LecoS

LecoS computes basic and advanced landscape metrics from GIS-derived satellite data to support quantitative landscape ecology analyses.

Key Features:

• Automated metric computation: Performs automated calculation of landscape metrics across input datasets.
• Basic and advanced metrics: Computes both basic and advanced landscape metrics for detailed spatial pattern analysis.
• Iterative processing over vector layers: Iterates processing over an optional vector layer to apply metric calculations to multiple polygons or subareas.
• GIS-derived satellite data support: Operates on GIS-derived satellite data as primary spatial input.
• Integration with QGIS Processing Framework: Executes within the QGIS Processing Framework for integration into spatial workflows.
• Multi-scale metric extraction: Enables extraction of landscape-derived metrics at multiple spatial scales.

Scientific Applications:

• Pollinator response quantification: Quantifies pollinator responses using landscape-derived metrics across multiple scales.
• Habitat configuration analysis: Analyzes habitat configurations to assess their impacts on species such as pollinators.
• Landscape ecology research: Supports quantitative analyses of spatial patterns and structures derived from satellite imagery for landscape ecology studies.

Methodology:

Automated computation of basic and advanced landscape metrics from GIS-derived satellite data by iterating over an optional vector layer within the QGIS Processing Framework.