NPScape landscape pattern metrics are calculated for particular land cover types using NPScape land cover metric GIS data. The methods underlying these calculations are available for download through the NPScape website: http://science.nature.nps.gov/im/monitor/npscape/methods.cfm.
This record provides default metadata for metric GIS data developed and distributed by NPScape. More information and updates are available through the NPScape website: http://science.nature.nps.gov/im/monitor/npscape/.