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1. No Data you will need to change these into some high value representing a barrier MG currently interprets friction value No Data as 0 which is probably not what you intended A typical example is if you have extracted a study region and do not want the LCP to be created outside of that study region Also note that most network analysis methods assume that you only have direct LCPs from one patch to the next In order to conform with this criterion the friction value within all patches needs to be set to a very high value corresponding to a barrier amp Untitled ArcMap ArcInfo x File Edit View Bookmarks Insert Selection Tools Window Help D amp db E B x f sa x Ix amp 5 m de h Editor iS Edi Task Crea Matrix Green E ag amp Layers ArcToolbox E MG test 3D Analyst Tools E Old forest Polygon E ug Analysis Tools B E amp Cartography Tools E Link 800 Line H Conversion Tools E ug Data Interoperability Tools amp Data Management Tools DA uk ar Ka lt u W E 4 Geocoding Tools CJ BBPatch_Poly img o ug Geostatistical Analyst Tools ug Linear Referencing Tools e E p pike e Analysis Link is a J gt Find Links EE h Find Links LCP E amp Patch oO Patches from Feature dh Patches from Patches a Patches from Raster xY lt E Project B Uae OA pa2. Data Interoperability Tools amp Data Management Tools Geocoding Tools amp Geostatistical Analyst Tools S Linear Referencing Tools amp Matrixcreen E amp Analysis o amp Betweeness Centrality og Component Analysis s J Patch Distance Analysis a Layers E MG test a O Old forest Polygon E M Link 800 Line O Compsod Polygon BC80 Polygon a OO gammalskog4_clip O BBPatch_Poly img O 4 amp E AU ec BOrOBERSOBE OD E amp S Link oo J Find Links CC i J gt Find Links EE Source Selection p Find Links LCP E amp Patch H heJ Patches from Feature D B x E ng Patches from Patches Mates po Patches from Raster nates B amp Project EQ Patch Set J gt Create Project EF Old forest Mobile Tools ls e G Link Set H S Multidimension Tools GE Link 300 H S Network Analyst Tools B Comp800 w Samples B BC8O 4 Schematics Tools EM Patch Distance Analy E S Server Tools B Prange Spatial Analyst Tools 4 4 Spatial Statistics Tools 4 Tracking Analyst Tools 4 ol 1 Favorites Index Search Results a a 1660736 465 6584970 175 Meters Figure 20 The results of the Betweenness centrality analysis see the leaf BC80 under the link set Link 800 in MG project browser The color of the patches is set according to their level of Betweenness centrality high red and low green It is apparent that the patches that act as bridges i e
3. Mio mi Wz m3 C14 s Mis i is da E io Eii Miz m1 gt Source Selection DO DaRIPAla MG test E Patch Set a B Old forest E Link Set a B Link 800 E Comp800 i158 271 32 a2 SO P R Editor b Ed Task create New Feature z Target xl T rcToolbox 3D Analyst Tools S Analysis Tools 5 Cartography Tools 5 Conversion Tools 5 Data Interoperability Tools amp Data Management Tools Geocoding Tools a Geostatistical Analyst Tools amp Linear Referencing Tools E MatrixGreen E amp Analysis og Betweeness Centrality fo Fad Component Analysis Patch Distance Analysis E amp Link J gt Find Links CC J Find Links EE og Find Links LCP E amp Patch og Patches from Feature og Patches from Patches cog Patches from Raster amp Project J gt Create Project amp Mobile Tools amp Multidimension Tools Network Analyst Tools amp Samples S Schematics Tools 5 Server Tools amp Spatial Analyst Tools 5 Spatial Statistics Tools 5 Tracking Analyst Tools oo A E eOr HITTO SUE DD xY Ju H 4 Index Search Results Favorites Soje naj 1640340 204 6577626 771 Meters Ai Figure 16 The result from a component analysis All patches in each component are presented using the same color and all components have their own unique color Patch distance analysis This tool creates a diagram illustrating
4. an MG project All analyses using MG require that you have created an MG project An MG project file i e a file with the extension mg along with an accompanying folder structure will store and keep track of all the data and analyses for a specific project You can create and store as many MG projects as you wish and they provide a way for you to organize your data and connectivity analyses Please note that an MG project file mg is not the same thing as an ordinary ArcGIS project file mxd If you create the MG project file in a new empty folder that folder can be moved and placed in any other location on your or someone else s computer To create your first MG project it is advisable to first set up ArcGIS to show the MG project browser The browser will let you browse through all data and analyses of a specific MG project To show the browser click on the project browser button on the MG toolbar Fig 9 Note that the MG project browser is a dockable window thus I can be placed wherever possible according to your preferences amp Untitled ArcMap ArcInfo o x File Edit View Bookmarks Insert Selection Tools Window Help Zh x ex Mm i158 271 gt 32 4 3 O K Editor a A Task Create New Feature Target Eg ercrbolbox amp 3D Analyst Tools amp Analysis Tools amp Cartography Tools S Conversion Tools pe Data Interoperability Tools amp Data Management Tools S Geocoding Tools amp Geostati
