Riverscapes Report Card - TauDEM 1.0.2

TauDEM is a package of tools developed by David Tarboton of Utah State University's Hydrology Research Group. This report card communicates the Riverscape appliation that utilizes TauDEM's algorithms/scripts compliance with the Riverscape Consortium's published tool standards.

Report Card Summary

Production Grade | | Target Status |

Production Grade | | Riverscapes Compliance |

Compliant| | Assessment Rationale | The TauDEM algorithms, as packaged here, can automatically perform terrain analyses at the HUC 8 scale, and produce riverscape projects containing the outputs that are compatible with RAVE, earning it Production Grade status. |

Report Card Details

This tool's discrimnation evaluation by the Riverscapes Consortium's is:

Evaluation Key: None or Not Applicable: • Minimal or In Progress: • Functional: • Fully Developed:

Criteria	Value	Evaluation	Comments and/or Recommendations
:-------	:----	:--------	:------------------------------
Tool Interface(s)	: CLI = Command Line Interface
Scale	Catchment scale		Algorithms are performed on HUC 8 watershed scale DEMs
Language(s) and Dependencies	Python		Package dependencies are open source
Vetted in Peer-Reviewed Literature	TauDEM is documented in various publications
Source Code Documentation	Available at Github repository		Source code is clearly organized and documented
Open Source	open-source with GNU General Public License v 3.0
User Documentation	Documentation is in progress		Documentation has not been finished for the Riverscapes application of TauDEM, but the original version is well documented here
Easy User Interface	Tool is accessed via command prompt		The tool is primarily run by North Arrow Research analysts. For a user to run this version of the tool themselves would require advanced understanding (programming capability) and significant documentation on the process.
Scalability	batch-processing		Tool is typically batch processed at the HUC 8 level
Produces Riverscapes Projects	Yes		Produces Riverscapes Projects that are fully-compatible with RAVE

Tool Output Utility

Criteria	Value	Evaluation	Comments
:-------	:----	:---------	:-------
RAVE- Compliant Riverscapes Projects	Yes
RAVE Business Logic Defined	Yes
Riverscapes Projects hosted in public-facing Riverscapes Warehouse(s)	Yes. Current TauDEM projects are being housed in the Riverscapes Warehouse.		There is data in the warehouse, but is provisional and wider access to the warehouse is forthcoming
Riverscapes Projects connected to Web-Maps	Yes		Current projects are viewable in WebRAVE through the Riverscapes Warehouse
Riverscapes Projects connected to Field Apps	No

Developer Intent

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The Riverscapes Consortium's Technical Committee provides report cards for tools either deemed as "riverscapes-compliant" or "pending riverscapes-compliance".