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New publication: Incorporating uncertainty into forest management planning

By Leonardo Frid | July 12, 2017

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…

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Projecting the future range of variability in rangelands

By Leonardo Frid | May 7, 2017

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…

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ST-Sim used to project changes in tsunami hazard exposure in the US Pacific Northwest

By Leonardo Frid | March 9, 2017

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…

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Recent publication of ST-Sim case study in Carbon Balance and Management

By Leonardo Frid | February 9, 2017

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…

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Interview with Dr Jen Costanza about her research using ST-Sim and LANDFIRE products

By Leonardo Frid | January 16, 2017

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…

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Video tutorials on running spatially explicit models in ST-Sim

By Leonardo Frid | December 20, 2016

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…

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ST-Sim based study of California land use and water demand featured in Water Deeply

By Leonardo Frid | October 24, 2016

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…

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ST-Sim used to evaluate bioenergy production effects on wildlife habitat

By Leonardo Frid | August 12, 2016

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…

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New publication explaining the approach used in our ST-Sim software for forecasting landscape change

By Leonardo Frid | July 12, 2016

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…

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Check out the new website for the Land Use and Carbon Scenario Simulator

By Leonardo Frid | June 10, 2016

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…

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Introducing SyncroSim Cloud: transforming collaborative geospatial forecasting

By Sarah Chisholm | April 12, 2024

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…

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Wrap-up of SyncroSim BurnP3+ Workshop on fire simulation modeling

By Sarah Chisholm | March 12, 2024

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…

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Upcoming SyncroSim workshop at the North American Congress for Conservation Biology 2024

By Sarah Chisholm | February 27, 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…

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Omniscape Impact: a new tool for assessing the effects of habitat restoration on ecological connectivity

By Sarah Chisholm | January 8, 2024

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…

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State-and-transition simulation modeling for wetland reclamation in the Athabasca Oil Sands

By Sarah Chisholm | December 11, 2023

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…

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Highlights from the SyncroSim User Conference

By Sarah Chisholm | October 25, 2023

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,…

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Ecological forecasting course at The Fields Institute

By Sarah Chisholm | September 28, 2023

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…

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Last chance to register for the SyncroSim 2023 User Conference

By Sarah Chisholm | August 31, 2023

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…

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Using smart-device GPS data to understand visitor use of green spaces

By Sarah Chisholm | August 18, 2023

Parks are crucial elements for human and ecosystem well-being. While parks contribute to human health by providing space for exercise, socialization, and respite, they also…

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Last chance for early bird rates to the SyncroSim 2023 User Conference

By Sarah Chisholm | July 11, 2023

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…

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