| patch |
area |
area |
vm_p_area |
area and edge metric |
patch area in hectares |
| patch |
core area index |
cai |
vm_p_cai |
core area metric |
ratio of the core area and the area in square
meters |
| patch |
circularity |
circ |
vm_p_circ |
shape metric |
ratio between area of polygon and area of
equal-perimeter circle |
| patch |
CIRCLE |
circle |
vm_p_circle |
shape metric |
ratio between the patch area and the smallest
circumscribing circle of the patch |
| patch |
cohesion index |
coh_idx |
vm_p_coh |
shape metric |
ratio of the average distance-squared among all points
in an equal-area circle and the average distance-squared among all
points in the shape |
| patch |
compactness |
compact |
vm_p_comp |
shape metric |
form factor calculated from equation: sqrt(4 * area /
pi) / perimeter |
| patch |
convexity |
convex |
vm_p_convex |
shape metric |
ratio between perimeter of convex hull and perimeter of
polygon |
| patch |
core area |
core |
vm_p_core |
core area metric |
core area in hectares |
| patch |
detour index |
detour_idx |
vm_p_detour |
shape metric |
ratio between perimeter of equal-area circle and
perimeter of convex hull of polygon |
| patch |
elongation |
elong |
vm_p_elong |
shape metric |
ratio between major and minor axis length |
| patch |
euclidean nearest-neighbor distance |
enn |
vm_p_enn |
aggregation metric |
edge-to-edge distance to the nearest neighbouring patch
of the same class in meters |
| patch |
equivalent rectangular index |
eri |
vm_p_eri |
shape metric |
ratio between perimeter of equal-area rectangle of
shape and perimeter of shape |
| patch |
exchange index |
exchange_idx |
vm_p_exchange |
shape metric |
share of the total area of the shape that is inside the
equal-area circle around its centroid |
| patch |
fractal dimension index |
frac |
vm_p_frac |
shape metric |
based on the patch perimeter and the patch area and
describes the patch complexity |
| patch |
fullness index |
full_idx |
vm_p_fullness |
shape metric |
ratio between the average fullness of small
neighbourhoods (1% of area) in the shape and in its equal-area
circle |
| patch |
girth index |
girth_idx |
vm_p_girth |
shape metric |
ratio between radius of maximum inscribed circle and
radius of equal-area circle |
| patch |
number of disjunct core area |
ncore |
vm_p_ncore |
core area metric |
number of disjunct core areas |
| patch |
perimeter-area ratio |
perarea |
vm_p_perarea |
shape metric |
ratio between the patch perimeter and area |
| patch |
perimeter index |
perim_idx |
vm_p_perim_idx |
shape metric |
ratio between perimeter of equal-area circle and
perimeter of polygon |
| patch |
perimeter |
perim |
vm_p_perim |
area and edge metric |
patch perimeter |
| patch |
proximity index |
proxim_idx |
vm_p_proxim |
shape metric |
ratio between average distance from all points of
equal-area circle to its center and average distance from all points of
shape to its center |
| patch |
range index |
range_idx |
vm_p_range |
shape metric |
ratio between diameter of equal-area circle and
diameter of smallest circumscribing circle |
| patch |
rectangularity |
rect |
vm_p_rect |
shape metric |
ratio between area of shape and area of minimum area
bounding rectangle (MABR) |
| patch |
roughness index |
rough_idx |
vm_p_rough |
shape metric |
index calculated from area and perimeter of shape, as
well as from average distance from edge of shape to its centroid |
| patch |
SHAPE |
shape |
vm_p_shape |
shape metric |
ratio between the actual perimeter of the patch and the
hypothetical minimum perimeter of the patch |
| patch |
solidity |
solid |
vm_p_solid |
shape metric |
ratio between area of convex hull and area of
polygon |
| patch |
sphericity |
sphere |
vm_p_sphere |
shape metric |
ratio between radius of maximum inscribed circle and
minimum circumscribing circle |
| patch |
squareness |
square |
vm_p_square |
shape metric |
ratio between perimeter of equal-area square of shape
and perimeter of shape |
| class |
coefficient of variation of patch areas at class
level |
area_cv |
vm_c_area_cv |
area and edge metric |
patch areas in hectares |
| class |
mean value of patch areas at class level |
area_mn |
vm_c_area_mn |
area and edge metric |
patch areas in hectares |
| class |
standard deviation of patch areas at class level |
area_sd |
vm_c_area_sd |
area and edge metric |
patch areas in hectares |
