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Welcome to the Interactive Catchment Explorer

Study Area: Eastern United States

Project: Eastern Brook Trout Joint Venture (EBTJV)

The Interactive Catchment Explorer (ICE) is a dynamic visualization for exploring catchment characteristics and environmental model predictions. ICE is part of the Spatial Hydro-ecological Decision System (SHEDS).

First time here? Watch the introductory video.

Overview

ICE is intended for resource managers and researchers to identify spatial patterns related to ecological conditions, identify priority locations for restoration or further study, and explore complex, multivariate environmental datasets and model results.

ICE was designed using a number of core interactive visualization principles and provides the following functionalities:

• Overview: Spatially aggregate variables to multiple HUC resolutions or other aggregation areas to see regional patterns
• Filter: Filter catchments based on multiple criteria using interactive histograms. These filters dynamically update both the spatial aggregation and histograms of other variables.
• Zoom: Show individual catchments within a selected aggregation area or across the entire basin
• Compare: Select an aggregation area or catchment to compare its values to the rest of the population

System Requirements

ICE is currently supported on the latest versions of all major web browsers. Google Chrome is highly recommended for the best user experience. ICE is not intended for use on mobile devices.

Note that ICE is a memory-intensive application. Older computers may have difficulty rendering the interface resulting in sluggish performance. If you run into issues, we recommend closing all other programs and browser tabs to increase available memory.