Services Solutions · Marine Protected Areas & Spatial Planning

SPG MSP-DSS

SPG MSP-DSS is a spatial decision support system designed specifically to plan and manage Marine Protected Areas (MPAs). It models ecological connectivity, fish migration paths, and biodiversity hotspots, generating Pareto-optimal zoning boundaries that resolve conflicts between conservation targets and maritime resource use.

Vibrant marine protected area with diverse coral reefs and geographic zoning overlay

MARINE / SPATIAL · PROTECTION

Planning grid capacity

125k cells

Protection target

≥ 30% (MPAs)

Stakeholder alignment

Multi-crit.

Capabilities

What this platform does

Each capability is a deployed module — not a feature on a roadmap. Engagements typically begin with a 4-week scoping exercise to confirm fit against your operational data and constraints.

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Interactive GIS MPA zoning grid

A planning grid of up to 125,000 cells allows analysts to overlay coral reef distributions, seagrass meadows, fishing efforts, and shipping lanes — immediately viewing the ecological impact of zone selections.

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Multi-objective conservation engine

Optimises four conflicting criteria simultaneously: biodiversity representation, ecological connectivity, 30% habitat protection targets, and economic cost for stakeholders.

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Pareto trade-off explorer

A multi-objective trade-off plot displays the full conservation-revenue frontier. Stakeholders click on any point to instantly load and audit the corresponding Marine Protected Area map.

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Stakeholder preference learning

Captures and processes priority trade-offs from NGOs, local fisheries, and governments to prune the zoning frontier and surface cooperative proposals.

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Sanctuary contiguity controls

Applies spatial contiguity penalties to promote consolidated, rounder marine sanctuaries that are easier to monitor and police, avoiding fragmented zones.