Document Type
Article
Journal/Book Title/Conference
Photogrammetric Engineering & Remote Sensing
Volume
59
Issue
10
Publisher
American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing
Publication Date
10-1-1993
First Page
1517
Last Page
1520
Abstract
Fractals have been used recently to describe spatial patterns in many landscape-level applications. One such application has been to measure the geometric complexity of landscape features. This paper describes a modified fractal dimension to be used as a measure of distribution of landscape diversity in a classified GIs image. The resulting modified fractal dimension calculation consistently describes diversity for the landscape, accounting not only for patch shape, but also for patch juxtaposition and evenness.
Recommended Citation
Olsen, Eric R.; Ramsey, R. Douglas; and Winn, David S., "A Modified Fractal Dimension as a Measure of Landscape Diversity" (1993). Wildland Resources Faculty Publications. Paper 3209.
https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/wild_facpub/3209