FigureOfMerit: Create a FigureOfMerit object

In lulcc: Land Use Change Modelling in R

Description

Calculate the figure of merit at different levels and at different resolutions for a reference map at time 1, a reference map at time 2 and a simulated map at time 2.

Usage

FigureOfMerit(x, ...)

## S4 method for signature 'RasterLayer'
FigureOfMerit(x, ...)

## S4 method for signature 'ThreeMapComparison'
FigureOfMerit(x, ...)

Arguments

x	a ThreeMapComparison object or RasterLayer
...	additional arguments to ThreeMapComparison. Only required if x is not a ThreeMapComparison object

Details

In land use change modelling the figure of merit is the intersection of observed change and simulated change divided by the union of these, with a range of 0 (perfect disagreement) to 1 (perfect agreement). It is useful to calculate the figure of merit at three levels: (1) considering all possible transitions from all land use categories, (2) considering all transitions from specific land use categories and (3) considering a specific transition from one land use category to another.

Value

A FigureOfMerit object.

References

Pontius Jr, R.G., Peethambaram, S., Castella, J.C. (2011). Comparison of three maps at multiple resolutions: a case study of land change simulation in Cho Don District, Vietnam. Annals of the Association of American Geographers 101(1): 45-62.

See Also

plot.FigureOfMerit, ThreeMapComparison

Examples

## see lulcc-package examples

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