually. ApexRMS ecologists are offering a virtual workshop at the conference entitled Delivering landscape change models to decision-makers using SyncroSim and ST-Sim on Thursday, July 21 from 9:00am to 12:00pm PDT. The
- [New approach to model forest carbon and natural climate solutions across the U.S.](https://apexrms.com/2022/02/22/new-approach-to-model-forest-carbon-and-natural-climate-solutions-across-the-u-s/) - A new modeling approach published in the journal Carbon Balance and Management provides national-scale, spatially-explicit estimates of carbon stocks and fluxes within forest ecosystems under a range of future climate and land management scenarios. The approach, implemented in the SyncroSim modeling environment, links the LUCAS model of land-use and land-cover change with the CBM-CFS3 carbon
- [The new pysyncrosim package for Python is now available](https://apexrms.com/2022/01/19/the-new-pysyncrosim-package-for-python-is-now-available/) - ApexRMS is pleased to announce the release today of a new open-source Python package, called pysyncrosim, providing a direct interface to the SyncroSim modeling framework from the Python programming language. Similar to the existing rsyncrosim package for R, pysyncrosim allows you to define scenarios of model inputs, run Monte Carlo simulations, and summarize model outputs
- [Connecting agent-based and state-and-transition simulation models](https://apexrms.com/2021/12/07/connecting-agent-based-and-state-and-transition-simulation-models/) - A new article by Brian Miller (USGS) and Leonardo Frid (ApexRMS) published in the journal Landscape Ecology describes the development of a new approach to represent animal-vegetation feedbacks by coupling agent-based models (ABMs) and state-and-transition simulation models (STSMs). The approach was implemented in SyncroSim by chaining together two open-source models: the NetLogo agent-based modeling platform
- [SyncroSim 2.3.5 Released](https://apexrms.com/2021/10/01/syncrosim-2-3-5-released/) - ApexRMS has released a new version of SyncroSim – v2.3.5. This version of SyncroSim includes significant improvements and new features: Updated to version 4.8 of the .Net framework for improved performanceAbility to create user defined pipelines to link multiple models and datasets togetherUpdated documentation including:new tutorials on package development;four new rsyncrosim vignettes; andupdated details on
- [Developing a property-specific fire risk model across the U.S.](https://apexrms.com/2021/08/17/developing-a-property-specific-fire-risk-model-across-the-u-s/) - ApexRMS is helping to create a climate-driven, property-specific wildfire risk model for the U.S. The initiative is being led by First Street Foundation, a non-profit research and technology group, to give property owners better insight into their home’s risk from wildfire over the next 30 years. ApexRMS data scientists and modelers are using the ST-Sim package for SyncroSim to simulate vegetation and fuel load response to a range of climate factors. Read more about
- [Forecasting cumulative effects using ST-Sim](https://apexrms.com/2021/06/17/forecasting-cumulative-effects-using-st-sim/) - A new article published in the journal Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution describes the development of a landscape simulation model to forecast the cumulative effects of multiple stressors on the habitat of the Olive-sided Flycatcher. This simulation model, developed by scientists at Environment and Climate Change Canada and ApexRMS with the ST-Sim package for SyncroSim,
- [Vegetation dynamics models: a comprehensive set for natural resource assessment and planning in the United States](https://apexrms.com/2021/05/04/vegetation-dynamics-models-a-comprehensive-set-for-natural-resource-assessment-and-planning-in-the-united-states/) - A new article published in the journal Ecosphere describes the development of a national set of vegetation dynamics models for the United States. These state-and-transition simulation models, developed with the ST-Sim package for SyncroSim by scientists at the Nature Conservancy, are the first set of comprehensive reference conditions models developed at a national scale. The
- [Roadmap to a dynamic ecosystem assessment system for Australia](https://apexrms.com/2021/03/05/symposium-on-developing-a-dynamic-ecosystem-assessment-system-for-australia/) - ApexRMS was recently invited to participate in the virtual symposium “Developing a dynamic ecosystem assessment system for Australia”, February 1-5, 2021. Hosted by CSIRO, Australia’s national science research agency, the symposium brought together local and international researchers, along with land managers, to develop a roadmap for near real-time detection and change forecasting of ecosystem condition and service provision across Australia. As part of this 5-day
- [New self-directed course for ST-Sim](https://apexrms.com/2021/04/13/new-self-directed-course-for-st-sim/) - We have just released a new version of our popular course covering state-and-transition simulation modeling of landscape dynamics using ST-Sim. This two-day self-directed online course provides a foundation for developing and running state-and-transition simulation models of landscape change in SyncroSim using the ST-Sim package. The course covers state-and-transition simulation modeling concepts, how to use ST-Sim
- [Major scalability improvements to SyncroSim and ST-Sim](https://apexrms.com/2021/01/27/major-scalability-improvements-to-syncrosim-and-st-sim/) - Over the last few months, SyncroSim and ST-Sim releases have included major scalability improvements allowing for simulations to run faster for larger and more complex models. These improvements include: SyncroSim More efficient queuing for multiprocessing jobs such that as soon as a job is complete, the next job in the queue can begin immediatelyA new
- [LANDFIRE modeling support materials available](https://apexrms.com/2012/01/06/landfire-modeling-support-materials-available/) - LANDFIRE created reference condition models for every mid-scale vegetation type it mapped resulting in a comprehensive suite of more than 1,200 models for U.S. ecosystems. The LANDFIRE models are freely available online and now there are support materials to help end users apply them to real world land management and conservation problems. The guidance provided
