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Global forest-edge mapping

Visualize global forest edges, summarize changes across regions, and connect edge dynamics with forest landscape patterns.

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Example output · Click to enlarge
What you’ll learn
  • Map forest-edge patterns with geographic context.
  • Compare edge changes across countries and time periods.
  • Explore edge–area relationships and landscape differences.
Before you begin Geospatial experience
  • GDAL, NumPy, pandas, SciPy, Matplotlib, Seaborn, and Cartopy; some examples also use GeoPandas and xarray.
  • Provide the raster and country-level tables referenced in each example.
  • Original research inputs are not bundled. Replace the project-specific paths.
01

Map global forest edges

Read the raster, build geographic coordinates, and combine a global map with latitude and longitude summaries.

Global forest-edge patterns and geographic summaries · Click to enlarge
02

Summarize changes by country

Link country statistics to continents and compare forest-edge changes in selected countries using a coordinated panel layout.

Country-level forest-edge dynamics · Click to enlarge
03

Visualize edge dynamics

Combine geospatial inputs and statistical panels to show the spatial and temporal structure of forest-edge change.

Spatial and temporal forest-edge dynamics · Click to enlarge
04

Relate edges to forest area

Explore the relationship between forest-edge length and forest area, with consistent axes and statistical annotations.

Forest-edge and forest-area relationships · Click to enlarge
05

Compare landscape patterns

Compare forest landscape patterns across countries and connect the results with broader geographic differences.

Differences in forest landscape patterns · Click to enlarge

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