5. class or an exiting patch set It is advisable that you open or create an ordinary ArcGIS project to store all your non MG data files if that has not already been done In fig 10 two different layers of data one raster and one Feature class have been opened in an ArcGIS project Note that overlapping polygon features can sometimes create problems and it is therefore highly recommended to first use the ArcGIS Dissolve tool when preparing your input data When you have prepared your input data you re ready to create a patch set In the MG toolbox there is a group of tools named Patches where you can choose the appropriate method to create your patch set Fig 11 shows the dialogue window that appears when you choose to create a patch set from Feature data You will have to specify which MG project the patch set will be assigned to the feature class that will be used to create the patches the name and a description of the patch set and optionally a minimum and maximum area If you check Overwrite existing any pre existing patch set with the same name in the same project will be deleted and if you check Add to map the patch set will be added as an new layer to the existing ArcGIS project and also made visible ioj x File Edit View Bookmarks Insert Selection Tools Window Help Dg 8 BX a g 15271 z D O de R Edtor gt H e Task Create New Feature Matrix Green
6. E e 1657540 504 6588625 04 Meters Figure 11 Dialogue window for the MG tool Patches from Feature class When a new patch set has been created it typically looks like in fig 12 The patch set has been added to the ArcGIS project as a layer on its own orange color and is also visible in the window to the right Additionally the patch setis added to the MG project and shown in the MG project browser as a leaf at the base level here named Old forest _ Untitled ArcMap ArcInfo Ioj x File Edit View Bookmarks Insert Selection Tools Window Help Co Ll a db B x KD OM i158 2 1 gt 32 ug Cl de hk Editor a A Task Create New Feature Matrix Green Y E ug _F xjl ArcToolbox ag 3D Analyst Tools ug Analysis Tools amp Cartography Tools Conversion Tools amp Data Interoperability Tools amp Data Management Tools S Geocoding Tools amp Geostatistical Analyst Tools ug Linear Referencing Tools ug MatrixGreen amp Analysis amp Link amp Patch Patches from Feature Patches from Patches Patches from Raster amp Project Fad Create Project T amp Mobile Tools ug Multidimension Tools B A x Yao S Network Analyst Tools MGtest S Samples a amp Schematics Tools Pp atch Set amp Server Tools B Old forest S Spatial Analyst Tools amp Spatial Statistics Tools ag Tracking Analyst
7. E ag x ArcToolbox E ug 3D Analyst Tools g Analysis Tools BY Cartography Tools D A H O BBPatch_Poly img KA uk ca AK up Conversion Tools Wet i amp Data Interoperability Tools 9 alin oy Br Data Management Tools D j g S Geocoding Tools i Patches from Feature Class l0 x Max Area optional S Geostatistical Analyst Tools BY Linear Referencing Tools Project a egy I C Documents and Settings igis Desktopi Mapsi MGI MGTest rr S Analysis Patch Feature Class amp Link amp Patch C Documents and Settings gis Desktop Maps gammalskogt Patches from Feature Patch Set Name J gt Patches from Patches Old Forest J Patches from Raster Patch Set Description optional E amp Project Old forest in Stockholm Selection J Create Project Min Area optional Te g hae Tools Multidimension Tools i a gt i Max Area optional Ow S Network Analyst Tools amp Samples S Schematics Tools l M Overwrite existing optional amp Server Tools amp Spatial Analyst Tools V Add to map optional ug Spatial Statistics Tools S Tracking Analyst Tools Dee A A A Ee A The maximum area for polygons to be included in the resulting Patch Set im Cancel Environments lt lt Hide Help Favorites Index Search Results anjen KI TE
8. J Create Project F Matet tsts S E ug Mobile Tools E 5 amp Multidimension Tools EM Patch Set Network Analyst Tools eA Old forest E Samples E Link Set Schematics Tools E Link 800 ug Server Tools ay Spatial Analyst Tools ug Spatial Statistics Tools amp Tracking 4nalyst Tools Favorites Index Search Results anjen KI E gt 1653653 898 6591477 974 Meters Figure 14 A patch and a link set are displayed Old forest and Link 800 respectively When both a patch set and an accompanying link set have been created a complete landscape network is created This network is then the basis for further analyses of the landscape s connectivity Analyzing the connectivity of the landscape network MG supports two kinds of analyses The first is focused on the whole landscape network level Component based analysis and Patch distance analysis and the second is focused on individual patches contributions to landscape connectivity Betweenness centrality There are many other network based metrics that can be used to assess both whole network characteristics as well as the importance of individual patches Some of these metrics are planned to be supported in coming versions of MG Component based analysis A component is a set of patches that are connected for a certain dispersal distance Any patch within a component can be reached from any other pa
