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The IMSMA impact scoring tool computes a score for locations to determine how much the location is affected by the existence of explosive ordnance. The impact scoring tool allows you to select factors—the land, education, and/or victim item attributes—you would like to evaluate. After selecting the factors, you assign weights to each factor. The weight is a numerical value that signifies the importance of the factor relative to other factors, and its effect on the impact score for the location.
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{{Note| Impact Scoring Tool is '''Location based'''. The result will be a report i.e. the scores will not automatically be stored in the {{IMSMANG}} database per Location. <br/>'''[[PriSMA]]''' may calculate scores per Land/Hazard and as well Country structure/Admin area.}}
The combination of factors and their weights define a scenario in the impact scoring template. You can define an unlimited number of scenarios with different factors and weights to test and compare the resulting impact scores.
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==Introduction==__NOEDITSECTION__
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The Impact Scoring tool allows Mine Action Programmes to perform complex impact analyses of {{IMSMANG}} data. The tool is intended to help programmes to analyse several impact scenarios during their prioritisation and resource allocation process.
  
The impact scoring tool allows you to limit the impact scoring to specific country structure areas and time periods. You can customise the scoring ranges which are used to group the locations in classifications that denote levels of impact.  
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Using the Impact Scoring Tool, information managers can select which land  factors to evaluate in an analysis. The tool has advanced capabilities to assess the impact of land on individual locations according to multiple-factor weighting schemes. The assessment can be done by using traditional impact factors (recent victims, blocked agriculture, blocked roads, blocked water source, etc) or any other data element from land stored in {{IMSMANG}}. Each factor must be given a weight  which will enable to calculate and assign the impact score for each '''[[Location Summary Window | Location''']]. The final output is a list of locations ranked by impact based on the factors and weightings determined for that analysis.
  
The impact score of a location is the sum of the factor scores. The factor score is calculated by multiplying the weight of the factor with the point value of the factor. The point value of a factor can be determined in one of two ways. If the factor contains a count, the count is used as the point value. For other factors, a point value of 1 is assigned if the factor tests positive. It is important to note that a point value is only assigned once regardless of how many times the factor tests true for the location. This process is repeated for all factors in the scenario.  
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{{IMSMANG}} allows information managers to create multiple scenarios using the Impact Scoring tool that can be run simultaneously to determine which factors are more important. {{IMSMANG}} also allows information managers to customise the display of the resulting analysis on the map. Both the factors and scenarios used in impact scoring and the resulting analyses can be saved within {{IMSMANG}} to allow planners to compare changes over time.
  
The impact scores can be saved so that you can either view the results at a later time, recompute the scenario scores using different factor scores, or export the results to a spreadsheet for further analysis.  
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==Work process==__NOEDITSECTION__
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The IMSMA impact scoring tool computes a score for '''Locations''' to determine how much the Location is affected by the existence of ordnance. The impact scoring tool allows you to select factors—the land, education, and/or victim item attributes—you would like to evaluate. After selecting the factors, you assign weights to each factor. The weight is a numerical value that signifies the importance of the factor relative to other factors, and its effect on the impact score for the Location.
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The combination of factors and their weights define a '''scenario''' in the impact scoring '''template'''. You can define an unlimited number of scenarios with different factors and weights to test and compare the resulting impact scores. 
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The impact scoring tool allows you to limit the impact scoring to specific Country Structure nodes and time periods. You can customise the scoring ranges which are used to '''group''' the Locations in classifications that denote levels of impact.
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The '''impact score''' of a Location is the sum of the '''factor''' scores. The factor score is calculated by multiplying the '''weight''' of the factor with the point value of the factor. The point value of a factor can be determined in one of two ways. If the factor contains a count, the count is used as the point value. For other factors, a point value of 1 is assigned if the factor tests positive. It is important to note that a point value is only assigned once regardless of how many times the factor tests true for the Location. This process is repeated for all factors in the scenario.
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The impact scores can be saved so that you can either view the results at a later time or recompute the scenario scores using different factor scores.  
 
{{HowTo's
 
{{HowTo's
|[[HowTo:Add and or Change the Impact Scoring Templates|Add and or Change the Impact Scoring Templates]]
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|[[Add and or Change the Impact Scoring Templates|Impact Scoring Templates]]
|[[HowTo:Access and Use the Impact Scoring Factors Window|Access and Use the Impact Scoring Factors Window]]
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|[[Access and Use the Impact Scoring Factors Window|Impact Scoring Factors]]
|[[HowTo:Add Factors to the Impact Scoring Factors Window|Add Factors to the Impact Scoring Factors Window]]
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|[[Add a Scenario to an Impact Scoring Template|Add a Scenario to an Impact Scoring Template]]
|[[HowTo:Select Specific Item Attribute Values for a Factor|Select Specific Item Attribute Values for a Factor]]
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|[[Assign a Weight to a Factor|Assign a Weight to a Factor]]
|[[HowTo:Add a Scenario to an Impact Scoring Template|Add a Scenario to an Impact Scoring Template]]
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|[[Change the Scoring Ranges in the Impact Scoring Template|Scoring Ranges]]
|[[HowTo:Assign a Weight to a Factor|Assign a Weight to a Factor]]
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|[[Generate the Impact Scores|Impact Scores]]
|[[HowTo:Select the Scenarios in the Impact Scoring Template|Select the Scenarios in the Impact Scoring Template]]
 
