Formulas and acronyms | Description | Unit | Ranges |
| Number of Patches | NO Unit | NP > 0 |
| Percentage of Landscape | Percentage | 0 < PLAND £ 0 |
| Patch Density | Meter in 100 ha | PD > 0 |
| Shannon’s Diversity Index | NO Unit | SHDI ≥ 1 |
| Simpson’s Diversity Index | NO Unit | 0 ≤ SIDI ≤ 1 |
| Largest Patch Index | Percentage | 0 < LPI < 100 |
| Landscape Shape Index | NO Unit | LSI ³ 1 |
| Total Area | ha | TA > 0 |
| Patch Richness Density | Percentage | 0 < RPR < 100 |
| Total (Class) Area | ha | CA > 0 |
| metrics mean Patch Area | ha | Area_MN > 0 |
| Euclidean Nearest Neighbor Distance- Mean | Meter | ENN_MN > 0 |