
COMPLEMENTARITY OF BOTH GIS AND FRACTAL METHODOLOGY IN DETERMINING THE ECONOMIC PRESSURE ON FOREST AREAS IN THE APUSENI MOUNTAINS, ROMANIA
(STEF92 Technology, 2018, Ion C. Andronache, A. G. Simion, R. Radu, C. Teodorescu, M. Marin)
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Deforestation is a contemporary challenge manifested in extensive areas, requiring both quantitative analysis through established and qualitative methods by applying fractal analysis methods. Using GIS methods for processing post-processed satellite imagery, the loss area during 2000-2016 were determined and prepared as images necessary for fractal analysis. The fractal methods used were the Local Connected Fractal Dimension (LCFD), the Tug-of War Lacunarity and the Fractal Fragmentation Index (FFI). Methods that ...