- [CEA Tool Version 1.2.2 released](https://apexrms.com/2010/02/06/cea-tool-version-1-2-2-released/) - Version 1.2.2 of the Path CEA Tool was released on Feb. 5, 2010. To download the latest version, click here
- [CEA Tool Version 1.2.3 released](https://apexrms.com/2010/02/26/cea-tool-version-1-2-3-released/) - Version 1.2.3 of the Path CEA Tool was released on Feb. 26, 2010. This version includes a series of small fixes to Version 1.2.2: streamlining the behaviour of the Results Explorer graph selection fixes to the ecological departure report allowing zero values for initial conditions (requires an update to the Path mdb To download the latest
- [VDDT version 6.0.22 patch now available for download](https://apexrms.com/2010/02/27/vddt-version-6-0-22-patch-now-available-for-download/) - A new patch for VDDT (version 6.0.22) was released on Feb. 26, 2010. This version includes a small fix to Version 6.0.21 to allow area limits > 32000. To download the latest version, click here
- [VDDT version 6.0.24 patch now available for download](https://apexrms.com/2010/06/03/vddt-version-6-0-24-patch-now-available-for-download/) - A new patch for VDDT (version 6.0.24) was released on June 3, 2010. This version includes small changes to allow it to run with the latest version of the Path Landscape Model Framework. To download the latest version of VDDT, click here
- [Beta version 2.0 of Path now available](https://apexrms.com/2010/06/03/beta-version-2-0-of-path-now-available/) - A new beta version of the Path Landscape Model Framework was released for testing on June 3, 2010. This new version contains several enhancements to version 1.2, including: Allows users to organize scenarios by file folders in the Project Explorer Ability to copy and paste scenarios between project databases Reporting and graphing of state-class attributes
- [Path Version 2.0 now available for download](https://apexrms.com/2010/06/16/path-version-2-0-now-available-for-download/) - Version 2.0 of the Path Landscape Model Framework is now available for download. Download and installation instructions for this latest version can be found here. New features (since version 1.2): Reporting and graphing of state-class attributes Ability to organize scenarios by file folders in the Project Explorer Ability to transfer scenarios between project databases Enhancements
- [Path version 2.0.3 available](https://apexrms.com/2010/07/06/path-version-2-0-3-available/) - A new version (2.0.3) the Path Landscape Model Framework is available for download at www.apexrms.com/path Note that the only change from version 2.0.2 is a fix to prevent a concurrency violation error when changing the location of a VDDT MCM file.
- [VDDT Version 6.0.25 (Patch) now available](https://apexrms.com/2010/07/06/vddt-version-6-0-25-patch-now-available/) - A new patch for VDDT (version 6.0.25) is now available for download from www.apexrms.com/path. The only change from version 6.0.24 is a fix to prevent probabilities on the class properties screen from changing unpredictably due to a rounding error when small probabilities and/or proportions are entered.
- [Path version 2.0.4 available](https://apexrms.com/2010/07/23/path-version-2-0-4-available/) - A new version (2.0.4) the Path Landscape Model Framework is available for download at www.apexrms.com/path Changes from version 2.0.3 include : an enhancement to the Ecological Departure report to include treatment costs alongside departure values in the summary pivot table a bug fix to deal with the problem where file and folder names are not displayed correctly in the Project Explorer
- [Path Version 2.1.0 available](https://apexrms.com/2010/10/01/path-version-2-1-0-available/) - A new version (2.1.0) the Path Landscape Model Framework is available for download at www.apexrms.com/path. Changes from version 2.0.4 include : • an enhancement that imports Initial Condition data from the source VDDT database • an enhancement that imports Area Limit data from the source VDDT database • an enhancement to the Ecological Departure report that allows
- [Path version 2.2.0 (beta) available](https://apexrms.com/2011/01/06/path-version-2-2-0-beta-available/) - A new beta version (2.2.0) of the Path Landscape Model Framework is available for download at www.apexrms.com/path This latest version includes a new significant new feature: a "box-and-arrow" editor for transitions, allowing users to visually create and edit their state-and-transition models directly within Path. This new editor means that users no longer need to
- [VDDT Version 6.0.25 now available (as a full install)](https://apexrms.com/2011/01/07/vddt-version-6-0-25-now-available-as-a-full-install/) - A full install pack is now available for VDDT Version 6.0.25 at www.apexrms.com/path. This version provides the same functionality as the previous VDDT 6.0.25 Patch - however it eliminates the need to manually apply a patch in order to upgrade from previous versions.
- [State-and-transition model conference announced for June 14-16, 2011](https://apexrms.com/2011/02/02/state-and-transition-model-conference-announced-for-june-14-16-2011/) - A conference to bring together users of our landscape modeling tools (VDDT, TELSA and Path) will be held from June 14-16, 2011 in Portland, Oregon. The conference will consist of an optional one day training session on the use of the new Path Landscape Model Framework, followed by two days of talks from scientists and
- [Path Version 3 now available](https://apexrms.com/2011/03/07/path-version-3-now-available/) - Version 3.0.0 of the Path Landscape Model Framework is available for download at www.apexrms.com/path This latest release is a major milestone in the development of Path and includes the following new features: "Box-and-arrow" editor for transitions, allowing users to visually create and edit their state-and-transition models directly within Path. This new editor means that VDDT is
- [Path update (version 3.0.3) now available](https://apexrms.com/2011/03/16/path-update-version-3-0-3-now-available/) - Version 3.0.3 of the Path Landscape Model Framework is available for download at www.apexrms.com/path This release provides a small fix to the way State Attributes are handled. If you previously installed version 3.0.0 and are using attributes in your Path model, please update your installation to this version.
