momepy.SquareCompactness#

class momepy.SquareCompactness(gdf, areas=None, perimeters=None)[source]#

Calculates the compactness index of each object in a given GeoDataFrame.

\[\begin{equation*} \left(\frac{4 \sqrt{area}}{perimeter}\right) ^ 2 \end{equation*}\]

Adapted from [Feliciotti, 2018].

Parameters:
gdfGeoDataFrame

A GeoDataFrame containing objects.

areasstr, list, np.array, pd.Series (default None)

The name of the dataframe column, np.array, or pd.Series where area values stored. If set to None, this function will calculate areas during the process without saving them separately.

areasstr, list, np.array, pd.Series (default None)

The name of the dataframe column, np.array, or pd.Series where perimeter values stored. If set to None, this function will calculate perimeters during the process without saving them separately.

Examples

>>> buildings_df['squ_comp'] = momepy.SquareCompactness(buildings_df).series
>>> buildings_df['squ_comp'][0]
0.6193872538650996
Attributes:
seriesSeries

A Series containing resulting values.

gdfGeoDataFrame

The original GeoDataFrame.

areasSeries

A Series containing used area values.

perimetersSeries

A Series containing used perimeter values.

__init__(gdf, areas=None, perimeters=None)[source]#

Methods

__init__(gdf[, areas, perimeters])