natcap.invest 3.20.0

InVEST Ecosystem Service models

About InVEST

InVEST (Integrated Valuation of Ecosystem Services and Tradeoffs) is a family of tools for quantifying the values of natural capital in clear, credible, and practical ways. In promising a return (of societal benefits) on investments in nature, the scientific community needs to deliver knowledge and tools to quantify and forecast this return. InVEST enables decision-makers to quantify the importance of natural capital, to assess the tradeoffs associated with alternative choices, and to integrate conservation and human development.

For more information, see:

• InVEST API documentation

• InVEST on GitHub

• The Natural Capital Alliance website.

Installing InVEST

Python Dependencies

Runtime dependencies for natcap.invest are listed in requirements.txt.

Installing via pip

If you have a compiler installed and configured for your system, and dependencies installed, the easiest way to install InVEST as a python package is:

$ pip install natcap.invest

Installing the latest development version

The latest development version of InVEST can be installed from our git source tree:

$ pip install "git+https://github.com/natcap/invest@main#egg=natcap.invest"

Development

Dependencies for InVEST are listed in requirements.txt (runtime requirements), requirements-dev.txt (development requirements), and requirements-docs.txt (for building documentation).

Support

Participate in the NatCap forums here: http://community.naturalcapitalalliance.org

Bugs may be reported at http://github.com/natcap/invest