- [Path update (version 3.0.4) now available](https://apexrms.com/2011/03/31/path-update-version-3-0-4-now-available/) - Version 3.0.4 of the Path Landscape Model Framework is available for download at www.apexrms.com/path This release provides a fix for deleting scenarios with dependencies; it also includes the fix from version 3.0.3 for state attributes. If you are using either attributes or dependencies with your Path model, please update your installation to this version.
- [Spatially-explicit option now available in Path version 3.1](https://apexrms.com/2011/09/19/spatially-explicit-option-now-available-in-path-version-3-1/) - A new version (3.1) of the Path Landscape Model is now available for free download. This latest version marks another major milestone in the development of our landscape modeling software. In addition to the new "box-and-arrow" editor for state-and-transition models included in version 3.0, version 3.1 now adds the option to run spatially-explicit simulations using an
- [Video recordings from the 2011 State-and-Transition Landscape Modelling Conference](https://apexrms.com/2011/09/19/video-recordings-from-the-2011-state-and-transition-landscape-modelling-conference/) - Did you miss the 2011 State-and-Transition Landscape Modelling Conference? You can now find all of the presentations on the conference website, including streamed video recordings of all the oral presentations.
- [Path update (version 3.1.1) now available](https://apexrms.com/2011/11/11/path-update-version-3-1-1-now-available/) - Version 3.1.1 of the Path Landscape Model Framework is available for download at www.apexrms.com/path This release can now calculate costs in the ecological departure report when there are: 1. time varying area limits and 2. time varying unit area price per action
- [Introductory Path course Feb 21-22 now open for registration](https://apexrms.com/2012/01/04/introductory-path-course-feb-21-22-now-open-for-registration/) - The following course is now open for online registration: Course: Introduction to state-and-transition simulation modeling of landscape vegetation dynamics Location: Trent University, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada (90 minute drive from Toronto) Dates: February 21 and 22, 2012 (9am - 4:30pm)
- [Path version 4 (beta) now available](https://apexrms.com/2012/01/17/path-version-4-beta-now-available/) - Version 4 (beta) of the Path Landscape Model Framework is now available for free download at www.apexrms.com/path. This latest version marks another major milestone in the development of our landscape modeling software. Some of the key features added in this version: Path version 4 allows for transitions between ecological strata, which can be used to
- [Path version 4 now available](https://apexrms.com/2012/01/31/path-version-4-now-available/) - Version 4 of the Path Landscape Model is now available for free download at www.apexrms.com/path. This latest version marks another major milestone in the development of our landscape modeling software. Some of the key features added in this version: Path version 4 allows for probabilistic and deterministic transitions between ecological strata, which can be
- [Path update (version 4.0.10) now available](https://apexrms.com/2012/02/03/path-update-version-4-0-10-now-available/) - A small update (version 4.0.10) of the Path Landscape Model Framework is now available for free download at www.apexrms.com/path. This update fixes a bug in version 4.0.9 when project definitions are exported to TELSA. If you are using TELSA with Path then please be sure to install this fix.
- [Path version 4.2 (BETA) is now available for download](https://apexrms.com/2012/10/02/path-version-4-2-beta-is-now-available-for-download/) - A beta version 4.2 of the Path Landscape Model is now available for free download at www.apexrms.com/path. Some of the key features added in this version: An option to write output reports to csv file instead of excel Multiple types of transition multipliers can be applied for the same scenario An MCM Import Tool is
- [LANDFIRE Model Tracker Databases Released](https://apexrms.com/2012/10/16/landfire-model-tracker-databases-released/) - The LANDFIRE program just released its Model Tracker Databases (MTDBs) which are MS Access files that contain documentation for more than 1,200 state-and-transition models representing every ecosystem mapped by the program in the U.S. This documentation was previously released only in pdf form. The availability of the MTDBs provides easier access to the model information
- [ST-Sim State-and-Transition Simulation Model Framework Version 1 Released](https://apexrms.com/2013/02/02/st-sim-state-and-transition-simulation-model-framework-version-1-released/) - DOWNLOAD THE LATEST VERSION OF ST-Sim The latest version of ST-Sim, our new State-and-Transition Simulation Model Framework, is now available for free download. Some key features include: Fully integrated spatially explicit simulation capabilities with the ability to include input rasters in GeoTIFF format for initial state classes, strata and ages and the ability to output
- [State-and-transition simulation modeling publication released](https://apexrms.com/2013/02/15/state-and-transition-simulation-modeling-publication-released/) - The proceedings of the First Landscape State-and-Transition Simulation Modeling Conference are now available for free download as a U.S. Forest Service General Technical Report. This volume includes an article by Daniel and Frid (2012) outlining the history and approach behind state-and-transition simulation models (STSMs); it also includes several sample applications using the STSM approach.
