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Getting started with omniscape

To get started working with omniscape SyncroSim, begin by:

  1. Installing SyncroSim and Julia
  2. Installing the omniscape SyncroSim package


Installing SyncroSim and Julia

Running omniscape SyncroSim requires that SyncroSim and Julia be installed on your computer.

  1. Download SyncroSim version 3.1.0 or greater here and follow the installation prompts.
  2. Download Julia version 1.9 or greater here and follow the installation prompts.


Installing the omniscape SyncroSim package

1. Open SyncroSim Studio.

2. Select File > Local Packages.

SyncroSim Studio File menu expanded, with the Local Packages option highlighted near the bottom of the list.

3. The Packages window will open, listing all the SyncroSim packages installed in your computer. To install a new package from the Package Server, click Install from Server….

Local Packages window listing installed packages such as omniscape and omniscapeImpact, with the Install from Server button highlighted.

4. A new window will open listing the packages available for install from the Package Server. To install omniscape SyncroSim, mark the checkbox beside the package name and click OK.

Install from Server dialog with the checkbox beside omniscape version 2.9.0 selected and the OK button highlighted.

5. The omniscape SyncroSim package uses Conda to manage the package dependencies. Upon installing the package, you will be prompted to install Conda if it is not already installed in your computer. Then, you will be prompted to create or update the Conda environment for omniscape SyncroSim. Click Yes.

Conda Environment dialog asking to create or update the conda environment for the omniscape package, with the Yes button highlighted.

6. Return to the Packages window, omniscape will now be listed along with the other installed packages, and the Conda checkbox will be marked.

Local Packages window with omniscape version 2.9.0 highlighted in the list and its Conda checkbox marked.

Next steps

Once the requirements have been installed, the following tutorials will cover the basics of the omniscape and omniscapeImpact SyncroSim packages for connectivity analyses:

  1. Reproducing the Omniscape.jl example with omniscape SyncroSim
  2. Measuring the impact of connectivity change with omniscapeImpact

SyncroSim Studio map view showing two omniscape output panels side by side: normalized current flow and connectivity categories, with their legends.