Abstract

Managing VegOut Model Inputs with Python
Track: Climate Change
Authors: John Swigart

Vegetation Outlook (VegOut) is a drought prediction tool that integrates numerous datasets including biophysical, climate, and oceanic data. Efficiently managing these data for the VegOut model is critical for implementation. Custom ArcGIS Python script tools were developed to prepare data in the VegOut model for Northeast Africa. This presentation will discuss the challenges of managing the voluminous datasets required by VegOut and how these were effectively met with Python script tools.