RUNNING FRAGSTATS VIA THE GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE

FRAGSTATS is run via a graphical user interface (GUI). This GUI is intended to facilitate the parameterization process and to provide flexibility in the analysis and choice of metrics. What follows is a step-by-step description of how to parameterize and run FRAGSTATS using the GUI:

Step 1. Starting the FRAGSTATS GUI

Step 2. Setting Run Parameters

Step 3. Selecting and Parameterizing Patch, Class, and Landscape Metrics

Step 4. Working with Batch Files (optional)

Step 5. Modifying Class Properties (optional)

Step 6. Executing FRAGSTATS

Step 7. Browsing and Saving the Results