UFORE model results

Once all the necessary data have been entered, UFORE is ready to receive users' requests and analyze results. UFORE for Windows v. 1.0 comes preloaded with data from nine cities that have already collected field data ( UFORE in Action). In addition to a set of standard results, users can produce custom charts, graphs, and maps, and save these results in a project file.

Standard and custom results can also be produced when a user creates a new project with local data. A dialogue box allows the user to easily select which of the standard or custom results are to be associated with the new project. Results of the UFORE model can take a variety of forms that accommodate different uses:

Graphs

The user can select bar, pie or line graphs to display the results of UFORE analysis, depending on personal preference or need. The distribution of size classes, for instance, is easily grasped from a bar graph, while species frequency can be displayed in a pie chart.

Tables

Some data are more easily understood when presented in tabular form. Carbon sequestration and ozone removal, for example, can easily be presented with a table.

Maps

Results that have a significant spatial component are often best viewed in map format. UFORE for Windows v. 1.0 has limited mapping capability, but future versions are being developed to allow numerous map displays and analyses (e.g., water quantity and quality analyses; temperature effects; mapping best locations to plant trees). Current mapping capabilities allow for functions (e.g., carbon sequestration) to be spatially displayed across a city.

Data files

UFORE results can also be obtained as raw data. These data files allow users the ability to conduct analyses or graphing not possible inside UFORE for Windows. An "Export" button on the results dialogue box makes it simple to export data for such purposes.


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