Appendix Q
Addendum 1
• Custom Point Buffer. Click any place on the map to create a single point. Click the SUBMIT button to generate a polygon representing a 3km radius from that point. This will be used by the tool as the AOI and the HUC12(s) that contain the AOI will be highlighted by red boundary lines. Use the scroll bar along the right side of the AOI Creation box to reach the SUBMIT, REPORT, SPREADSHEET, RESET, and SAVE command buttons (see Figure 11). Clicking the REPORT button will open a PDF Figure 11. Command Buttons summary of the threat analysis results. The REPORT summarizes threats in several ways.
• Distinct Threat Count is how many threats occur within the area of interest (the number occurring out of the total number selected by the user on the Analyze tab). • Occurrence Rating is a measurement of how pervasive threats are throughout the AOI (as a percentage of the AOI area).
• Individual Threat Occurrence and Severity is mean occurrence and severity for each distinct threat listed in the report (as selected by the user on the Analyze tab).
Clicking the SPREADSHEET button will download a compressed ZIP file with an Excel-compatible spreadsheet containing the threat analysis results.
Click the RESET button to remove any selections.
Data Tab
The DATA tab lists each of the threat data layers grouped by subject. Clicking on the name of the threat will open a window with metadata information about the threat, including citations and sources (see 1 in Figure 12). The user can view statewide results for a single threat data layer by clicking on the threat layer name. The results are depicted as a color gradient map, where the threat is predicted to have the highest (darkest color) to lowest (lightest color) impacts. Turn on the Legend to view the scale that applies to that threat (see 2 in Figure 12).
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