QPROTO is an algorithm for rockfall analyses at a small scale on the basis of the simplified *Cone Method* (Jaboyedoff & Labious, 2011). It allows to preliminarily evaluate the effects of a rockfall event along a slope in terms of exposed areas, boulder velocity and boulder energy.A time-independent rockfall hazard can also be defined. QPROTO is designed by Politecnico di Torino (Marta Castelli, Monica Barbero & Marco Grisolia), Arpa Piemonte (Rocco Pispico & Luca Lanteri) and developed by Faunalia. This Plugin is partially funded by Italian 2015 PRIN Project: "Innovative monitoring and design strategies for sustainable landslide risk mitigation". <br>
<strong>WARNING</strong><br>
Due to evolutions of the SAGA modules used in the plugin, QPROTO is not working in the latest versions of QGIS. <br>
While waiting to update the plugin, we recommend using the portable version "QGIS 3.16.6-1 Hannover" which can be used safely without interference with other QGIS installations. <br>
In this repository by Salvatore Fiandaca [1] you can download QGIS version 3.16.6-1 Hannover Portable Grass 7.8.5 LTR [2] and then install QPROTO. <br>
[1] <a href="https://github.com/pigreco/QGIS_portable_3x">https://github.com/pigreco/QGIS_portable_3x</a> <br>
[2] <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1em9phgWHZd_gDM2ItiliYWBOEFMx1rOS/view?usp=sharing">https://drive.google.com/file/d/1em9phgWHZd_gDM2ItiliYWBOEFMx1rOS/view?usp=sharing</a>
