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Parameter: landscape.shape.index

Dataset: 
ASU Fragmentation – Landscape Parameters
Parameter: 
area_measured
Master parameters information
Short Name:
 area_measured
Short Description:
 area_measured
Official Name:
 area_measured
No Data Value:
Description:
 

Area is the quantity that expresses the extent of a two-dimensional region, shape, or planar lamina, in the plane.

Dataset-parameters information
Supplied Name: 
landscape.shape.index
Supplied Units: 
unitless
Datatype: 
Float
Conversion Necessary: 
no
Description: 

Total landscape perimeter (meters), divided by the square root of the total landscape area (square meters), adjusted by a constant for a circular standard (vector) or square standard (raster)