add_locked_in_constraints: Add locked in constraints
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add_locked_in_constraints

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Add locked in constraints

Description

Add constraints to a conservation planning problem to ensure that specific planning units are selected (or allocated to a specific zone) in the solution. For example, it may be desirable to lock in planning units that are inside existing protected areas so that the solution fills in the gaps in the existing reserve network. If specific planning units should be locked out of a solution, use add_locked_out_constraints(). For problems with non-binary planning unit allocations (e.g., proportions), the add_manual_locked_constraints() function can be used to lock planning unit allocations to a specific value.

Usage

add_locked_in_constraints(x, locked_in)

## S4 method for signature 'ConservationProblem,numeric'
add_locked_in_constraints(x, locked_in)

## S4 method for signature 'ConservationProblem,logical'
add_locked_in_constraints(x, locked_in)

## S4 method for signature 'ConservationProblem,matrix'
add_locked_in_constraints(x, locked_in)

## S4 method for signature 'ConservationProblem,character'
add_locked_in_constraints(x, locked_in)

## S4 method for signature 'ConservationProblem,sf'
add_locked_in_constraints(x, locked_in)

## S4 method for signature 'ConservationProblem,SpatRaster'
add_locked_in_constraints(x, locked_in)

Arguments

`x`	`problem()` object.
`locked_in`	Object that specifies which planning units should be locked in. See the Data format section for more information.

Value

An updated problem() object with the constraints added to it.

Data format

The following formats can be used to specify locked_in.

locked_in as a numeric vector: Here numeric values are used to specify which planning units should be locked for the solution. If x has data.frame planning units, then these values must refer to values in the id column of the planning unit data. Alternatively, if x has sf::st_sf() or matrix planning units, then these values must refer to the row numbers of the planning unit data. Additionally, if x has numeric vector planning units, then these values must refer to the element indices of the planning unit data. Finally, if x has terra::rast() planning units, then these values must refer to cell indices. Note that this format is only compatible if x has a single zone.
locked_in as a logical vector: Here TRUE/FALSE values are used to specify each if planning unit should be locked for the solution. Note that x should have a TRUE or FALSE value for planning unit in x. Note that this format is only compatible if x has a single zone.
locked_in as a matrix object: Here TRUE/FALSE values are used to specify each if each planning unit should be locked to a particular zone for the solution. Each row corresponds to a planning unit, each column corresponds to a zone, and each cell indicates if the planning unit should be locked to a given zone.
locked_in as a character vector: Here column name(s) for the planning unit data in x are used to specify if planning units should be locked for the solution. This format is only compatible if x has planning units in sf::st_sf() or data.frame format. These columns must have logical (i.e., TRUE/FALSE) values indicating if planning units should be locked for the solution. If x has a single zone, locked_in must contain a single column name. Otherwise, if x has multiple zones, locked_in must contain a column name for each zone.
locked_in as a sf::sf() object: Here geometries of locked_in are used to specify which planning units should be locked for the solution. Specifically, planning units in x that spatially intersect with locked_in will be locked (per intersecting_units()). Note that this option is only compatible if x has a single zone.
locked_in as a terra::rast() object: Here the cells in locked_in are used to lock planning units for the solution. Specifically, planning units in x that intersect with cells in locked_in that have non-zero and non-missing (NA) values will be locked. If x has a single zone, then locked_in must have a single layer. Otherwise, if x has multiple zones, then locked_in must have a layer for each zone. Note that if locked_in has multiple layers, each cell must only contain a non-zero value in a single layer. Additionally, if the planning unit data in x is a terra::rast() object, we recommend standardizing missing (NA) values in locked_in with them to ensure that missing (NA) are consistent across both objects.