- [Demonstration of new spatial functionality in ST-Sim now available online](https://apexrms.com/2013/02/18/demonstration-of-new-spatial-functionality-in-st-sim-now-available-online/) - A 40-minute online demonstration of the spatial functionality in the new ST-Sim state-and-transition simulation modeling framework, hosted by Jim Smith of The Nature Conservancy and originally presented on Feb. 15, 2013, is now available for viewing. Please download and unzip the following file to view the presentation (MP4 format; 215 MB): ST-Sim-Demo-2013-02-15.zip
- [Online documentation for SyncroSim and ST-Sim is now available](https://apexrms.com/2013/06/17/online-documentation-for-syncrosim-and-st-sim-is-now-available/) - The online documentation for SyncroSim and ST-Sim is now available at www.syncrosim.com. This Wiki includes a tutorial on getting started with ST-Sim, a reference guide and links to publications and presentations for projects using State-and-Transition Simulation Models.
- [ST-Sim Version 1.3 (BETA) is now available for download](https://apexrms.com/2013/06/17/st-sim-version-1-3-beta-is-now-available-for-download/) - A beta version of ST-Sim version 1.3 is now available for download at https://apexrms.com/projects/stsm. Some key features included in this version: The ability to specify probability distributions for transition targets. The ability to stratify the simulation landscape according to two independent categories. Typically these are ecological and jurisdictional. The ability to define transition attributes such as
- [ST-Sim Course in Fort Collins CO Scheduled for September 9-11, 2013](https://apexrms.com/2013/06/27/st-sim-course-in-fort-collins-co-scheduled-for-september-9-11-2013/) - The USGS Invasive Species Science Branch and the Department of Interior North Central Climate Science Center are offering a 3 day ST-Sim Course at the Resource for Advanced Modeling Fort Collins Science Center in Fort Collins, Colorado for September 9-11, 2013. To Find out more download the course flyer. If you are unable to
- [ST-Sim Version 1.4 is now available for download](https://apexrms.com/2013/09/03/st-sim-version-1-4-is-now-available-for-download/) - ST-Sim version 1.4 is now available for download at https://apexrms.com/projects/stsm. Some key features included in this version: The ability to view output rasters directly in ST-Sim through a new mapping window. The ability to generate output rasters for transition and state attributes. The ability to define time varying attribute values. Support for the new features in this release
- [ST-Sim Version 1.5 (BETA) is now available for download](https://apexrms.com/2013/10/30/st-sim-version-1-5-beta-is-now-available-for-download/) - ST-Sim version 1.5 is now available for download at https://apexrms.com/projects/stsm. There are a number of important new features in this version including: Significant changes to the transition spread algorithm to allow for stochasticity in the shape of transition events Transition direction multipliers which allow spread direction to influence the rate of spread of transitions for simulating
- [ST-Sim Version 2.0 is now available for download](https://apexrms.com/2013/12/13/st-sim-version-2-0-is-now-available-for-download/) - ST-Sim version 2.0 is now available for download at https://apexrms.com/projects/stsm. In addition to the continued support for developing spatially-explicit state-and-transition simulation models (STSMs), this version also includes the ability to track, for each simulation cell, pools of stocks (e.g. carbon) and flows between pools (e.g. carbon fluxes). The stocks and flows are completely customizable: users can define
- [ST-Sim Version 2.1 is now available for download](https://apexrms.com/2014/01/05/st-sim-version-2-1-is-now-available-for-download/) - ST-Sim version 2.1 is now available for download at https://apexrms.com/projects/stsm. This version adds additional fields to the randomization of initial time since transition (TST) values for each cell. Users can now specify initial TST ranges, including minimum and maximum values, according to stratum, secondary stratum, transition group, and state class. This version also adds field display
- [Upcoming state-and-transition simulation model online conference presentation at the Society for Range Management](https://apexrms.com/2014/02/04/upcoming-state-and-transition-simulation-model-online-conference-presentation-at-the-society-for-range-management/) - Leonardo Frid will be delivering an online conference presentation on using state-and-transition simulation models to evaluate alternative land managment scenarios at the 2014, Society for Range Management conference on February 12th as part of the Ecological Site Description workshop entitled "Emerging Technologies for ESD Development". The presentation will be webcast from 11:30 to 11:50 am
- [ST-Sim Version 2.3 is now available for download](https://apexrms.com/2014/10/08/st-sim-version-2-3-is-now-available-for-download/) - ST-Sim version 2.3 is now available for download at https://apexrms.com/projects/stsm. This version adds several important features incliuding parallel processing capabilities for iterations and strata, percentile graphing, modeling of stocks and flows and control over where spatial outputs are stored.
- [Second state-and-transition simulation model conference proceeding papers now in AIMS Environmental Science](https://apexrms.com/2015/04/09/second-state-and-transition-simulation-model-conference-proceeding-paper-now-in-aims-environmental-science-2/) - Over fifty ecologists, land managers, and decision makers participated in the Second State-and-Transition Simulation Modelling (STSM) Conference, hosted and sponsored by the U.S. Geological Survey, and co-sponsored by the DOI North Central Climate Science Center, The Nature Conservancy and Apex Resource Management Solutions. The proceedings will be published in early 2015 in AIMS Environmental Science. As of April 9th, two
- [ST-Sim Version 2.4 is now available for download](https://apexrms.com/2015/04/20/st-sim-version-2-4-is-now-available-for-download/) - ST-Sim version 2.4 is now available for download at https://apexrms.com/projects/stsm. This version adds several important features incliuding: The ability to specify age classes and aggregate/dissagregate output by age The ability to specify transition multiplier values by state class A new feature to estimate transition probabilities from inventory data A User Interface for compacting a library
- [ST-Sim, State-and-Transition Simulation Model Framework Version 2.4, now available for free download](https://apexrms.com/2015/04/20/st-sim-state-and-transition-simulation-model-framework-version-2-4-now-available-for-free-download-2/) - Version 2.4 of ST-Sim, a spatially-explicit State-and-Transition Simulation Model framework, is now available for free download. This version adds several important features incliuding the ability to define age classes and aggregate/dissagregate model outputs by age.
