| A layer index | B layer index | C layer index | System |
| A1 Compactness of urban form | B1 compactness of population | The density of resident population | Butterfly catastrophe |
| The proportion of non agricultural population to the total population | |||
| The net population migration within province | |||
| The interprovincial net population migration | |||
| B2 compactness of land use | The proportion of built-up area in the municipal district | Cusp catastrophe | |
| The green coverage rate of built up area | |||
| A2 Compactness of urban function | B3 function of dwelling | The residential investment | Swallowtail catastrophe |
| The faculty-to-student ratios of primary schools in municipal districts | |||
| The number of beds in hospitals and health centers per 10000 people | |||
| B4 function of transportation | The number of bus and trolleybus per 10,000 people | Butterfly catastrophe | |
| The pavement area per capita | |||
| The number of public operating vehicles at the end of the year | |||
| B5 function of work | The average number of employees on duty per square kilometer | Butterfly catastrophe | |
| The average wage of workers | |||
| The GDP per square kilometre in municipal district | |||
| The GDP of the third industry/the GDP of the second industry | |||
| B6 function of recreation | The park green area | Butterfly catastrophe | |
| The number of books per hundred people in Public Libraries | |||
| The domestic tourism income | |||
| The retail sales of social consumer goods |