AREA/DENSITY/EDGE METRICS


Background

FRAGSTATS Metrics 

Limitations


Code

Metric (acronym)

Patch Metrics

P4

Patch Area (AREA)

P5

Patch Perimeter (PERIM)

P6

Radius of Gyration (GYRATE)

Class Metrics

C3

Total (Class) Area (CA)

C4

Percentage of Landscape (PLAND)

C5

Number of Patches (NP)

C6

Patch Density (PD)

C7

Total Edge (TE)

C8

Edge Density (ED)

C9

Landscape Shape Index (LSI)

C124

Normalized Landscape Shape Index (nLSI)

C10

Largest Patch Index (LPI)

C11-C16

Patch Area Distribution (AREA_MN, _AM, _MD, _RA, _SD, _CV)

C17-C22

Radius of Gyration Distribution (GYRATE_MN, _AM, _MD, _RA, _SD, _CV)

Landscape Metrics

L3

Total Area (TA)

L5

Number of Patches (NP)

L6

Patch Density (PD)

L7

Total Edge (TE)

L8

Edge Density (ED)

L9

Landscape Shape Index (LSI)

L10

Largest Patch Index (LPI)

L11-L16

Patch Area Distribution (AREA_MN, _AM, _MD, _RA, _SD, _CV)

L17-L22

Radius of Gyration Distribution (GYRATE_MN, _AM, _MD, _RA, _SD, _CV)