- [Using State-and-Transition Simulation Models to Guide Sustainable Management of Ecosystems: Three Case Studies from across the US](https://apexrms.com/2015/05/28/using-state-and-transition-simulation-models-to-guide-sustainable-management-of-ecosystems-2/) - The USGS National Climate Change and Wildlife Science Center has published a webinar of three case study applications of State-and-Transition Simulation Models to guide sustainable management of ecosystems. Sustainable management of natural resources under competing demands is challenging, particularly when facing novel and uncertain future climatic conditions. Meeting this challenge requires considering information about the effects of management,
- [Webinar: Using State-and-Transition Simulation Models to Guide Sustainable Management of Ecosystems](https://apexrms.com/2015/05/28/webinar-using-state-and-transition-simulation-models-to-guide-sustainable-management-of-ecosystems/) - The USGS National Climate Change and Wildlife Science Center has published a webinar of three case study applications of State-and-Transition Simulation Models to guide sustainable management of ecosystems. Sustainable management of natural resources under competing demands is challenging, particularly when facing novel and uncertain future climatic conditions. Meeting this challenge requires considering information about the effects of
- [Early Registration for the Introductory Course on State-and-Transition Simulation Modelling with ST-Sim Closes November 1st](https://apexrms.com/2015/10/26/early-registration-for-the-introductory-course-on-state-and-transition-simulation-modelling-with-st-sim-closes-november-1st/) - The early registration deadline for the Introduction to State-and-Transition Simulation Modeling of Landscape Dynamics is November 1st. This two-day course will be held in downtown Durham’s historic entertainment district, and a short walk from Duke University campus. The course provides a foundation for developing and running state-and-transition simulation models of landscape change using the ST-Sim
- [Webinar: State-Transition Simulation Modelling For Quantifying Rangeland Composition, Structure and Fuelbed Components](https://apexrms.com/2015/10/27/webinar-state-transition-simulation-modelling-for-quantifying-rangeland-composition-structure-and-fuelbed-components/) - This webinar, presented to the Joint Fire Science Program by Dr. Matt Reeves (Rocky Mountain Research Station) and Leonardo Frid (ApexRMS), demonstrates how conceptual state-and-transition models from NRCS ecological site descriptions can be quantified and used to consider the impacts of alternative management scenarios on rangeland composition, structure and fueldbed components. The development of this
- [Book Chapter on Applying State-and-Transition Simulation Models to Exotic Brome-Grasses in the Western US](https://apexrms.com/2016/02/18/book-chapter-on-applying-state-and-transition-simulation-models-to-exotic-brome-grasses-in-the-western-us/) - A recently published book by Gerimino and others includes an informative chapter by Louis Provencher, Leonardo Frid, Christina Czembor and Jeffrey Morisette on applying state-and-transition simulation models to exotic brome-grasses in arid and semiarid ecosystems of the Western US. This chapter gives an overview of state-and-transition simulation models (STSMs) from a range management perspective and demonstrates
- [New publication using ST-Sim considers the impacts of land use on future water demand in California](https://apexrms.com/2016/05/18/new-publication-using-st-sim-considers-the-impacts-of-land-use-on-future-water-demand-in-california/) - Authors from the USGS and The Nature Conservancy have recently published an article in Environmental Research Letters that considers the impact of projected land use change on future water demand in California. Using ST-Sim the authors projected potential future land use change and associated water demand. The research suggests that if recent land use trends and water use
- [ST-Sim Version 3.0 now available for free download](https://apexrms.com/2016/05/18/st-sim-state-and-transition-simulation-model-framework-version-3-0-now-available-for-free-download/) - Version 3.0 of ST-Sim, a spatially-explicit State-and-Transition Simulation Model framework, is now available for free download. This version adds a number of important features including: support for user defined probability distributions; enhancements to multiprocessing of model iterations and scenarios; the ability to display stock/flow model pathways; command line utilities for setting model inputs, running the model
- [View the online tutorial video on getting started with ST-Sim](https://apexrms.com/2016/05/27/view-the-online-tutorial-video-on-getting-started-with-st-sim/) - Accompanying the release of ST-Sim version 3.0, we have just released a getting started tutorial video. The tutorial guides you through creating, running and viewing results for a simple state-and-transition simulation model using ST-Sim.
- [Check out the new website for the Land Use and Carbon Scenario Simulator](https://apexrms.com/2016/06/10/check-out-the-new-website-for-the-land-use-and-carbon-scenario-simulator/) - The USGS Land Use and Climate Change Team has recently created a new website that describes the Land Use and Carbon Scenario Simulator (LUCAS). ST-Sim is used as the core engine in LUCAS for modeling land use and land cover change and for tracking carbon pools and fluxes. The LUCAS website highlights a number of diverse
- [New publication explaining the approach used in our ST-Sim software for forecasting landscape change](https://apexrms.com/2016/07/12/new-stsm-publication-in-methods-in-ecology-and-evolution/) - A description of the state-and-transition simulation model (STSM) methodology used in ST-Sim has just been published in the journal Methods in Ecology and Evolution. The article entitled "State-and-transition simulation models: A framework for forecasting landscape change" describes the general approach used in developing and simulating STSMs and provides an example case study that considers land
- [ST-Sim used to evaluate bioenergy production effects on wildlife habitat](https://apexrms.com/2016/08/12/bioenergy-production-effects-on-wildlife-habitat/) - Two new papers in GCB Bioenergy explore the impacts of bioenergy driven land use change on wildlife habitat in North Carolina using ST-Sim. Costanza et al. 2016 describe the landscape change modeling methods and Tarr et al. 2016 translate landscape changes to changes in habitat for 16 wildlife species.
