A free and open source programming library for landscape metrics calculations

Environmental Modelling and Software

Volumn 31, Issue , 2012, Pages 131-140

  Zaragozi B ^a   Belda, A ^a   Linares, J ^b   Martinez Perez J E ^a   Navarro, J T ^a   Esparza, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALICANTE   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

C sharp; Fragstats; Free and open source software; Geographical information systems; Landscape metrics

Indexed keywords

C SHARP; FRAGSTATS; FREE AND OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARES; GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; LANDSCAPE METRICS;

C (PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE); COMPUTER SYSTEMS PROGRAMMING; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; LAND USE; OPEN SYSTEMS;

APPLICATION PROGRAMMING INTERFACES (API);

DATA SET; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; GIS; LANDSCAPE STRUCTURE; MAP; SOFTWARE;

EID: 84856368020     PISSN: 13648152     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envsoft.2011.10.009     Document Type: Article

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