| class |
total area of each class |
ca |
vm_c_ca |
area and edge metric |
class areas in hectares |
| class |
coefficient of variation of core area index values at
class level |
cai_cv |
vm_c_cai_cv |
core area metric |
ratio of the core area and the area |
| class |
mean value of core area index at class level |
cai_mn |
vm_c_cai_mn |
core area metric |
ratio of the core area and the area |
| class |
standard deviation of core area index values at class
level |
cai_sd |
vm_c_cai_sd |
core area metric |
ratio of the core area and the area |
| class |
mean value of circularity at class level |
circ_mn |
vm_c_circ_mn |
shape metric |
ratio between area of polygon and area of
equal-perimeter circle |
| class |
coefficient of variation of CIRCLE values at class
level |
circle_cv |
vm_c_circle_cv |
shape metric |
ratio between the patch area and the smallest
circumscribing circle of the patch |
| class |
mean value of CIRCLE at class level |
circle_mn |
vm_c_circle_mn |
shape metric |
ratio between the patch area and the smallest
circumscribing circle of the patch |
| class |
standard deviation of CIRCLE values at class level |
circle_sd |
vm_c_circle_sd |
shape metric |
ratio between the patch area and the smallest
circumscribing circle of the patch |
| class |
mean value of cohesion index at class level |
coh_mn |
vm_c_coh_mn |
shape metric |
ratio of the average distance-squared among all points
in an equal-area circle and the average distance-squared among all
points in the shape |
| class |
mean value of compactness at class level |
comp_mn |
vm_c_comp_mn |
shape metric |
form factor calculated from equation: sqrt(4 * area /
pi) / perimeter |
| class |
mean value of convexity at class level |
conv_mn |
vm_c_convex_mn |
shape metric |
ratio between perimeter of convex hull and perimeter of
polygon |
| class |
coefficient of variation of core area values at class
level |
core_cv |
vm_c_core_cv |
core area metric |
core area in hectares |
| class |
mean value of core area at class level |
core_mn |
vm_c_core_mn |
core area metric |
core area in hectares |
| class |
standard deviation of core area values at class
level |
core_sd |
vm_c_core_sd |
core area metric |
core area in hectares |
| class |
core area percentage of landscape in each class |
cpland |
vm_c_cpland |
core area metric |
total core area of each class in relation to landscape
area |
| class |
disjunct core area density of each class |
DCAD |
vm_c_dcad |
core area metric |
number of disjunct core areas per 100 ha relative to
the total area |
| class |
coefficient of variation of number of disjunct core
areas in each class |
dcore_cv |
vm_c_dcore_cv |
core area metric |
- |
| class |
mean value of number of disjunct core areas in each
class |
dcore_mn |
vm_c_dcore_mn |
core area metric |
- |
| class |
standard deviation of number of disjunct core areas in
each class |
dcore_sd |
vm_c_dcore_sd |
core area metric |
- |
| class |
mean value of detour index at class level |
detour_mn |
vm_c_detour_mn |
shape metric |
ratio between perimeter of equal-area circle and
perimeter of convex hull of polygon |
| class |
landscape division index of each class |
division |
vm_c_division |
aggregation metric |
sum of squared ratios between the patch area and class
area |
| class |
edge density of each class |
ED |
vm_c_ed |
area and edge metric |
sum of all edges of class in relation to the landscape
area |
| class |
mean value of elongation at class level |
elong_mn |
vm_c_elong_mn |
shape metric |
ratio between major and minor axis length |
| class |
coefficient of variation of euclidean nearest-neighbor
distance at class level |
enn_cv |
vm_c_enn_cv |
aggregation metric |
edge-to-edge distance to the nearest neighbouring patch
of the same class in meters |
| class |
mean value of euclidean nearest-neighbor distance at
class level |
enn_mn |
vm_c_enn_mn |
aggregation metric |
edge-to-edge distance to the nearest neighbouring patch
of the same class in meters |
| class |
standard deviation of euclidean nearest-neighbor
distance at class level |
enn_sd |
vm_c_enn_sd |
aggregation metric |
edge-to-edge distance to the nearest neighbouring patch
of the same class in meters |
| class |
mean value of equivalent rectangular index at class
level |
eri_mn |
vm_c_eri_mn |
shape metric |
ratio between perimeter of equal-area rectangle of
