Area-weighted mean patch size
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Built and Natural EnvironmentUrban LandscapeBECAWAVGPTCHAREA
Variable Definition
Weighted average of urban patch size (in hectares). This value is weighted by the area of each patch. By weighting by patch size, larger urban patches have a higher influence in this weighted-average metric. Researchers could decide at their own discretion on using this weighted index or the corresponding unweighted one. Interpretation: Indicator of fragmentation. Larger values reflect a larger size of urban development; low values reflect scattered, small development.
Variable Information
- Variable Name
- BECAWAVGPTCHAREA
- Observation Type
- area-level
- Value Type
- double
- Domain
- Built and Natural Environment
- Subdomain
- Urban Landscape
Coverage
- Years Available
- 1985;1990;1995;2000;2005;2010;2015;9999
- Countries
- Argentina, Brasil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru
- Geographic Levels
- L1ADL1UXL1XSL2
- Public Access
- ⓘ Restricted (Contact salurbal.data@drexel.edu)
Data Availability by Country and Year
| Year | AR | BR | CL | CO | CR | GT | MX | PA | SV | PE | NI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1990 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1995 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2000 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 9999 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Available for download
Available but not publicly
Not available
Data Sources
| ISO2 | Year | Source |
|---|---|---|
| AR;BR;CL;CO;CR;GT;MX;NI;PA;PE;SV | 1985;1990;1995;2000;2005;2010;2015;9999 | High spatiotemporal resolution mapping of global urban change from 1985 to 2015; Global Urban Footprint (GUF), 2012 |
Data Access Information
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