Hi, I’ve run the Urban Cooling model quite a number of times now, and I have noticed that with time changing any of the parameters such as changing the workspace folder or the cooling distance would take a really long time (20 minutes or more). Is there anything I can do to speed this up? I have t…

OK, to solve this it is just enough to go to Edit–>Clear parameter cache!

Hi @JoZ , Thanks for posting and I’m glad you were able to find a fix. Could you provide more information on the slow downs you were seeing when running InVEST multiple times? Typically with newer InVEST versions, the first run of an input parameter set should take the longest, and subsequent runs …

Hi Doug, it was not a matter of the models taking more time to run but the time it took to set them up, such as navigating to a different input file or changing cooling distances. The model just would go into non-responsive mode for minutes and minutes, nearing half hour after just clicking in a bo…

Ah, thanks for clarifying Joanna! If I could ask one more question, were your input files hosted locally or on an external drive / cloud hosting? Thanks for helping us build a better InVEST! Doug

I had all my inputs hosted locally. Glad I could help! :slightly_smiling_face: Joanna

Urban Cooling model taking a really long time to parameterize

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JoZ August 17, 2020, 2:40pm 6

I had all my inputs hosted locally.
Glad I could help!
Joanna

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