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MSBuffer is a free and open source package built as an ArcToolbox in Python 2.7 to perform multi-scale spatial analyses for the delimitation and management of protected area buffer zones. MSBuffer tool performs area and length calculation and feature counting in buffers of multiple sizes around an area of interest.

MSBuffer was developed and is maintained by the Spatial Ecology and Conservation Lab (LEEC), at Universidade Estadual Paulista, Rio Claro, SP, Brazil.

Authors and contributors

Authors:

• Bruno P. Leles <[email protected]>
• Bernardo Brandão S. Niebuhr <[email protected]>
• John Wesley Ribeiro <[email protected]>
• Milton Cezar Ribeiro <[email protected]>

Contributors:

• Camila Eboli <[email protected]>
• Juliana Silveira dos Santos <[email protected]>
• Alice C. Hughes <[email protected]>

Citation

If you are going to use and cite MSBuffer in your study or report, please refer to:

Leles, BP; Niebuhr, BBS; Ribeiro, JW; dos Santos, JS; Eboli, C; Hughes, AC; Ribeiro, MC. The importance of multi-scale spatial analyses for the delimitation and management of Conservation Unit buffer zones. Under review.

MSBuffer Copyright and License Information

MultiScale Buffer (MSBuffer) is Copyright, 2017 by Bruno P. Leles, Bernardo B. S. Niebuhr, John W. Ribeiro, and Milton C. Ribeiro, and licensed under terms of the GNU General Public License (GPLv2). This includes all software, documentation, and associated materials.

MSBuffer is free and open source software, you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 2 of the license, or (at your discretion) any later version.

This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details here.

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