QGIS exercise
Step 1 – Download satellite image
Step 2 – Stack satellite bands to form RGB raster
Step 3 – Download boundary shape file
Step 4 – Clean up shape file
Step 5 – Generate NDVI
Step 6 – Clip NDVI
Step 7 – Reclassify
Step 8 – Landscape metrics
QGIS – Landscape Ecology Statistics (LecoS) Part I
QGIS – Landscape Ecology Statistics (LecoS) Part II
https://plugins.qgis.org/plugins/LecoS/
Extra:
How to merge two satellite images – GIS
How to remove black background in satellite images – GIS
What to Measure
Vegetation cover: Link 1 Link 2
Biotope Area Ratio: Link 1 Link 2
Green Space Factor: Link 1 Link 2 Link 3
Sustainable Sites Initiatives (SITES): Link 1 Link 2 Link 3
Neighbourhood Landscape Design Guidelines (NLDG): Link 1 Link 2
City Biodiversity Index: Link 1 Link 2
Landscape Metrics: Link 1 Link 2 Link 3 Link 4
Green + Grey
Green + Brown
Green + Blue
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