Planscape

Planscape is a free, open-source, web-based, landscape-scale decision-support platform that helps agencies, Tribes, NGOs, and communities design and prioritize wildland fuel-treatment strategies. The platform supports efforts to reduce wildfire risk, maximize ecological and carbon co-benefits, and increase landscape resilience. Spatial Informatics Group (SIG) serves as the steward of Planscape, platformizing the USFS ForSys prioritization engine and integrating U.S. Forest Service wildfire and vegetation models within the Risk Monitor Framework (e.g., FVS, FSim). These integrations enable quantification of both direct and indirect (shadow) impacts of treatments and support the computation of risk-based performance metrics.Planscape’s Climate Foresight module translates condition- and climate-informed data into actionable management opportunities, including cost–benefit evaluations. The platform also supports scenario planning, plan sharing, and CONUS-scale deployment using nationally consistent datasets. Developed through multi-agency co-development—including the California Natural Resources Agency, Google.org, the USDA Forest Service, and university partners—Planscape emphasizes open science, operational readiness, and cross-jurisdictional collaboration to support evidence-based landscape investment and implementation.