视图ShedR:一个新的开源工具,用于累积,减法和升高的视线分析
Eitam Arnon1, Assaf Uzan1, Michal Handel1,2
1School of Zoology, Faculty of Life Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 6997801, Israel.
Royal Society open science
|June 30, 2023
概括
ViewShedR是一个新的,免费的软件工具,用于视线 (LOS) 分析,对于生态研究至关重要. 它简化了跟踪系统和景观绘图的复杂可见度计算.
科学领域:
- 环境科学环境科学
- 生态建模 生态建模
- 空间分析是一种空间分析.
背景情况:
- 视线 (LOS) 和视角分析对于环境和生态研究至关重要.
- 现有的这些分析工具往往是限制性,昂贵或难以使用的,造成了方法上的差距.
- 利用遥测跟踪或空间生态景观绘图的学者面临着当前解决方案的挑战.
研究的目的:
- 介绍ViewShedR,这是一个免费的,开源的,用户友好的图形应用程序,用于执行视线 (LOS) 计算.
- 为累积,减法和高目标LOS分析提供一个多功能工具.
- 解决在生态研究中需要可访问和有效的可见性分析软件的需求.
主要方法:
- 在R统计环境中实现了ViewShedR,提供了一个直观的图形用户界面 (GUI).
- 该软件执行各种LOS计算,包括累积和减法分析.
- 案例研究表明其在陆地 (ATLAS系统) 和海洋 (声学遥测) 动物跟踪场景中的应用.
主要成果:
- ViewShedR促进了有效的塔部署和在ATLAS系统中识别部分检测到的标记动物.
- 该软件成功地识别了海洋遥测阵列中岛屿所投射的接收阴影.
- 在优化跟踪基础设施的放置方面证明了实用性.
结论:
- ViewShedR提供了一个免费,可访问和强大的解决方案,用于视线和视角分析.
- 该软件支持各种生态应用,包括动物跟踪和通信网络部署.
- 预计ViewShedR将促进空间生态和环境监测方面的进步.
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