shape and perimeter of shape |
| class |
mean value of exchange index at class level |
exchange_mn |
vm_c_exchange_mn |
shape metric |
share of the total area of the shape that is inside the
equal-area circle around its centroid |
| class |
coefficient of variation of fractal dimension index at
class level |
frac_cv |
vm_c_frac_cv |
shape metric |
based on the patch perimeter and the patch area and
describes the patch complexity |
| class |
mean value of fractal dimension index at class
level |
frac_mn |
vm_c_frac_mn |
shape metric |
based on the patch perimeter and the patch area and
describes the patch complexity |
| class |
standard deviation of fractal dimension index at class
level |
frac_sd |
vm_c_frac_sd |
shape metric |
based on the patch perimeter and the patch area and
describes the patch complexity |
| class |
mean value of fullness index at class level |
full_mn |
vm_c_fullness_mn |
shape metric |
ratio between the average fullness of small
neighbourhoods (1% of area) in the shape and in its equal-area
circle |
| class |
fullness index of aggregated patches of each class |
full_idx |
vm_c_fullness |
aggregation metric |
ratio between the average fullness of small
neighbourhoods (1% of area) in the aggregated patches of the class and
in their equal-area circle |
| class |
mean value of girth index at class level |
girth_mn |
vm_c_girth_mn |
shape metric |
ratio between radius of maximum inscribed circle and
radius of equal-area circle |
| class |
largest patch index at class level |
lpi |
vm_c_lpi |
area and edge metric |
percentage of the landscape covered by the
corresponding largest patch of each class |
| class |
landscape shape index at class level |
lsi |
vm_c_lsi |
aggregation metric |
ratio between the actual perimeter of the patch and the
hypothetical minimum perimeter of the patch |
| class |
effective mesh size at class level |
mesh |
vm_c_mesh |
aggregation metric |
- |
| class |
number of disjunct core area in each class |
ndca |
vm_c_ndca |
core area metric |
number of disjunct core areas |
| class |
number of patches in each class |
np |
vm_c_np |
aggregation metric |
number of patches |
| class |
patch density at class level |
pd |
vm_c_pd |
aggregation metric |
number of patches in class standardized to the area of
class |
| class |
coefficient of variation of perimeter-area ratio at
class level |
perarea_cv |
vm_c_perarea_cv |
shape metric |
ratio between the patch perimeter and area |
| class |
mean value of perimeter-area ratio at class level |
perarea_mn |
vm_c_perarea_mn |
shape metric |
ratio between the patch perimeter and area |
| class |
standard deviation of perimeter-area ratio at class
level |
perarea_sd |
vm_c_perarea_sd |
shape metric |
ratio between the patch perimeter and area |
| class |
mean value of perimeter index at class level |
perim_mn |
vm_c_perim_idx_mn |
shape metric |
ratio between perimeter of equal-area circle and
perimeter of polygon |
| class |
percentage of landscape of class |
pland |
vm_c_pland |
area and edge metric |
|
| class |
mean value of proximity index at class level |
proxim_mn |
vm_c_proxim_mn |
shape metric |
ratio between average distance from all points of
equal-area circle to its center and average distance from all points of
shape to its center |
| class |
mean value of range index at class level |
range_mn |
vm_c_range_mn |
shape metric |
ratio between diameter of equal-area circle and
diameter of smallest circumscribing circle |
| class |
mean value of rectangularity at class level |
rect_mn |
vm_c_rect_mn |
shape metric |
ratio between area of shape and area of minimum area
bounding rectangle (MABR) |
| class |
mean value of roughness index at class level |
rough_mn |
vm_c_rough_mn |
shape metric |
index calculated from area and perimeter of shape, as
well as from average distance from edge of shape to its centroid |
| class |
coefficient of variation of shape index at class
level |
shape_cv |
vm_c_shape_cv |
shape metric |
ratio between the actual perimeter of the patch and the
hypothetical minimum perimeter of the patch |
| class |
mean value of shape index at class level |
shape_mn |
vm_c_shape_mn |
shape metric |
ratio between the actual perimeter of the patch and the
hypothetical minimum perimeter of the patch |
| class |
standard deviation of shape index at class level |
shape_sd |
vm_c_shape_sd |
