The LANDIS-II Project
- Unified Process - The process we're using to build LANDIS-II.
- Software Requirements (PDF) - The requirements for the LANDIS-II application.
- Project Risks - The risks and uncertainties for the development of LANDIS-II.
- LANDIS-II Features - The features and their expected version dates.
- Development Timeline (PDF) - Our priorities and estimated start and complete dates. Last updated May 09, 2005.
Ancillary Extensions
- Biomass Succession [link here].
Core Development Cycle 1 (version 1.0)
- Cycle type: Initial
- Completion date: January 2005
Elaboration Phase:
Iterations in this phase define and create the core architecture.
- Iteration 1
- Landscape module (site variables and iterators).
Finished August 26, 2004 -- Assessment - Iteration 2
- C++ and Plug-n-Play (dynamically linked libraries).
Finished October 1, 2004 -- Assessment - Iteration 3
- Investigating C#.
Finished November 2, 2004 -- Assessment - Iteration 4
- Rounding out the Core.
Finished December 2, 2004 -- Assessment
Construction Phase:
Iterations in this phase focus on building the remaining parts of the application.
- Iteration 5
- Wind, Species.
Finished December 22, 2004 -- Assessment - Iteration 6
- Age-Only Succession, Species.
Finished January 21, 2005 -- Assessment - Iteration 7
- Ecoregions, Reproduction.
Finished February 17, 2005 -- Assessment - Iteration 8
- Alpha 1 release.
Finished March 10, 2005 -- Assessment - Iteration 9
- Performance testing, Team meeting.
Finished April 2, 2005 -- Assessment - Iteration 10
- Performance tuning, Features from team meeting.
Finished April 21, 2005 -- Assessment
Transition Phase:
Iterations in this phase focus on preparing the application for distribution to users outside the project team.
- Iteration 11
- Beta 1 release.
Finished May 19, 2005 -- Assessment - Iteration 12
- Release candidate 1.
Finished June 15, 2005 -- Assessment - Iteration 13
- Official Release.
Finished August 5, 2005 -- Assessment
Development Cycle 2 (version 2.0)
- Cycle type: Evolutionary
- Completion date: Summer 2005
Features
- Graphical User Interface
- Ability to download and install new and updated components from our web site.

