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🌍 LandCalc: Analysing Land Cover Statistics 🌍

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Welcome to LandCalc, a Python package for creating interactive maps and performing land cover analysis with ease. It provides both simple map visualization tools and a powerful user interface (landcalc.ui) for analyzing land cover distributions and changes over time.

Key Features

  • 🗺️ Create interactive maps using built-in base layers
  • 📐 Select your region of interest (ROI) by:
  • Drawing on the map
  • Uploading a shapefile or custom geometry
  • 🌱 Analyze land cover within your selected geometry:
  • Calculate percent and total area (m²) of each land cover type
  • Generate an interactive chart of land cover composition
  • Export results as a CSV file
  • 📊 Perform change detection between two years (if supported by the dataset):
  • Visualize land cover changes over time
  • Quantify increase or decrease in land cover categories

🧰 Getting Started 🛠️

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import landcalc
from landcalc import Map
from landcalc.ui import build_gui

# Initialize Your Map
m = Map(center=(37.5, -95), zoom=4)

# Launch Land Cover Tool
gui_map = build_gui(m)
gui_map

How to Use

  1. Select land cover dataset from the dropdown menu
  2. Select available year from dropdown menu
  3. Click 'Add Layer to Map' button
  4. Upload a shapefile/ geometry or draw your own directly on the map using the draw tool
  5. Click the 'Calculate' button to visualize the statistics
  6. Click 'Show Chart' to create a chart of the statistics
  7. Export the statistics using the 'Export as CSV' button

Upcoming Tools & Releases

  • 🌴 Island Calc Tool 🌊
  • 🌳 Tree Calc Tool 🪵

Additional Information