9. License not available Cadastral Editor License not available Tracking Analyst ONMOOONOOOO O Description TODO Description About Extensions Figure 5 MG as shown in Tools Extensions 1 All screenshots are based on ArcInfo ArcMap 9 3 thus things might look a bit different on ArcInfo ArcMap 10 3 You also need to make sure that the MG Toolbar is set to visible This is done in the Menu View Toolbars Fig 6 amp Untitled ArcMap ArcInfo File Edit View Bookmarks Insert Selection Tools Window Help D ce Data view Cu 32 amp amp O d n Edit i E Layout View Matrix Gre k zoom Data zoom Layout DA Toolbars gt v Main Menu vV Status Bar 3D Analyst ae Overflow Annotation Advanced Editing te lt u Scrollbars Animation Ea Rulers Annotation ie ArcPad EA Grid ArcScan coco Data Frame Properties Cadastral Editor Data Frame Tools Dimensioning Distributed Geodatabase Draw V Editor Effects GPS Geocoding Geodatabase History Aur he FOr 5 HYPE E Geometric Network Editing Georeferencing Geostatistical Analyst Graphics Labeling Layout Map Cache Map Service Publishing Matrix Green Display Source Selection Network Analyst Parcel Construction aojeua hess Figure 6 View Toolbar menu MatrixGreen should now be visible in your list of installed to
10. MatrixGreen Landscape Ecological Network Analysis Tool User manual Orjan Bodin amp Andreas Zetterberg Version 0 4 2012 06 27 added support for ArcInfo ArcMap 10 x This manual is applicable for MatrixGreen version 1 6 4 which only is supported for ArcInfo ArcMap version 9 3 x and version 1 7 0 which is only supported for ArcInfo ArcMap version 10 x No additional ArcGIS extensions are required for any of these two versions Table of content Dr teem O10 ct ee at eect cera ag tal boa ee eaten een eee hire le Soraaie 2 Download Lhe SCC MC wscsiceActcccccis deere meses niaii eel atau iia neat aes 2 stalne all Ca icy pee neerterree nti teeters emir er E eer eer ener eee errr 2 Make MatrixGreen visible from within ArcGIS 0 csssseesesssssssessesessssssessssssssssacseesesesesenseess 4 Overview Of how touse Matix Greil irinari dees easels eterna a iaa Taaa aa 6 creatino an MG Project sansa N 6 Creant aP 10 a sy E a er MTT nnn ae ee amen ee ene none eer nee emer ree 8 reer One TIK SEU inina ADESEA TENATA werner terete etre rer errr 10 Analyzing the connectivity of the landscape Network 12 COMPONENE DASEC AN Aly SIS eitencees sue cee iti e nec ea aie ake aeaaeaaets 12 PAC ITS EAT Ces ANALY SUS irii noniin aaor iN a a aa ni adani aaar aoaea Caritaan aa EEEa E 14 Betweenness Centrality analysis cicciiseodiiaiiniana a a Saree ak aaa 15 0 lg 3 el Core 100 ayer mre rere eet ne eer Re etre re a meee eee 17 MaKe FeSUlES visible IAC GS
11. Style 2 Ai Z T AS Default lg Delete Figure 21 Patch set menu shown by right click the patch set in the MG project browser Also note that some of the results are stored as multiple types For example a patch set is stored both as a set of polygons but also as a set of points each point correspond to the centre point of the patch One or both of these layers can be made visible in ArcGIS by selecting appropriate items in the menu shown in Fig 21 Results as attribute tables Since most of the results are stored as Feature classes they can be analyzed as any other Feature data The attribute tables for a Patch set a Link set and the results from a Component analysis are presented in Fig 22 Note that each new MG specific item e g a patch a link etc are given a unique ID along with some other data stored in separate columns These data can for example be used to filter the results e g only show the patches with an area larger than a certain threshold etc amp Attributes of pts dens patches Polygon PATCH ID PATCH AREA __SHAPE SHAPE Length C MASS X Da Polygon 0 434376 0 009224 0 0 009224 19 044264 33 364219 2 Polygon 0 17375 0 001415 1 0 001415 18 275033 33 431874 3 Polygon 0 593647 0 016929 2 0 016929 19 427876 F 4 Polygon 1 143857 0 046332 3 0 046332 19 184179 Record a 1 fri Show Selected Records 0 out of 4 Selected Options EH Attri