shape metric |
ratio between the actual perimeter of the patch and the
hypothetical minimum perimeter of the patch |
| class |
mean value of solidity at class level |
solid_mn |
vm_c_solid_mn |
shape metric |
ratio between area of convex hull and area of
polygon |
| class |
mean value of sphercity at class level |
sphere_mn |
vm_c_sphere_mn |
shape metric |
ratio between radius of maximum inscribed circle and
minimum circumscribing circle |
| class |
splitting index |
split |
vm_c_split |
aggregation metric |
number of patches if all patches of class would be
divided into equally sized patches |
| class |
mean value of squareness at class level |
square_mn |
vm_c_square_mn |
shape metric |
ratio between perimeter of equal-area square of shape
and perimeter of shape |
| class |
total core area of each class |
tca |
vm_c_tca |
core area metric |
core area in hectares |
| class |
total edge length of each class |
te |
vm_c_te |
area and edge metric |
sum of all edges of class in meters |
| landscape |
mean value of patch areas at landscape level |
area_mn |
vm_l_area_mn |
area and edge metric |
patch areas in hectares |
| landscape |
mean value of core area index at landscape level |
cai_mn |
vm_l_cai_mn |
core area metric |
ratio of the core area and the area |
| landscape |
mean value of circularity at landscape level |
circ_mn |
vm_l_circ_mn |
shape metric |
ratio between area of polygon and area of
equal-perimeter circle |
| landscape |
mean value of cohesion index at landscape level |
coh_mn |
vm_l_coh_mn |
shape metric |
ratio of the average distance-squared among all points
in an equal-area circle and the average distance-squared among all
points in the shape |
| landscape |
mean value of compactness at landscape level |
comp_mn |
vm_l_comp_mn |
shape metric |
form factor calculated from equation: sqrt(4 * area /
pi) / perimeter |
| landscape |
mean value of convexity at landscape level |
conv_mn |
vm_l_conv_mn |
shape metric |
ratio between perimeter of convex hull and perimeter of
polygon |
| landscape |
mean value of patch core areas at landscape level |
core_mn |
vm_l_core_mn |
core area metric |
core area in hectares |
| landscape |
disjunct core area density of the landscape |
dcad |
vm_l_dcad |
core area metric |
number of disjunct core areas per 100 ha relative to
the total area |
| landscape |
mean value of number of core areas in landscape |
dcore_mn |
vm_l_dcore_mn |
core area metric |
- |
| landscape |
mean value of detour index at landscape level |
detour_mn |
vm_l_detour_mn |
shape metric |
ratio between perimeter of equal-area circle and
perimeter of convex hull of polygon |
| landscape |
division index of the landscape |
division |
vm_l_division |
aggregation metric |
sum of squared ratios between the patch area and class
area |
| landscape |
edge density of the landscape |
ed |
vm_l_ed |
area and edge metric |
sum of all edges of class in relation to the landscape
area |
| landscape |
mean value of elongation at landscape level |
elong_mn |
vm_l_elong_mn |
shape metric |
ratio between major and minor axis length |
| landscape |
mean value of equivalent rectangular index at landscape
level |
eri_mn |
vm_l_eri_mn |
shape metric |
ratio between perimeter of equal-area rectangle of
shape and perimeter of shape |
| landscape |
mean value of exchange index at landscape level |
exchange_mn |
vm_l_exchange_mn |
shape metric |
share of the total area of the shape that is inside the
equal-area circle around its centroid |
| landscape |
mean value of fractal dimension index at landscape
level |
frac_mn |
vm_l_frac_mn |
shape metric |
based on the patch perimeter and the patch area and
describes the patch complexity |
| landscape |
mean value of fullness index at landscape level |
full_mn |
vm_l_fullness_mn |
shape metric |
ratio between the average fullness of small
neighbourhoods (1% of area) in the shape and in its equal-area
circle |
| landscape |
fullness index of aggregated patches of landscape |
full_index |
vm_l_fullness |
aggregation metric |
ratio between the average fullness of small
neighbourhoods (1% of area) in the aggregated patches of the landscape
and in its equal-area circle |
| landscape |
mean value of girth index at landscape level |
girth_mn |
vm_l_girth_mn |
shape metric |
ratio between radius of maximum inscribed circle and
radius of equal-area circle |
| landscape |
