Study on Spatial Scale Selection Problem: Taking Port Spatial Expression as Example
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Two-Layer Scale Selection Framework
2.2. Scale Selection Model for Port Spatial Expression
2.2.1. Data Preprocessing
2.2.2. Scale Selection Analysis Index
2.2.3. Upper Scale Selection Model
2.2.4. Lower Scale Selection Model
2.2.5. Least-Squares-Based Mean Change Point Analysis
2.2.6. Comprehensive Change Point Analysis and Criterion for Optimal Scale Selection in a Port Area
2.3. Research Area and Data
3. Results
3.1. Analysis of Scale–Index Curves in the Upper Scale Selection Model
3.2. Analysis of Scale–Index Curves in the Lower Scale Selection Model
3.3. Comprehensive Change Point Analysis and Optimal Scale Selection
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Landscape Metric | Abbreviation | Description | Equation |
---|---|---|---|
Percentage of landscape (%) | PLAND | Quantifies the proportional abundance of a given patch type, used here to reflect the expressivity of component information. | —area (m2) of patch ij —number of patches in the landscape of patch type i A—total landscape area (m2) |
Largest patch index (%) | LPI | Quantifies the proportion of the largest patch of a given patch type in the total area of the landscape, used here to reflect the expressivity of component information. | |
Area-weighted mean fractal dimension index | FRAC_AM | Measures the shape complexity of patches, used here to reflect the expressivity of configuration information. | —perimeter (m) of patch ij |
Landscape shape index | LSI | A modified perimeter–area ratio, a measure of overall shape complexity of patches of a given type, used here to reflect the expressivity of configuration information. | —total length (m) of the edge in the landscape between patch types i and —number of patch types present in the landscape |
Patch cohesion index (%) | COHESION | Measures the physical connectedness of a given patch type, which is better when the index value is smaller. Used here to reflect the expressivity of spatial distribution information. | —perimeter of patch ij in terms of the number of cell surfaces —area of patch ij in terms of the number of cells Z—total number of cells in the landscape |
Aggregation index (%) | AI | Measures the level of clumpiness of a given patch type, which is lower when the index value is smaller. Used here to reflect the expressivity of spatial distribution information. | —number of like adjacencies between pixels of patch type i based on the single-count method |
Land Use Function Types in a Port Area | Description |
---|---|
Container terminal operation area | Land use for production and operation of container terminals |
General cargo terminal operation area | Land use for production and operation of general cargo terminals |
Dry bulk terminal operation area | Land use for production and operation of dry bulk terminals |
Multi-purpose terminal operation area | Land use for production and operation of multi-purpose terminals |
Port supporting facilities area | Land use for other port facilities, which support the daily operation of the port |
Reserved development area | Land use reserved for future port development |
Analysis Index | Land Use Function In the Port Area | Change Point | Corresponding Scale of Change Point (m) |
---|---|---|---|
PLAND | Container terminal operation area | 5, 8, 9, 12, 15 | 50, 80, 90, 120, 150 |