Examples


# set seed for reproducibility
set.seed(500)

# load data
sim_pu_polygons <- get_sim_pu_polygons()
sim_features <- get_sim_features()
sim_locked_in_raster <- get_sim_locked_in_raster()
sim_zones_pu_raster <- get_sim_zones_pu_raster()
sim_zones_pu_polygons <- get_sim_zones_pu_polygons()
sim_zones_features <- get_sim_zones_features()

# create minimal problem
p1 <-
  problem(sim_pu_polygons, sim_features, "cost") %>%
  add_min_set_objective() %>%
  add_relative_targets(0.2) %>%
  add_binary_decisions() %>%
  add_default_solver(verbose = FALSE)

# create problem with added locked in constraints using integers
p2 <- p1 %>% add_locked_in_constraints(which(sim_pu_polygons$locked_in))

# create problem with added locked in constraints using a column name
p3 <- p1 %>% add_locked_in_constraints("locked_in")

# create problem with added locked in constraints using raster data
p4 <- p1 %>% add_locked_in_constraints(sim_locked_in_raster)

# create problem with added locked in constraints using spatial polygon data
locked_in <- sim_pu_polygons[sim_pu_polygons$locked_in == 1, ]
p5 <- p1 %>% add_locked_in_constraints(locked_in)

# solve problems
s1 <- solve(p1)
s2 <- solve(p2)
s3 <- solve(p3)
s4 <- solve(p4)
s5 <- solve(p5)

# create single object with all solutions
s6 <- sf::st_sf(
  tibble::tibble(
    s1 = s1$solution_1,
    s2 = s2$solution_1,
    s3 = s3$solution_1,
    s4 = s4$solution_1,
    s5 = s5$solution_1
  ),
  geometry = sf::st_geometry(s1)
)

# plot solutions
plot(
  s6,
  main = c(
    "none locked in", "locked in (integer input)",
    "locked in (character input)", "locked in (raster input)",
    "locked in (polygon input)"
  )
)

# create minimal multi-zone problem with spatial data
p7 <-
  problem(
    sim_zones_pu_polygons, sim_zones_features,
    cost_column = c("cost_1", "cost_2", "cost_3")
  ) %>%
  add_min_set_objective() %>%
  add_absolute_targets(matrix(rpois(15, 1), nrow = 5, ncol = 3)) %>%
  add_binary_decisions() %>%
  add_default_solver(verbose = FALSE)

# create multi-zone problem with locked in constraints using matrix data
locked_matrix <- as.matrix(sf::st_drop_geometry(
  sim_zones_pu_polygons[, c("locked_1", "locked_2", "locked_3")]
))

p8 <- p7 %>% add_locked_in_constraints(locked_matrix)

# solve problem
s8 <- solve(p8)

# create new column representing the zone id that each planning unit
# was allocated to in the solution
s8$solution <- category_vector(sf::st_drop_geometry(
  s8[, c("solution_1_zone_1", "solution_1_zone_2", "solution_1_zone_3")]
))
s8$solution <- factor(s8$solution)

# plot solution
plot(s8[ "solution"], axes = FALSE)

# create multi-zone problem with locked in constraints using column names
p9 <- p7 %>% add_locked_in_constraints(c("locked_1", "locked_2", "locked_3"))

# solve problem
s9 <- solve(p9)

# create new column representing the zone id that each planning unit
# was allocated to in the solution
s9$solution <- category_vector(sf::st_drop_geometry(
  s9[, c("solution_1_zone_1", "solution_1_zone_2", "solution_1_zone_3")]
))
s9$solution[s9$solution == 1 & s9$solution_1_zone_1 == 0] <- 0
s9$solution <- factor(s9$solution)

# plot solution
plot(s9[, "solution"], axes = FALSE)

# create multi-zone problem with raster planning units
p10 <-
  problem(sim_zones_pu_raster, sim_zones_features) %>%
  add_min_set_objective() %>%
  add_absolute_targets(matrix(rpois(15, 1), nrow = 5, ncol = 3)) %>%
  add_binary_decisions() %>%
  add_default_solver(verbose = FALSE)

# create multi-layer raster with locked in units
locked_in_raster <- sim_zones_pu_raster[[1]]
locked_in_raster[!is.na(locked_in_raster)] <- 0
locked_in_raster <- locked_in_raster[[c(1, 1, 1)]]
names(locked_in_raster) <- c("zone_1", "zone_2", "zone_3")
locked_in_raster[[1]][1] <- 1
locked_in_raster[[2]][2] <- 1
locked_in_raster[[3]][3] <- 1

# plot locked in raster
plot(locked_in_raster)

# add locked in raster units to problem
p10 <- p10 %>% add_locked_in_constraints(locked_in_raster)

# solve problem
s10 <- solve(p10)

# plot solution
plot(category_layer(s10), main = "solution", axes = FALSE)

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