For example, new data layers can be included or existing layers excluded, specific planning units can be explicitly included or excluded, dataset class boundaries can be redefined, new weighting layers can developed that meet the goals of the MPA planner, and weighting layer weights can be adjusted.
Any conservation target can be entered into OSS and solutions instantly examined. Outputs from a previous model run, such as those in figure 2, can be included as an additional constraint that is then built on to by new solutions.
The expanded solutions are also maximally efficient presentations of habitat and meet the constraints and goals defined by the MPA planner.