- [ST-Sim based study of California land use and water demand featured in Water Deeply](https://apexrms.com/2016/10/24/st-sim-based-study-of-california-land-use-and-water-demand-featured-in-water-deeply/) - Water Deeply recently featured an article on a USGS and Nature Conservancy study using ST-Sim to account for potential land use impacts on water demand in California. In the article, Tamara Wilson, the lead author of the study is interviewed and provides her perspective on the study implications for water management in California.
- [Video tutorials on running spatially explicit models in ST-Sim](https://apexrms.com/2016/12/20/video-tutorials-on-running-spatially-explicit-models-in-st-sim-3/) - We have recently released three new video tutorials on developing spatially explicit state-and-transition simulation models (STSMs) using ST-Sim. These tutorials are based on a simple STSM example published in Methods in Ecology and Evolution, and build up on the original tutorial on developing a non-spatial model in ST-Sim.
- [Interview with Dr Jen Costanza about her research using ST-Sim and LANDFIRE products](https://apexrms.com/2017/01/16/landfire-interview-with-jen-costanza/) - LANDFIRE recently conducted an interview with landscape ecologist, Jen Costanza, a professor at North Carolina State University. Jen has been using ST-Sim in combination with LANDFIRE models to explore the impacts of biofuel production on landscapes and wildlife habitat in the southeastern United States. A news story this month in Science Magazine features Jen’s collaborator
- [Recent publication of ST-Sim case study in Carbon Balance and Management](https://apexrms.com/2017/02/09/recent-publication-of-st-sim-case-study-in-carbon-balance-and-management/) - A recent publication in the journal Carbon Balance and Management, entitled A carbon balance model for the great dismal swamp ecosystem, uses ST-Sim to assess the historical changes in the net ecosystem carbon balance for a critical 54,000 ha wetland in North Carolina and Virginia. The study, conducted by Rachel Sleeter and others at the
- [ST-Sim used to project changes in tsunami hazard exposure in the US Pacific Northwest](https://apexrms.com/2017/03/09/st-sim-used-to-project-changes-in-tsunami-hazard-exposure-in-the-us-pacific-northwest/) - A recent USGS led publication in the International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction used ST-Sim to project land use change and associated population growth in tsunami hazard zones along the US Pacific Northwest coast. The study demonstrates how land change simulation modeling can be used by local governments to incorporate the hazard exposure implications of
- [Projecting the future range of variability in rangelands](https://apexrms.com/2017/05/07/projecting-the-future-range-of-variability-in-rangelands/) - ApexRMS recently presented a webinar in collaboration with Dr. Matt Reeves and Dr. Paulette Ford at the U.S. Forest Service Rocky Mountain Research Station. The webinar demonstrates how a state-and-transition simulation modeling approach can be used to account for future uncertainties regarding climate change when evaluating alternative rangeland management strategies. This project focuses on the impacts of drought
- [New publication: Incorporating uncertainty into forest management planning](https://apexrms.com/2017/07/12/new-publication-incorporating-uncertainty-into-forest-management-planning/) - A newly published article in Forest Ecology and Management by Colin Daniel and others demonstrates the use of ST-Sim as a tool to incorporate uncertainty into forest management planning. The approach is applied to two boreal forest landscapes in Ontario and quantifies the risk of shortfalls in future timber harvest due to uncertainties in wildfire.
