Restoration and Protection Screening Database

The RPS Tool is an online application designed to explore data in the national RPS Indicator Database and allow users to screen data collected for HUC12 subwatersheds (the smallest standard unit for identification) mapped across the contiguous U.S. Based on user input, results from each screening run are presented in a table of index scores (Ecological, Stressor, Social or Integrated) in rank order of each index, and in customizable graphic bubble plots and HUC12 statewide map displays. Maps can be used to view single indicator values for any index or indicator and saved as JPG files. A user can choose to run a screening on all watersheds in a geographic area or just a subset (e.g., or all HUC12s with impaired waters) based on hundreds of social, ecological, and stressor indicators at the HUC12 scale. The most relevant indicators for a selected screening can also be selected for weight purposes. In addition to the web application, the RPS Tool is also available a custom-coded Excel spreadsheet that performs all RPS index calculations and generates RPS outputs as rank-ordered tables, maps and bubble plots. The RPS Indicator Database is updated annually.