Marxan Planning Platform (MaPP)
What is it?
The Marxan Planning Platform (MaPP) is a cloud-hosted version of the decision-support tool Marxan, the most widely used spatial prioritization software for real-world planning in terrestrial, marine, and freshwater environments. MaPP is an accessible, free and open-source tool that helps planners with the effective allocation of management actions such as biodiversity conservation and sustainable development while supporting online, real-time collaboration and participation through shared projects that allow contributors to co-develop plans in real-time. Through cloud computing, automatic processing of spatial data and established spatial prioritization workflows, the tool streamlines the process of designing, analyzing, and comparing spatial plans that align with national and global priorities for biodiversity conservation and sustainable development. MaPP and UNBL are continuing to explore options to link the functionalities of both platforms.
How can I access it?
To get started with MaPP, simply create an account through the MaPP website to explore existing projects, upload your own projects, or create a new project.
Impact stories
Additional resources
Try out MaPP using a step-by step tutorial and explore some of the public projects based on real-world examples. For more general information on the functionality of the Marxan software suite and additional resources, visit the Marxan website.
Learn about the science, policy applications, and relevancy of this tool to your country in our overview brief.
Try out MaPP using a step-by step tutorial and explore some of the public projects based on real-world examples. For more general information on the functionality of the Marxan software suite and additional resources, visit the Marxan website.