- [Bronwyn Rayfield coauthors publication in Science on network modularity](https://apexrms.com/2017/08/07/bronwyn-rayfield-coauthors-publication-in-science-on-network-modularity/) - ApexRMS associate, Dr. Bronwyn Rayfield, recently coauthored a paper in Science on the effect of modularity on the ability of a network to withstand perturbations. This study is the first that experimentally demonstrates this theoretically predicted property of modular networks. The results have implications for network design across disciplines from ecology and conservation to financial
- [ST-Sim Training & User Group Meeting, November 28-30, 2017](https://apexrms.com/2017/08/30/st-sim-training-user-group-meeting-november-28-30-2017/) - Early registration is now open for the ST-Sim Training & User Group Meeting. This meeting brings together current and future users of ST-Sim in order to learn more about the software and to share experiences regarding its application to a wide range of questions. The event begins with two days of training - including both introductory and advanced streams - followed
- [Major new versions of SyncroSim and ST-Sim, including R package and Lite version, available for free download](https://apexrms.com/2017/10/20/major-new-versions-of-syncrosim-and-st-sim-including-r-package-and-lite-version-available-for-free-download/) - SyncroSim Version 2, including the new rsyncrosim package for R, is now available for free download. This new version of SyncroSim represents a major milestone in the development of our scenario-based, stochastic modeling toolkit. With the release of Version 2, it is now possible to develop of any number of plug-in “modules” for SyncroSim –
- [New paper using ST-Sim to project future scenarios of land change for the state of California](https://apexrms.com/2018/01/06/new-paper-using-st-sim-to-project-future-scenarios-of-land-change-for-the-state-of-california/) - Benjamin Sleeter and others at the U.S. Geological Survey and the State of California have recently completed a study published in Earths Future. This research demonstrates a new approach for projecting changes in Land Use and Land Cover Change (LULC) based on land use histories and demographic trends. This study suggests that estimates based on
- [Approach for simulating continuous state variables in ST-Sim published in Methods in Ecology and Evolution](https://apexrms.com/2018/02/05/approach-for-simulating-continuous-state-variables-in-st-sim-published-in-methods-and-ecology-and-evolution/) - In December 2017, Colin Daniel and others published a study in the journal Methods in Ecology and Evolution describing a new approach for integrating continuous stocks and flows into a state-and-transition simulation model (STSM). This is the method behind the Stock-Flow Add-On to the ST-Sim software, which allows users to extend their models developed in
- [ST-Sim course + workshop on modeling land use change and carbon: June 12-14](https://apexrms.com/2018/04/18/st-sim-course-and-workshop-june-12-14/) - Course & Workshop Sponsored by California Air Resources Board U.S. Geological Survey Apex Resource Management Solutions This unique event begins with a two-day online course on the fundamentals of developing state-and-transition simulation models of landscape change, followed by an optional one-day workshop on how this approach has been used to integrate projections of land-use/land-cover change
- [Engaging stakeholders in the development of simulation models to inform resource management](https://apexrms.com/2018/05/22/engaging-stakeholders-in-the-development-of-simulation-models-to-inform-resource-management/) - This journal article by Brian Miller and others, published in the journal Ecosphere, demonstrates how a scenario planning process can be combined with a state-and-transition simulation model of vegetation dynamics to inform land management decisions for rangelands in the face of climate change. The study highlights the benefits and challenges of engaging stakeholders in the
- [Recent paper estimates the historic ecosystem carbon balance for the continental United States](https://apexrms.com/2018/08/28/recent-paper-estimates-the-historic-ecosystem-carbon-balance-for-the-continental-united-states/) - A recent study led by the US Geological Survey published in the journal Environmental Research Letters used ST-Sim to estimate the ecosystem carbon balance for the continental United States (CONUS) over the period from 1973 to 2010. The study used remotely sensed data to estimate the effects of land use and land cover change on
- [Assessing ecological connectivity in the St. Lawrence Lowlands](https://apexrms.com/2018/11/02/assessing-ecological-connectivity-in-the-st-lawrence-lowlands/) - Bronwyn Rayfield recently conducted a broad-scale, multi-species connectivity assessment across the entire St. Lawrence Lowlands in collaboration with Andrew Gonzalez, at McGill University. Read the full report (in French) at: https://quebio.ca/connect/files/Rapport%20Final_140518.pdf Check out the interactive tool created by our co-author Guillaume Larocque that allows you to explore how different species experience connectivity in the St.
- [Expanding protected areas within Canada](https://apexrms.com/2019/01/07/expanding-protected-areas-within-canada/) - Opportunities to expand Canada's protected area system are the focus of a new study published in a special issue on Biodiversity and Protected Areas in the journal Land. The study was authored by scientists at the Canadian Forest Service, McGill University, and ApexRMS. The authors argue that diversifying the management and governance types represented in
- [Early registration ends Feb. 19 for landscape simulation modeling course with ST-Sim](https://apexrms.com/2019/02/19/early-registration-ends-feb-19-for-landscape-simulation-modeling-course-with-st-sim/) - Early registration ends Tuesday, Feb 19! This two-day online course establishes the fundamentals attendees need to use the free ST-Sim software to develop spatially-explicit, integrated models of both landscape change and carbon dynamics. For additional details please visit: www.apexrms.com/training
- [A novel approach for biodiversity conservation under climate change](https://apexrms.com/2019/03/12/a-novel-approach-for-biodiversity-conservation-under-climate-change/) - A recent paper published in Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution proposes that traditional networks of permanent protected areas may be more effective at conserving biodiversity under climate change if they are augmented with dynamic conservation areas. The paper was the brain child of a working group funded by the Canadian Institute for Ecology and Evolution
- [Simulating nature based solutions to climate change](https://apexrms.com/2019/04/29/simulating-nature-based-solutions-to-climate-change/) - A recent report by the Nature Conservancy and Next 10 shows that nature based solutions to climate change can be a cost-effective means of reducing carbon emissions and can produce many co-benefits. The authors used ST-Sim software to build an integrated model of landscape change and carbon dynamics for the state of California which allowed
- [Developing an expert elicited model to evaluate invasive species and fire management alternatives](https://apexrms.com/2019/05/10/developing-an-expert-elicited-model-to-evaluate-invasive-species-and-fire-management-alternatives/) - A recent study published in the journal Ecosphere showcases the development of a landscape model that combines a state-and-transition simulation model developed in ST-Sim with a dynamically linked fire behaviour model, FARSITE. These dynamically linked models allow land managers at Saguaro National Park to consider alternative scenarios for novel processes including invasive grasses and fire dynamics
- [Linking climate and land use in California](https://apexrms.com/2019/08/15/linking-climate-and-land-in-california/) - Links between climate change and land use are in the news around the world this week following the publication of a special report on the topic by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). A recent paper published in Global Change Biology conducts an in depth scientific investigation of the interactions between climate and land use change in
- [NSERC ResNet: A network for monitoring, modeling, and managing Canada’s ecosystem services for sustainability and resilience](https://apexrms.com/2019/09/20/nserc-resnet-a-network-for-monitoring-modeling-and-managing-canadas-ecosystem-services-for-sustainability-and-resilience/) - The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) has announced funding for an exciting new project led by Elena Bennett at McGill University - NSERC ResNet: A network for monitoring, modeling, and managing Canada’s ecosystem services for sustainability and resilience. ApexRMS is proud to be an industry partner and work with this talented
- [Maintaining habitat connectivity under scenarios of climate and landuse change](https://apexrms.com/2019/11/30/maintaining-habitat-connectivity-under-scenarios-of-climate-and-landuse-change/) - ApexRMS is collaborating with the Quebec Government and Andrew Gonzalez from McGill University to assess forest habitat connectivity within the St. Lawrence Lowlands under scenarios of climate and landuse change. We recently published a report and webinar identifying connectivity conservation priorities based on current land use and land cover. Work is now underway to combine climate projections
- [Predicting carbon cycling in wetlands across the U.S.](https://apexrms.com/2019/12/12/predicting-carbon-cycling-in-wetlands-across-the-u-s/) - Learn more about our current work modeling wetland carbon cycling at the AGU Fall Meeting 2019 in San Francisco this week. This work is part of the U.S. Geological Survey's LandCarbon Program, which produces national assessments of carbon storage and greenhouse gas (GHG) fluxes in ecosystems under current and future conditions of climate and land use change.