12. Tools Hg Layers E MG test E Old Forest Polygon POl 30 GEES Sere ta H O BBPatch_Poly img KA JK Ka AK 1 Fe E Source Selection AUN he EOroiHette Favorites Index Search Results onja naj 1662336 741 6577047 915 Meters 8 Figure 12 New patch set named Old forest has been added both as a MG patch set and as a new layer in the ArcGIS project Creating a link set A network consists of nodes and links In MG a node is represented by a patch Thus to construct a complete landscape network we need to create a set of links for each set of patches A link set is a set of links between patches in a patch set The links are defined based on the maximum dispersal distance for a certain species If a patch is perceived as being within reach for a dispersing species i e the distance is shorter than a user defined maximum dispersal distance the pair of patches will be connected through a link The perceived distance can be calculated based on either the Euclidean distance straight line between the centre points of each pair of patches MG tool Find links CC or between the closest edges of each pair of patches MG tool Find links EE It can also be calculated usi
13. andscape The betweenness centrality score ranges from 0 to 1 and a patch with a high score could thus be an important stepping stone in the landscape The MG tool Betweenness centrality calculates the betweenness centrality for all patches in the landscape It takes a link set and therefore indirectly a patch set aname and a description as input Fig 19 As for the other tools you can choose to add the results to the ArcGIS map directly The result is linked to the corresponding link set and is presented in the MG project browser as a leaf on its own Fig 20 Fig 20 also shows how the result can be used to visualize each patches level of betweenness centrality and therefore it presumed level of importance as stepping stone Untitled ArcMap ArcInfo a loj x File Edit View Bookmarks Insert Selection Tools Window Help D 3 db B x a 1S fits 271 gt I a 5 m I R Editor b Ed Task create New Feature Target Matrix Green E Be amp Layers ArcToolbox E MG test 3D Analyst Tools Q O Old forest Polygon E 5 Analysis Tools E Cartography Tools ae E Link 800 Line E 5 Conversion Tools RA E HS Data Interoperability Tools Comp800 Polygon Data Management Tools Betweeness Centrality gammalskog4_clip Geocoding Tools n 4 Geostatistical Analyst Tools Link Set Analysis Name O BePatch_Poly ima T Linear Referenci
14. ax Distance Display Selection J gt Find Links LCP 1500 T Ss amp Patch Interval Max Distance acca F Patches from Feature Uae Vag Patches from Patches Gea D gt Patches from Raster IV Show Properties optional _ amp Project Patch Set J Create Project EA Old forest Mobile Tools EMG Link Set Multidimension Tools Link 800 S Network Analyst Tools E Compsoo amp Samples B Bc80 g Schematics Tools bd Ei a sila Tools Cancel Environments lt lt Hide Help Tool Help ub Spatial Analyst Tools amp Spatial Statistics Tools S Tracking Analyst Tools a A AA Favorites ao eua gt 1639347 879 6581554 724 Meters Figure 18 The dialogue windows for the MG tool Patch range analysis Betweenness centrality analysis Using network analysis different aspects i e level of importance of the individual patches and or links can be analyzed Betweenness centrality is a way to identify patches that are centrally situated within the network from a connectivity perspective and this metric has been proposed as a suitable measure of the stepping stone importance of individual patches The patches with the highest betweenness centrality scores are situated in such a way that most of the shortest routes between any two patches in the landscape pass through these high betweenness centrality patches They can therefore be argued to be important stepping stones in the l
15. ax cols When an lcp becomes too long to calculate that patch is ignored which is reported as skipped patches in the dialogue window when the calculation of LCPs has completed The max cols and max rows can be increased to avoid the skipping of patches with the drawback of the entire calculation to crash instead In the same file there is a setting called mg settings lcp patch line option that controls how the LCP polyline features should be created You can choose between three different values here center edge or original The value center creates a straight line within the patch from the center point to the edge and then continues with the LCP between the edges of the patches The value edge creates polyline features of the LCPs only between the edges The value original is like the center option but it creates an LCP like line within the patch instead of a straight line
16. butes of Link 50 Line Ioi xi _ ow SHAPE SHAPE Length LINK ID FROM ID TO ID COST 1 Polyline 0 7722 0 0 lt Null gt Polyline 0 541208 1 o 2 lt Null gt 3 Polyline 0 689659 2 ol 3 lt Nult gt E 4 Potlyline 1 19487 3 1 2 lt Null gt E 5 Polyline 1 093526 4 1 3 lt Null gt E 6 Polyline 0 381521 5 2 3 lt Null gt Record 14 1p mt Show a Records 0 out of 6 Selected Options Polygon 0 434376 sr 009224 0 ae 2 Polygon 0 17375 0 001415 1 i 0 E 3 Polygon 0 593647 0 016929 2 0 4 0 m 4 Polygon 1 143857 0 046332 3 0 4 0 Record 14 1 pi Show All Selected Records 0 out of 4 Selected Options Figure 22 Attribute tables of from top to bottom Patch set Link set and the result from a Component analysis Program settings for least cost path links When using a high value for the maximum distance in the MG tool Find links LCP the least cost path algorithm can consume lots of internal memory eventually making the program crash or links between certain patches to be ignored There are two ways of handling this When MG is installed a configuration file called matrixgreen conf is created in the folder C Program Files EcoConn MatrixGreen conf This can be edited using a regular text editor and contains two rows called mg settings lcp boost max rows and mg settings lcp boost m
