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The Confinement Toolbox contains the Confinement Tool and Moving Window Tool for calculating confinement along a stream network. This tool is written in Python (2.7) for use in ArcGIS version 10.1.

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Latest: Version 2.1.02 released on 2017-MAR-03

+ Roll out of "Confinement Project"
+ Calculate Constriction Metric
+ Reconfigured Toolbox Structure to support projects and stand alone calculations

Previous Versions and Release Notes

Installation

The Confinement Toolbox is provided as a zip file containing a .pyt file and supporting script files.

1. Unzip the contents to your computer (keep all files together).
2. Open ArcGIS.
3. Add the .pyt file to Arc toolbox as you would any other Geoprocesssing Toolbox.

Using the Confinement Tools

Project Mode

The Confinement Tool has a Project Mode to support confinement analysis organization and the RiverScapes Program.

Start Here to calculate confinement as a Project

Stand-Alone Tools

The primary Confinement Tools can also be used in a "stand-alone" analysis workflow.

• Confining Margins Tool Generate confining margins and calculate Confinement values for a stream network.
• Confinement By Segments Calculate confinement along pre-existing segments in the stream network.
• Moving Window Tool Tool for calculating confinement from a set of moving window segments.

Acknowledgements

The Confinement Toolbox was written by Kelly Whitehead (South Fork Research, Seattle WA) with support, contributions and testing by

• Carol Volk (SFR)
• Joe Wheaton (Utah State University, Logan UT)
• Wally MacFarlane (USU)
• Jordan Gilbert (USU)
• Gary O'Brien (USU)
• Steve Fortney (TerrAqua, Inc.)
• Jean Olson (SFR)