Current models in Food and Water research

The models, research tools, and databases used by IIASA in the area of Food and Water research are listed below.

Many of the results and methodologies of these resources are documented in refereed scientific literature available in IIASA's Publication Catalog.

BeWhere

A model that optimizes the size, location, and technology of bioenergy production plants from the regional to the European level. More

The Environmental Policy Integrated Model (EPIC)

A model assessing how land management affects the environment More

The Global Forest Model (G4M)

Comparing incomes from forestry and alternative land uses More

GAEZ

Comprehensive information for rational land use planning and decision making for food security and agricultural development More

Geo-Wiki

The Geo-Wiki Project is a global network of volunteers who wish to help improve the quality of different thematic datasets globally. More

Global Forest Database

Downloadable global forest map at a half-degree resolution More

GLOBIOM

A global model to assess competition for land use between agriculture, bioenergy, and forestry More

Harmonized World Soil Database

First released in July 2008, HWSD is a global database, framed within a Geographic Information System (GIS), that contains up-to-date information on world soil resources. More

Hybrid Land Cover of Russia

A system integration of ground and remote sensing data that parametrizes Russian territory at a 1km spatial resolution for forests and includes tree species, age, and biomass distribution. More