17. es from Patches distance is measured from x Patches from Raster J7 Add to map optional the center of each patch in 5 Project the Patch Set J ia x r 2 T Pai Create Project MG test 4 Mobile Tools 4 up Multidimension Tools Patch Set H E Network Analyst Tools B Old forest a Samples ug Schematics Tools up Server Tools Spatial Analyst Tools ug Spatial Statistics Tools ha H Tracking Analyst Tools Favorites n naj A451 4 ASQIAG1 443 Meters vA Figure 13 Dialogue window used when creating link sets The following inputs are common for all three approaches in creating link sets Input Patch set from your existing MG project name and description of the link set the assumed maximum dispersal distance of the target species Fig 13 Like when creating patch sets you can choose if any pre existing link set should be over written and if the links should be shown as a layer in ArcGIS A newly created link set named Link 800 is shown in Fig 14 both as a leaf under the patch set item Old forest in the MG project browser but also as an ArcGIS layer of lines If links are to be created using the LCP method you will also need to specify a raster file containing the friction data as stated earlier Also it will take a very long time to calculate all LCPs for a large network landscape thus only use this method with care and or patience Note If you have raster cells with
18. f Source Selection Favorites 1662915 598 6586847 124 Meters Ai Figure 10 The Create project dialogue window using the MG toolbox Creating a patch set When you have created your first MG project you re almost ready to create your first patch set Creating a set of habitat patches patches is the starting point for all network analyses In the network model a patch corresponds with a node often symbolized using a dot A patch can be defined based on different types of geographic data rasters or feature classes such as polygons and is identified as a single coherent area of suitable land Note There may be a bug when creating a patch from a raster why it is recommended to use feature classes as the source A patch set can be created in three different ways e From raster data e From Feature data e From another patch set Using raster data a patch is identified as a single coherent region of pixels where their values are not null Using Feature data a patch is defined as a polygone It can also be created by importing an already existing MG patch set Common for all these methods is that a minimum and or maximum area can be given so that only patches within those limits will be created The unit for the area is the same as the units defined in the ArcGIS project or the projection of the feature class Before you are able to create a patch set you accordingly need some input data raster feature
19. lder To install in this folder click Nest To install to a different folder enter it below or click Browse Folder C Program Files MatixGreen Browse Disk Cost Install MatixGreen for yourself or for anyone who uses this computer Everyone Just me Cancel lt Back Figure 3 Choose installation folder Now the actual installation process will begin Fig 4 Press Next and wait until the installation process has finished fe MatrixGreen f The installer is ready to install MatrisGreen on your computer Click Next to start the installation Cancel lt Back i Figure 4 Installation starts During the installation the setup program will check that you have the right version of ArcGIS installed and that you also have installed the NET framework If you do not have NET installed you will be asked to install it otherwise MG will not work properly Make MatrixGreen visible from within ArcGIS MG is an implemented as a Toolbox extension to ArcGIS Hence to make MG visible from within ArcGIS the MG Toolbox extension has to be enabled In the Menu Tools Extensions click MatrixGreen Fig 5 Select the extensions you want to use K 3D Analyst ArcScan Data Interoperability Geostatistical Analyst Maplex Matrix Green Network Analyst Publisher Schematics Spatial Analyst Survey Analyst License not available Survey Editor
