landscapemetrics

The landscapemetrics R package offers a robust solution for quantifying landscape structure and composition using categorical map patterns. It provides a wide array of metrics, allowing users to characterize landscapes at various scales, from individual patches to entire landscapes. This comprehensive toolkit supports spatial analysis crucial for understanding ecological processes, biodiversity patterns, and human impacts on ecosystems.

Designed for seamless integration within the R statistical environment, landscapemetrics leverages familiar data structures and workflows, making it accessible to a broad community of ecologists, geographers, and environmental scientists. The package facilitates advanced spatial analysis by providing functions for calculating patch, class, and landscape-level metrics, alongside tools for data preparation and visualization.

Its utility extends across diverse applications, including conservation planning, habitat assessment, land-use change analysis, and ecological modeling. By offering standardized and reproducible methods for metric calculation, landscapemetrics aids in comparative studies and supports evidence-based decision-making in environmental management. The project is hosted on GitHub, promoting collaborative development and community contributions to enhance its capabilities.