Expertise needed to run SCIMAP
Users need to understand the key hydrological processes within their area of interest and basic GIS skills. The user needs to understand what the results… Read More »Expertise needed to run SCIMAP
Asked Questions
Limitations of SCIMAP
The key limitation with an application of SCIMAP is the quality of the input data (garbage in, garbage out). Therefore, care must be taken to… Read More »Limitations of SCIMAP
Where is SCIMAP applicable?
The standard implementation of the SCIMAP framework is applicable where the topographic controls dominate the movement of water and pollutants through the landscape. Therefore, SCIMAP… Read More »Where is SCIMAP applicable?
What are the scale and data requirements for SCIMAP?
SCIMAP can be run across large catchment (2000 km2 +) as well as for targeted sub-catchments (e.g. < 1km2). The normal grid resolution is 5m… Read More »What are the scale and data requirements for SCIMAP?
What is the scientific basis of SCIMAP?
SCIMAP is based on the identification of locations of critical source areas (Heathwaite et al. 2005). within the landscape. These locations are based on the… Read More »What is the scientific basis of SCIMAP?
How SCIMAP aids the spatial targeting of diffuse pollution mitigation measures
SCIMAP aids spatial targeting by identifying the locations in the landscape that are most likely to be contributing to an observed diffuse pollution issue. SCIMAP… Read More »How SCIMAP aids the spatial targeting of diffuse pollution mitigation measures
Basic description of the SCIMAP framework
SCIMAP is a risk-mapping framework designed to identify where in the landscape diffuse pollution is most likely to be originating. SCIMAP does not try to… Read More »Basic description of the SCIMAP framework
Land cover erosion risk weights and LCM2007
If you are using the current CEH Land Cover Map 2007 (LCM2007), then the standard reclassification table that is used in SCIMAP will not work… Read More »Land cover erosion risk weights and LCM2007
Strange contours in SCIMAP output
Sometimes the output from SCIMAP (SAGA GIS version) is not as expected and features strange contour line like features.Read More »Strange contours in SCIMAP output
Failed to load shared library error solution
A common error when first installing SAGA-GIS and the SCIMAP module is: “Failed to load shared library ‘…saga_vc8/modules/scimap.dll’ (error 126: the specified module could not… Read More »Failed to load shared library error solution