- [SyncroSim and ST-Sim Workshop Announced for the 2020 IALE North America Meeting](https://apexrms.com/2020/01/09/syncrosim-and-st-sim-workshop-announced-for-the-2020-iale-north-america-meeting/) - Attendees at the International Association of Landscape Ecology (IALE) North America Meeting in Toronto will have the opportunity to participate in a hands-on SyncroSim and ST-Sim Workshop on Tuesday, May 12, from 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm. SyncroSim is a free software platform designed to streamline data management tasks associated with ecological forecasting, in order
- [Integrating Local Ecological Knowledge into population model forecasts](https://apexrms.com/2020/02/20/integrating-local-ecological-knowledge-into-population-model-forecasts/) - Integrating information derived from different knowledge systems into natural resource management decision-making can be challenging. As an example of how this can be done effectively, a recent paper in the journal Conservation Science and Practice outlines a unique process whereby Local Ecological Knowledge was combined with scientific knowledge in order to inform the management of
- [Scenario based modeling framework for forecasting COVID-19 infections and deaths](https://apexrms.com/2020/04/28/scenario-based-modeling-framework-for-forecasting-covid-19-infections-and-deaths/) - Our SyncroSim software platform now supports real-time forecasts of COVID-19 infections and deaths for jurisdictions of any size, ranging from public health units to countries. Our approach delivers online daily updates to forecasts based on real-time gathering of online COVID-19 data. The tool also allows policy makers to explore “what-if” scenarios regarding changes to public
- [Online presentations at the 2020 IALE-North America Meeting](https://apexrms.com/2020/05/21/online-presentations-at-the-2020-iale-north-america-meeting/) - Last week, we participated in the first fully virtual annual meeting of the International Association of Landscape Ecology (IALE) North America held May 11 – 14, 2020. We presented in two special symposia: (S-01) Integrated approaches for transdisciplinary landscape modelling and (S-13) Addressing scientific & methodological challenges in connectivity conservation planning. Watch the presentations given
- [Short term COVID-19 Modeling Post Doc/Grad position](https://apexrms.com/2020/08/27/short-term-covid-19-modeling-post-doc-grad-position/) - The BC COVID-19 team of modelers is looking for a post-doctoral fellow or senior graduate student to conduct modeling work related to forecasting and scenario building. The position is for four months, potentially extendable, with funding from Mitacs and ApexRMS. The fellow would be supervised in the lab of Dr. Sally Otto (University of British Columbia). The project would involve
- [Forecasting future water demand for the California Central Coast](https://apexrms.com/2020/09/22/forecasting-future-water-demand-for-the-california-central-coast/) - A recent study in the journal Land published by scientists at the US Geological Survey and the University of California, Santa Cruz used ST-Sim to forecast future water demand associated with land use in the ground water dependent California Central Coast region. The study found that even with recently introduced zoning restrictions on development, annual water
- [ApexRMS welcomes four new members to our Team](https://apexrms.com/2020/10/27/apexrms-welcomes-four-new-members-to-our-team-2/) - We are very excited to welcome four new members to our team of scientists and software developers: Caroline Tucker is a Quantitative Ecologist and was previously an Assistant Professor at the University of North Carolina; Valentin Lucet is a Landscape Ecologist and M.Sc. candidate at McGill University; Shreeram Senthivasan is a Systems Ecologist and recent
- [Linking models of fire behavior and landscape change to support forecasts of invasive species in southwestern U.S.](https://apexrms.com/2020/12/28/linking-models-of-fire-behavior-and-landscape-change-to-support-forecasts-of-invasive-species-in-southwestern-u-s/) - New research published in Scientific Reports used the ST-Sim model of landscape change, in combination with the FARSITE fire behavior model, to evaluate critical uncertainties for forecasting the invasion of African Buffelgrass in Arizona’s Saguaro National Park. The study, led by the United States Geological Survey in collaboration with scientists at the National Park Service

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