largest patch index |
lpi |
vm_l_lpi |
area and edge metric |
percentage of the landscape covered by the largest
patch in the landscape |
| landscape |
landscape shape index |
lsi |
vm_l_lsi |
aggregation metric |
ratio between the actual perimeter of the patch and the
hypothetical minimum perimeter of the patch |
| landscape |
effective mesh size |
mesh |
vm_l_mesh |
aggregation metric |
- |
| landscape |
modified Simpson’s diversity index |
msidi |
vm_l_msidi |
diversity metric |
- |
| landscape |
modified Simpson’s evenness index |
msiei |
vm_l_msiei |
diversity metric |
- |
| landscape |
number of disjunct core area in the landscape |
ndca |
vm_l_ndca |
core area metric |
number of disjunct core areas |
| landscape |
number of patches in landscape |
np |
vm_l_np |
aggregation metric |
number of patches |
| landscape |
perimeter-area fractal dimension |
pafrac |
vm_l_pafrac |
shape metric |
- |
| landscape |
patch density in the landscape |
pd |
vm_l_pd |
aggregation metric |
number of patches in landscape standardized to the area
of that landscape |
| landscape |
mean value of perimeter-area ratio at landscape
level |
perarea_mn |
vm_l_perarea_mn |
shape metric |
ratio between the patch perimeter and area |
| landscape |
mean value of perimeter index at landscape level |
perim_mn |
vm_l_perim_mn |
shape metric |
ratio between perimeter of equal-area circle and
perimeter of polygon |
| landscape |
patch richness |
pr |
vm_l_pr |
diversity metric |
number of classes in the landscape |
| landscape |
patch richness density |
prd |
vm_l_prd |
diversity metric |
number of classes in landscape standardized to the area
of that landscape |
| landscape |
mean value of proximity index at landscape level |
proxim_mn |
vm_l_proxim_mn |
shape metric |
ratio between average distance from all points of
equal-area circle to its center and average distance from all points of
shape to its center |
| landscape |
mean value of range index at landscape level |
range_mn |
vm_l_range_mn |
shape metric |
ratio between diameter of equal-area circle and
diameter of smallest circumscribing circle |
| landscape |
mean value of rectangularity at landscape level |
rect_mn |
vm_l_rect_mn |
shape metric |
ratio between area of shape and area of minimum area
bounding rectangle (MABR) |
| landscape |
mean value of roughness index at landscape level |
rough_mn |
vm_l_rough_mn |
shape metric |
index calculated from area and perimeter of shape, as
well as from average distance from edge of shape to its centroid |
| landscape |
relative patch richness |
rpr |
vm_l_rpr |
diversity metric |
percentage of present classes in the landscape in
relation to a (theoretical) number of maximum classes |
| landscape |
mean value of shape index at landscape level |
shape_mn |
vm_l_shape_mn |
shape metric |
ratio between the actual perimeter of the patch and the
hypothetical minimum perimeter of the patch |
| landscape |
Shannon’s diversity index at landscape level |
shdi |
vm_l_shdi |
diversity metric |
- |
| landscape |
Shannon’s evenness index at landscape level |
shei |
vm_l_shei |
diversity metric |
- |
| landscape |
Simpson’s diversity index at landscape level |
sidi |
vm_l_sidi |
diversity metric |
- |
| landscape |
Simpson’s evenness index at landscape level |
siei |
vm_l_siei |
diversity metric |
- |
| landscape |
mean value of solidity at landscape level |
solid_mn |
vm_l_solid_mn |
shape metric |
ratio between area of convex hull and area of
polygon |
| landscape |
mean value of sphercity at landscape level |
sphere_mn |
vm_l_sphere_mn |
shape metric |
ratio between radius of maximum inscribed circle and
minimum circumscribing circle |
| landscape |
splitting index |
split |
vm_l_split |
aggregation metric |
number of patches if all patches the landscape would be
divided into equally sized patches |
| landscape |
mean value of squareness at landscape level |
square_mn |
vm_l_square_mn |
shape metric |
ratio between perimeter of equal-area square of shape
and perimeter of shape |
| landscape |
total area of the landscape |
ta |
vm_l_ta |
area and edge metric |
landscape area in hectares |
| landscape |
total core area of the landscape |
tca |
vm_l_tca |
core area metric |
core area in hectares |
| landscape |
total edge length in the landscape |
te |
vm_l_te |
area and edge metric |
sum of all edges of class in meters |