|[[HowTo:Change the Scoring Ranges in the Impact Scoring Template|Change the Scoring Ranges in the Impact Scoring Template]]
 
|[[HowTo:Set the Country Structure Ranges in the Impact Scoring Template|Set the Country Structure Ranges in the Impact Scoring Template]]
 
|[[HowTo:Set the Date Ranges in the Impact Scoring Template|Set the Date Ranges in the Impact Scoring Template]]
 
|[[HowTo:Generate the Impact Scores|Generate the Impact Scores]]
 
|[[HowTo:Save the Impact Scores|Save the Impact Scores]]
 
 
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There are several steps to creating an impact score:
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There are several steps to create an impact score:
  
 
* Create an impact scoring template
 
* Create an impact scoring template
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** Weights for each combination of factors and scenarios
 
** Weights for each combination of factors and scenarios
 
** Scoring ranges
 
** Scoring ranges
** Country structure area scope
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** Country structure criterion
 
** Date ranges to include
 
** Date ranges to include
 
* Generate the impact scores
 
* Generate the impact scores
  
===Impact Scoring Window===
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===Impact Scoring Window===__NOEDITSECTION__
  
 
Impact scoring templates are managed via the Impact Scoring window.  
 
Impact scoring templates are managed via the Impact Scoring window.  
  
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{{note| To access the Impact Scoring Manager window, select '''Impact scoring''' from the '''Reports''' menu. }}
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|align="left" style="padding: 5px 10px 5px 10px"| To access the Impact Scoring Manager window, select '''Impact scoring''' from the '''Tools''' menu.  
 
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The Impact Scoring window has two panes: the available templates and the past results. From these two panes you can add, edit, or delete impact scoring templates, and open or delete saved results.  
 
The Impact Scoring window has two panes: the available templates and the past results. From these two panes you can add, edit, or delete impact scoring templates, and open or delete saved results.  
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Latest revision as of 10:11, 4 October 2016

Note.jpg Impact Scoring Tool is Location based. The result will be a report i.e. the scores will not automatically be stored in the IMSMANG database per Location.
PriSMA may calculate scores per Land/Hazard and as well Country structure/Admin area.

Introduction

The Impact Scoring tool allows Mine Action Programmes to perform complex impact analyses of IMSMANG data. The tool is intended to help programmes to analyse several impact scenarios during their prioritisation and resource allocation process.

Using the Impact Scoring Tool, information managers can select which land factors to evaluate in an analysis. The tool has advanced capabilities to assess the impact of land on individual locations according to multiple-factor weighting schemes. The assessment can be done by using traditional impact factors (recent victims, blocked agriculture, blocked roads, blocked water source, etc) or any other data element from land stored in IMSMANG. Each factor must be given a weight which will enable to calculate and assign the impact score for each Location. The final output is a list of locations ranked by impact based on the factors and weightings determined for that analysis.

IMSMANG allows information managers to create multiple scenarios using the Impact Scoring tool that can be run simultaneously to determine which factors are more important. IMSMANG also allows information managers to customise the display of the resulting analysis on the map. Both the factors and scenarios used in impact scoring and the resulting analyses can be saved within IMSMANG to allow planners to compare changes over time.

Work process

The IMSMA impact scoring tool computes a score for Locations to determine how much the Location is affected by the existence of ordnance. The impact scoring tool allows you to select factors—the land, education, and/or victim item attributes—you would like to evaluate. After selecting the factors, you assign weights to each factor. The weight is a numerical value that signifies the importance of the factor relative to other factors, and its effect on the impact score for the Location. The combination of factors and their weights define a scenario in the impact scoring template. You can define an unlimited number of scenarios with different factors and weights to test and compare the resulting impact scores.

The impact scoring tool allows you to limit the impact scoring to specific Country Structure nodes and time periods. You can customise the scoring ranges which are used to group the Locations in classifications that denote levels of impact.

The impact score of a Location is the sum of the factor scores. The factor score is calculated by multiplying the weight of the factor with the point value of the factor. The point value of a factor can be determined in one of two ways. If the factor contains a count, the count is used as the point value. For other factors, a point value of 1 is assigned if the factor tests positive. It is important to note that a point value is only assigned once regardless of how many times the factor tests true for the Location. This process is repeated for all factors in the scenario.

The impact scores can be saved so that you can either view the results at a later time or recompute the scenario scores using different factor scores.

There are several steps to create an impact score:

  • Create an impact scoring template
  • Add the following to the impact scoring template:
    • Factors
    • Scenarios
    • Weights for each combination of factors and scenarios
    • Scoring ranges
    • Country structure criterion
    • Date ranges to include
  • Generate the impact scores

Impact Scoring Window

Impact scoring templates are managed via the Impact Scoring window.

Note.jpg To access the Impact Scoring Manager window, select Impact scoring from the Reports menu.

The Impact Scoring window has two panes: the available templates and the past results. From these two panes you can add, edit, or delete impact scoring templates, and open or delete saved results.

Impact Scoring Window

Impact Scoring Window