ROOT
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.. tags:: Postprocessing, optimization, landscape planning, restoration

| **Source Code:** https://github.com/natcap/ROOT.git
| **Current Version:** 2.0.0
| **Last Updated:** 2026-05-29T17:26:35Z
| **License**: Apache-2.0
| **Authors:** Peter Hawthorne
| **Maintainers:** Peter Hawthorne; Natural Capital Alliance Software Team
| `Documentation <https://natcap.github.io/ROOT/>`_ :octicon:`link-external` | `Issue Tracker <https://github.com/natcap/ROOT/issues>`_ :octicon:`link-external`

.. admonition:: Install this plugin in the InVEST Workbench

    Copy the link below and paste it into the InVEST Workbench "Manage Plugins"
    modal, under "Git URL." In the "Branch, tag, or commit" box, enter:
    **2.0.0**

    .. code::

        https://github.com/natcap/ROOT.git


About
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ROOT is a landscape optimization tool that helps users identify action portfolios that balance multiple benefits.


Dependencies
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This plugin will pull these dependencies from PyPI::

    taskgraph

And these dependencies will be pulled from conda-forge::

    python==3.13
    gdal
    pygeoprocessing
    natcap.invest>=3.18.0
    pandas
    numpy
    scipy
    cvxpy
    shapely