General cargo terminal operation area | 6, 11, 14 | 60, 110, 140 | |
Dry bulk terminal operation area | 5, 12, 14, 15 | 50, 120, 140, 150 | |
Multi-purpose terminal operation area | 6, 9, 11, 13, 15 | 60, 90, 110, 130, 150 | |
Port supporting facilities area | 6, 12, 14 | 60, 120, 140 | |
Reserved development area | 6, 7, 11, 13, 16 | 60, 70, 110, 130, 160 | |
LPI | Container terminal operation area | 6, 8, 9, 14, 18 | 60, 80, 90, 140, 180 |
General cargo terminal operation area | 5, 6, 11, 13, 16 | 50, 60, 110, 130, 160 | |
Dry bulk terminal operation area | 5, 8, 12, 13, 18 | 50, 80, 120, 130, 180 | |
Multi-purpose terminal operation area | 6, 9, 11, 13, 15 | 60, 90, 110, 130, 150 | |
Port supporting facilities area | 9, 12 | 90, 120 | |
Reserved development area | 11, 16 | 110, 160 | |
FRAC_AM | Container terminal operation area | 5, 6, 12, 14, 16 | 50, 60, 120, 140, 160 |
General cargo terminal operation area | 5, 10, 12, 17 | 50, 100, 120, 170 | |
Dry bulk terminal operation area | 5, 7, 10, 13, 18 | 50, 70, 100, 130, 180 | |
Multi-purpose terminal operation area | 6, 11, 14, 17 | 60, 110, 140, 170 | |
Port supporting facilities area | 6, 9, 12, 18 | 60, 90, 120, 180 | |
Reserved development area | 6, 8, 10, 13, 18 | 60, 80, 100, 130, 180 | |
LSI | Container terminal operation area | 5, 10, 12, 18 | 50, 100, 120, 180 |
General cargo terminal operation area | 7, 10, 15, 19 | 70, 100, 150, 190 | |
Dry bulk terminal operation area | 6, 7, 14, 17 | 60, 70, 140, 170 | |
Multi-purpose terminal operation area | 6, 9, 14, 16 | 60, 90, 140, 160 | |
Port supporting facilities area | 5, 8, 12, 15, 18 | 50, 80, 120, 150, 180 | |
Reserved development area | 6, 8, 14, 18 | 60, 80, 140, 180 | |
COHESION | Container terminal operation area | 5, 9, 13, 17 | 50, 90, 130, 170 |
General cargo terminal operation area | 5, 9, 13, 17 | 50, 90, 130, 170 | |
Dry bulk terminal operation area | 5, 10, 13, 20 | 50, 100, 130, 200 | |
Multi-purpose terminal operation area | 5, 9, 13, 17 | 50, 90, 130, 170 | |
Port supporting facilities area | 5, 9, 13, 18 | 50, 90, 130, 180 | |
Reserved development area | 5, 9, 13, 17 | 50, 90, 130, 170 | |
AI | Container terminal operation area | 5, 9, 13, 16 | 50, 90, 130, 160 |
General cargo terminal operation area | 5, 9, 13, 16 | 50, 90, 130, 160 | |
Dry bulk terminal operation area | 5, 8, 9, 11, 18 | 50, 80, 90, 110, 180 | |
Multi-purpose terminal operation area | 5, 9, 12, 16 | 50, 90, 120, 160 | |
Port supporting facilities area | 5, 9, 13, 17 | 50, 90, 130, 170 | |
Reserved development area | 5, 11, 15, 18 | 50, 110, 150, 180 |
Analysis Index | Land Use Function in the Port Area | Change Point | Corresponding Scale of Change Point (m) | Comprehensive Change Point | Corresponding Scale of Comprehensive Change Point (m) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
PLAND | Container terminal operation area | 5, 15, 18 | 10, 30, 36 | 16 | 32 |
General cargo terminal operation area | 11, 14, 15, 22 | 22, 28, 30, 44 | 14 | 28 | |
Dry bulk terminal operation area | 9, 14, 16 | 18, 28, 32 | 16 | 32 | |
Multi-purpose terminal operation area | 8, 16, 18 | 16, 32, 36 | 16 | 32 | |
Port supporting facilities area | 5, 11, 18 | 10, 22, 36 | 14 | 28 | |
Reserved development area | 6, 11, 22, 24 | 12, 22, 44, 48 | 20 | 40 | |
LPI | Container terminal operation area | 11, 18, 19 | 22, 36, 38 | 18 | 36 |
General cargo terminal operation area | 10, 15 | 20, 30 | 12 | 24 | |
