Compendium software
Means-to-end diagrams are a tool to help you plan and conceptualise how you will use MCAS-S to address a spatial problem. It also helps you identify which criteria need to be considered in the multi-criteria analysis (MCA) model and what types of input data will be needed to model those criteria. The following is an example of a simple means-to-end diagram from the MCAS-S user guide to model 'where' soils are most at risk of degradation.
The following figure shows an example of a means-to-end diagram built with the Compendium software using the customised stencils that reflect the buttons in MCAS-S. This means-to-end diagram is for a model of 'soil productivity'.
If you double-click on the first criteria 'Water balance' then you can see the sub-model shown in the following figure.
Then if you double-click on the 'What's the story' node you can see an explanation, as follows.
If you double-click on the 'Evidence' list node it brings up a table with a list of reference documents. You can then open them, such as the PDF of a scientific paper below.
If you double-click on the 'Classify' Notes node it brings up a window with the classes and the Prescott index cut-offs for each class (this can also be exported from MCAS-S when you're building the model).
There are several different versions of Compendium available. We recommend you install Compendium 2.0 beta as it is meant to be the most stable. To install Compendium, go to http://hereticsguidebooks.com/software/ and find the Compendium 2.0 beta section.
Below are instructions for the install of Compendium 2 Beta 1: Step 1. First up choose the installation folder. It is recommended to install into C:\PROGRAM FILES\COMPENDIUM, rather than C:\PROGRAM FILES(x86)\COMPENDIUM.
During the install, when you see a screen with the title 'NOTES ON JAVA' .. DO NOT INSTALL JAVA! UNTICK THE BOX BELOW. Compendium assumes Java is not installed, but installs an old version. Most PC’s already have Java installed, and if not, the latest Java edition can be installed from java.com.
Step 2. Install the patch Once Compendium has been installed, download the patch from the same web address (which comes in a zip file). There are two files in the zip and they need to be extracted and copied into the System\lib your Compendium installation folder. For example: C:\Program Files\Compendium\System\Lib
Replace the compendium.jar and the compendiumcore.jar found in this folder with the contents of the zip file.
Now you should be able to launch Compendium.