RStudio exercise
Steps were developed by Dr Song Xiao Ping – Check out his github here
All steps
Lesson recording
Notes – Here
Code – Here
Exercise Files – Here
Get 10m resolution satellite images via Sentinel 2 :
QGIS exercise
NOTE: NEW FILES GENERATED IN QGIS ARE TEMPORARY FILES AND NEED TO BE MADE PERMANENT BY EXPORTING AS LAYERS. TEMPORARY FILES WILL BE REMOVED WHEN YOU CLOSE QGIS
All steps
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
If QGIS tools are missing, go to – manage plugins – processing manager
If you can’t clip properly, try to check the create output alpha band in clip, or v.buffer.distance
Notes – Here
Using ArcGIS to get NDVI and reclassify map
Note: Can dynamically vary green NDVI threshold using symbology
Some useful links for conducting analysis using GIS:
Supervised image classfication
Unsupervised image classification
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 – Link 5
FRAGSTATS: spatial pattern analysis program for quantifying landscape structure
FRAGSTATS: A FREE TOOL FOR QUANTIFYING AND EVALUATING SPATIAL PATTERNS
Youtube example here
Green + Grey
Trees on Rooftops – Guidelines and Planting Considerations – Link – PDF
Skyrise Greenery Showcase – Link – PDF
Skyrise Greenery Handbook – Link – PDF
Suggested plant species for green roofs – Link – PDF
Suggested plant species for green walls – Link – PDF
Green + Brown
Sustainable Landscape – Link – PDF
LEAF Assessment self evaluation form 2016 – Link – PDF
Guidelines on Tree Provision and Conservation – Link – PDF
Green Plot Ratio Calculation – Link – PDF
Green + Blue
Enginnering Procedures for ABC Waters Design – Link – PDF
ABC Waters Design Guidelines – Link – PDF
Misc
ED 209 Past exam papers archive (AY2016/2017 to present) – Please do not access without proper authorization