Binary
LSMetrics is currently based on binary (habitat/non-habitat) rasters as input. Gladly, you can automatically set calculations for several rasters as once. If your map(s) are already classified this way (binary), you can use them straightforwardly as input to calculate metrics. If not, first you should select Create binary map and tell the app which pixel unique codes correspond to habitat. Then, you can use the resulting map as input to calculate landscape metrics by clicking in Use binary maps to calculate other metrics . When choosing Export, the outputs of calculations will be exported to a file chosen by the user:
For running the calculations for a sequence of rasters with a string common pattern in raster file name, you must use the symbol "*". For example, if the file names' common pattern is all that starts with "SP", put: SP *; if it is all that has "SP" in the middle of file name, put: * SP *; if it's all that ends with forest_albers, type: * SP in the white box of LSmetrics (Pattern):