Dry bulk terminal operation area | 9, 14, 16, 23 | 18, 28, 32, 46 | 20 | 40 | |
Multi-purpose terminal operation area | 8, 16, 18 | 16, 32, 36 | 16 | 32 | |
Port supporting facilities area | 7, 10, 17, 18, 22 | 14, 20, 34, 36, 44 | 16 | 32 | |
Reserved development area | 5, 9, 10, 13, 23, 24 | 10, 18, 20, 26, 46, 48 | 17 | 34 | |
FRAC_AM | Container terminal operation area | 3, 5, 7, 13, 15, 18 | 6, 10, 14, 26, 30, 36 | 7 | 14 |
General cargo terminal operation area | 3, 7, 8, 10, 13, 19 | 6, 14, 16, 20, 26, 38 | 9 | 18 | |
Dry bulk terminal operation area | 7, 10, 14, 22, 23 | 14, 20, 28, 44, 46 | 20 | 40 | |
Multi-purpose terminal operation area | 3, 6, 9, 13, 14, 22 | 6, 12, 18, 26, 28, 44 | 11 | 22 | |
Port supporting facilities area | 4, 8, 10, 13, 19, 22 | 8, 16, 20, 26, 38, 44 | 11 | 22 | |
Reserved development area | 10, 12, 13, 20, 21 | 10, 24, 26, 40, 42 | 14 | 28 | |
LSI | Container terminal operation area | 4, 10, 12, 16, 21 | 8, 20, 24, 32, 42 | 9 | 18 |
General cargo terminal operation area | 4, 7, 9, 12, 15, 19 | 8, 14, 18, 24, 30, 38 | 10 | 20 | |
Dry bulk terminal operation area | 4, 10, 14, 20, 23 | 8, 20, 28, 40, 46 | 12 | 24 | |
Multi-purpose terminal operation area | 5, 9, 15, 16, 22 | 10, 18, 30, 32, 44 | 11 | 22 | |
Port supporting facilities area | 5, 8, 10, 13, 14, 21, 22 | 10, 16, 20, 26, 28, 42, 44 | 12 | 24 | |
Reserved development area | 5, 10, 13, 21 | 10, 20, 26, 42 | 10 | 20 | |
COHESION | Container terminal operation area | 5, 15, 18 | 10, 30, 36 | 16 | 32 |
General cargo terminal operation area | 11, 14, 15, 22 | 22, 28, 30, 44 | 14 | 28 | |
Dry bulk terminal operation area | 9, 14, 16 | 18, 28, 32 | 16 | 32 | |
Multi-purpose terminal operation area | 8, 16, 18 | 16, 32, 36 | 16 | 32 | |
Port supporting facilities area | 5, 11, 18 | 10, 22, 36 | 14 | 28 | |
Reserved development area | 6, 11, 22, 24 | 12, 22, 44, 48 | 20 | 40 | |
AI | Container terminal operation area | 11, 18, 19 | 22, 36, 38 | 18 | 36 |
General cargo terminal operation area | 10, 15 | 20, 30 | 12 | 24 | |
Dry bulk terminal operation area | 9, 14, 16, 23 | 18, 28, 32, 46 | 20 | 40 | |
Multi-purpose terminal operation area | 8, 16, 18 | 16, 32, 36 | 16 | 32 | |
Port supporting facilities area | 7, 10, 17, 18, 22 | 14, 20, 34, 36, 44 | 16 | 32 | |
Reserved development area | 5, 9, 10, 13, 23, 24 | 10, 18, 20, 26, 46, 48 | 17 | 34 |
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Xu, Y.; Xu, X.; Wang, W.; Guo, Z. Study on Spatial Scale Selection Problem: Taking Port Spatial Expression as Example. J. Mar. Sci. Eng. 2024, 12, 2057. https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse12112057
Xu Y, Xu X, Wang W, Guo Z. Study on Spatial Scale Selection Problem: Taking Port Spatial Expression as Example. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering. 2024; 12(11):2057. https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse12112057
Chicago/Turabian StyleXu, Yunzhuo, Xinglu Xu, Wenyuan Wang, and Zijian Guo. 2024. "Study on Spatial Scale Selection Problem: Taking Port Spatial Expression as Example" Journal of Marine Science and Engineering 12, no. 11: 2057. https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse12112057
APA StyleXu, Y., Xu, X., Wang, W., & Guo, Z. (2024). Study on Spatial Scale Selection Problem: Taking Port Spatial Expression as Example. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 12(11), 2057. https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse12112057