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The U.S. Geological Survey launched an updated version of the Land Treatment Exploration Tool that includes many new features for a better user experience. 

Land Treatment Exploration Tool 3.0 Launch

The U.S. Geological Survey partners with the Bureau of Land Management to create and maintain the Land Treatment Exploration Tool to facilitate adaptive management of land treatments. The Exploration Tool taps into the Land Treatment Digital Library, a catalog of information about treatments on public lands administered by the BLM in the western United States. The Land Treatment Exploration Tool is useful beyond just treatment planning.  

 

Example use cases:

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Possible use cases for the Land Treatment Exploration Tool: Post-wildfire treatment planning, fuels treatment locations, treatments for wildlife habitat, areas for retreatment, seed collections, energy development, NEPA documentation, and allotment renewals.

The U.S. Geological Survey launched an updated version of the Land Treatment Exploration Tool that includes many new features for a better user experience.  

Major release highlights: 

  1. The ability to save and reload progress
  2. The inclusion of the Rangelands Analysis Platform 10- and 30-meter cover data
  3. New and updated data sources
  4. Improved loading indicators
  5. An upgraded and modern user interface

Land Treatment Exploration Tool workflow 

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Conceptual diagram of the workflow for the Land Treatment Exploration Tool. Online users can describe the planned treatment, create the planned boundary, explore site characteristics (with the option to create a drought forecast report), summarize the treatment area, select search parameters, and compare to past treatments to create a Site Characterization Report. 
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