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v0.4.0 - Rumple Index

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@iosefa iosefa released this 23 Jun 03:00
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v0.4.0
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What's Changed

This release adds canopy rumple index support to PyForestScan.

Added

  • Added calculate_rumple() for computing canopy rumple index from a CHM.
  • Rumple is calculated as canopy surface area divided by planar ground area.
  • Supports optional min_height masking to exclude low vegetation before calculating canopy surface complexity.
  • Added rumple documentation under forest structure metrics.
  • Added rumple to the public package API.
  • Added tests covering flat surfaces, sloped surfaces, rough surfaces, invalid inputs, min_height masking, and no-valid-surface cases.

Notes

Rumple returns a single scalar value for a CHM, not a raster. A flat canopy has a rumple value near 1.0; increasingly complex canopy surfaces have values greater than 1.0.

Verification

  • pytest tests/test_calculate.py -k rumple: 6 passed
  • pytest tests/test_calculate.py: 54 passed
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