20. mputer Also define a name for your project and optionally add a description of the project Press ok and the project name should appear in the MG project browser if Open project was checked in the dialogue window Untitled ArcMap ArcInfo BE File Edit View Bookmarks Insert Selection Tools Window Help S amp amp Ea eS xX KD OOM 1 156 271 I ag C be R Editor bs Edi Task Create New Feature Matrix Green i BY x ArcToolbox ug 3D Analyst Tools ub Analysis Tools up Cartography Tools S Conversion Tools BY Data Interoperability Tools ap Data Management Tools D 0 raf Geocoding Tools g Th Wt A cea re Tok S Linear Referencing Tools ug MatrixGreen E gammalskog4_clip F O BBPatch_Poly inng Ee o Project File Description H E Analysis C Documents and Settings gis Desktop Maps MG MGTest r optional H Project MG test A description of the created PF Create Project I Matrix Green project 3 Mobile Tools My test MG project E 5 Multidimension Tools ug Network Analyst Tools ug Samples up Schematics Tools amp Server Tools ug Spatial Analyst Tools up Spatial Statistics Tools ug Tracking Analyst Tools MV Open Project optional i 4
21. ng Tools C Documents and Settings gis Desktop Maps MG MGTes B MatrixGreen Anke Hane The display name for the agy Analysis BC80 resulting Betweeness amp Betweeness Centralt analysis Description optional Centrality Analysis Component Analysis Betweenness 800m yg Patch Distance Analy ag Link J Add to map optional beJ Find Links CC og Find Links EE Source Selection haJ Find Links LCP x F S j tches f Feat ios atches from Feature DAPAT J gt Patches From Patches og Patches from Raster S Project J gt Create Project Mobile Tools 5 Multidimension Tools 4G Network Analyst Tools Samples 2 z z S Schematics Tools 3 server Tools Cancel Environments lt lt Hide Help Tool Help amp Spatial Analyst Tools Spatial Statistics Tools TETTA yee amp ae a ry ane Smi MG test El Patch Set B Old forest H E Link Set B Link 800 nB Compi amp Tracking Analyst Tools 2 a Favorites Index Search Results Soje nuaj ee 1639554 613 ASANANS 74A Meters A Figure 19 Dialogue window of Betweenness centrality tool Untitled ArcMap ArcInfo File Edit View Bookmarks Insert Selection Tools Window Help D a fel amp db x ica 7238 x EAr 5 m h Spatial Analyst Layer BBPatch Polyimg x He ih Matrix Green E a x ad RD ArcToolbox S 3D Analyst Tools amp Analysis Tools S Cartography Tools 4G Conversion Tools amp
22. ng the least cost path distance LCP across a friction surface MG tool Find links LCP which requires you to define a raster where the raster cell values correspond to the cost of moving across the cell as perceived by the species Untitled ArcMap ArcInfo 10 x File Edit View Bookmarks Insert Selection Tools Window Help D eH amp BX gs 1527 v 8 DB E R Edtor gt MH 7 Task Create new Feature Matrix Green ag 1x amp Layers ArcToolbox MG test ug 3D Analyst Tools E Old forest Polygon BY Analysis Tools ug Cartography Tools 5 Conversion Tools Data Interoperability Tools O BBPatch_Poly img Data Management Tools Find Links CC Geocoding Tools 2 Q Geostatistical Analyst Tools Patch Set Find Links CC amp Linear Referencing Tools C Documents and Settings gis Desktop Maps MG MGT est Matrixcreen Creates a Link Set based H amp Analysis Cc on the assumption that any Link Link Set Description optional pair of patches Find Links CC RSeCO CC B00 m connected if the perceived J gt Find Links EE distance between the two a Max Distance optional Find Links LCP 300 is lower than the maximum gy Patch distance a species can Patches from Feature I Overwrite existing optional move in the landscape The IMB gammalskog4_clip Display Selection Patch
23. nversion Tools ra Kx amp Data Interoperability Tools Data Management Tools Component Analysis Geocoding Tools i a 3 a 4 4 Geostatistical Analyst Tools Link Set Analysis Description Linear Referencing Tools C Documents and Settings gis Desktop Maps MG MGTes DF optional MatrixGreen Analysis Name EG Analysis Comp amp 00 A description of the resulting Component Analysis Betweeness Centralt analysis Description optional J gt Component Analysis Component 800 ml J gt Patch Distance Analy amp Link hJ Find Links CC J gt Find Links EE eg Find Links LCP amp Patch J gt Patches from Feature J gt Patches from Patches i J Patches from Raster B amp Project He Pai Create Project IV Add to map optional H A H A e Ease E PEPEE EEEE AEAEE EEES 4 Mobile Tools g Multidimension Tools g Network Analyst Tools S Samples 4 Schematics Tools ba j amp Server Tools Cancel Environments lt lt Hide Help Tool Help S Spatial Analyst Tools J Spatial Statistics Tools Soa D OAE 4 Tracking Analyst Tools mn aris I 4 d EJ i Favorites Index Search Results Soje ual E 1639347 879 6582298 968 Meters a Figure 15 Dialogue window for the MG tool Component analysis Untitled ArcMap ArcInfo File Edit View Bookmarks Insert Selection Tools Window Help Denai rexona Matrix Green E BY x E Comp800 Polyge COMPONENT
24. olboxes Fig 7 and the MG toolbar should also be visible If the MG toolbox is not visible try to press the green button on the MG toolbar When both these items are visible the installation is completed amp Untitled ArcMap ArcInfo loj xj File Edit view Bookmarks Insert Selection Tools Window Help Create New Feature a ArcToolbox S 30 Analyst Tools Analysis Tools Cartography Tools Conversion Tools 5 Data Interoperability Tools 5 Data Management Tools Geocoding Tools Geostatistical Analyst Tools ing Tools MatrixGreen Multidimension Tools Network Analyst Tools Samples Schematics Tools Server Tools Spatial Analyst Tools Spatial Statistics Tools Tracking Analyst Tools FUNK eBOrv GF CERES BUDD Selection i ao eun lt GS spe Ui Figure 7 ArcGIS list of toolboxes lower right red circle and the MG toolbar upper left red circle Overview of how to use MatrixGreen Before the details about MG are presented the simple flow chart below Fig 8 shows how MG is supposed to be used Create open an ArcGIS project mxd file Create an MG project Create a patch set Create a link set Patch distance Component Patch betweenness analysis analysis centrality analysis Fig 8 Simple flow chart of MatrixGreen Creating
25. sansan a aa R 17 RES UL GS as Att pti GSC S soca cece icp coin aa a a a 17 Program settings for least cost path INKS vsah iti carnau winnie a nieaientis 18 Installation Download the setup file To get access to your own copy of MatrixGreen MG send an email to orjan bodin stockholmresilience su se or aze kth se with the following information e Your name e Your email e The name and address of your organization e Phone e Your position role e g researcher consultant etc You will then receive information on how to download the setup files from an ftp server i e you will get an IP address and a username password combination To install MG download the zip file MGSetup_1_6_4 zip or MGSetup_1_7_0 zip unpack MGSetup msi and setup exe to any arbitrary folder on your PC and double click on setup exe OBSERVE choose version 1 6 4 if you are running ArcInfo ArcMap 9 3 x and version 1 7 0 if you are running ArcInfo ArcMap 10 x IMPORTANT If you already have a previous version of MatrixGreen installed start by uninstalling that version using Add or Remove Programs in the Windows Control Panel Also note that the Microsoft NET Framework 3 x must have been installed There are typically several versions of the NET Framework installed on your computer Install the files When launching the setup program you will see a warning message since this software was downloaded from the In
26. stepping stones between larger clusters of patches get higher scores as expected Other features Here we describe some other features of MG which are not linked to any specific type of analysis Make results visible in ArcGIS All datasets and results except the result from the Patch range analysis are stored in Feature classes Thus the results can be showed analyzed and manipulated in ArcGIS as would any other Feature class However to make that possible the data has to be added as a layer in the ArcGIS layer browser This can be done automatically when the analyses are carried out check the option Add to map or it can be done afterwards To do this afterward point to the specific dataset result e g a patch set in the MG project browser and right click on the item Then a menu pops up and one of the option it whether to make the data visible or not Fig 21 If checked the layer will be added to the ArcGIS layer browser Also the menu item Layer display gives you an option to use any of the pre programmed rendering styles in presenting the data Please note that you can also use the many more different options available in ArcGIS to define how the results should be presented i x Od kX Pag SA ducks Patch Set 5 Link Set B Unk Properties Polygon Layer Visible Polygon Layer Display Patch Style 1 Point Layer Visible Patch Style 2 Point Layer Displa Patch
27. stical Analyst Tools amp Linear Referencing Tools 5 MatrixGreen amp Analysis Link rs aes OD akeh amp Layers E gammalskog4_clip O BBPatch_Poly img H A 1 ee Oe 7 we Pam 2 so gt 5 Pe a rag Al p r Multidimension Tools 5 Network Analyst Tools amp Samples 5 Schematics Tools amp Server Tools amp Spatial Analyst Tools amp Spatial Statistics Tools S Tracking Analyst Tools Selection H A Aust e BOroOBERE SH DD Favorites Index Search Results njen al 1644557 585 6592842 421 Meters Z Figure 9 MG project browser lower red rectangle to the left and the MG toolbar button used to show hide the MG project browser upper left red circle The red circle to the right shows the MG tool Create project Next you can create the project This can be done by either pressing the top left icon in the MG project browser or you could use the Create project tool in the MG toolbox Fig 9 A dialog box will then appear Fig 10 shows the dialogue window if you used the MG toolbox to create the MG project In the dialogue box enter a name of the project file and its location preferably in a new empty folder to be able to move the entire project to another location or co
28. t and a maximal dispersal range and size of interval as inputs Fig 18 Untitled ArcMap ArcInfo _ 10 x File Edit View Bookmarks Insert Selection Tools Window Help O P m S a ERI B x gt Ca 1 156 271 2 3 m pa K Editor h Edi Task Create New Feature Matrix Green E ag a Layers E MG test O Old forest Polyg m ArcToolbox S 3D Analyst Tools ag Analysis Tools S Cartography Tools amp Conversion Tools ay Data Interoperability Tools ug Data Management Tools amp Geocoding Tools ug Geostatistical Analyst Tools 5 Linear Referencing Tools Link 800 Line H O Compto Polyac Fe E Patch Distance Analysis Patch Set C Documents and Settings gis Desktop Maps MG MGT est Interval Max Distance E o 0 003699 1 4 A E 0 003699 0 ig MatrixGreen ee Hans E 0 010133 0 E Analysis CP range The distance interval E 0 01966 0 0 Pai Betweeness Centralit aa a ace between the points along E 0 032649 0 Fad Component Analysis m the x axis Comp size analysis E 0 052866 0 2 gt Patch Distance Analy Lower Limit Max Distance E 0 083065 0 a y Link Mo anes i Find Links CC d A Find Links EE Upper Limit M
29. tch within the component but not from patches outside the component Hence a component can be seen as an isolated segment of the landscape in terms of connectivity The size of the component is the total size of all the patches that are connected The smaller the total area of the component the less likely it will be able to support a viable population Component analysis is therefore particularly useful when assessing the level of large scale connectivity i e the connectivity from a landscape perspective Component based analysis is supported by the MG tool Component Analysis part of the MG tool group Analysis The inputs are the patch set and the link set You can add a description to the result see Fig 15 The results are presented as a leaf under the link set and optionally also as a layer in ArcGIS Fig 16 Untitled ArcMap ArcInfo 1O x File Edit Yiew Bookmarks Insert Selection Tools Window Help Ose Ss SAX lo Matrix Green i i i158 271 32 5 o P R Editor h Edah Task create New Feature 7 Target x Se Layers E MG test E Old forest Polygon E M Link 800 Line gammalskog4_clip m O BBPatch_Poly img Source Selection x DARPAN MG test B Patch Set a B Old forest G Link Set i Link 800 Component Analysis x ArcToolbox a 3D Analyst Tools Q Analysis Tools Cartography Tools ne H S Co
30. ternet Fig 1 Press Run to continue Open File Security Warning X The publisher could not be verified Are you sure you want to run this software Name setup exe Publisher Unknown Publisher Type Application From C Documents and Settings gisi Desktop MG IV Always ask before opening this file publisher ou should only run software from publishers you trust x This file does not have a valid digital signature that verifies its How can decide what software to run Fig 1 Warning message Press Run to continue After having pressed Run a welcome screen is shown Fig 2 Press Next to continue i x Welcome to the MatrixGreen Setup Wizard The installer will guide you through the steps required to install MatrixGreen on your computer WARNING This computer program is protected by copyright law and international treaties Unauthorized duplication or distribution of this program or any portion of it may result in severe civil or criminal penalties and will be prosecuted to the maximum extent possible under the law Cancel Back i Figure 2 Welcome screen In the next step you re asked to choose a folder where the MG files will be installed Fig 3 It is advisable to accept the default option typically C Program Files MatrixGreen ji MatrixGreen Select Installation Folder The installer will install MatrixGreen to the following fo
31. the size of the largest component for a range of maximum dispersal distances Hence it can be used to study whether there are any critical thresholds in terms of maximum dispersal distances in the landscape It can also be used to get an overview of how well connected the landscape is for different species with different dispersal distances Hence this analysis can be defined as a macro analysis since it will 1 create a range of link set and then 2 do a component based analysis for each of these link sets The link sets will not be stored nor will the component data Instead the results are presented in a diagram Fig 17 The diagram will also be visible as a leaf in the MG project browser The curve in the diagram shows the size in area of the largest component for that specific maximum dispersal distance 10 x Name CP range Created 2010 10 13 14 58 30 Modified 2010 10 13 14 58 48 Guid 6947f164 3bb1 4ec4 9660 e564 hha Parent Old forest al Type PAT CH_DISTANCE_ANALYSIS Top old forest al Description Comp size analysis Component Analysis Properties Min Distance 5o 2 Max Distance h50 Distance interval o Selected Point Properties Mas link distance De Number of components J Total Area e 00 600 700 800 300 1000 1100 1200 1300 1400 1500 i ai Figure 17 A diagram from a Patch range analysis The Patch distance analysis tool needs a patch se
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