Urban Sprawl Metrics (USM) Toolset

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The Urban Sprawl Metrics (USM) Toolset allows to intuitively apply intuitvely possible to apply the method of Weighted Urban Proliferation. By adapting the parameters size of residential area, dispersion of settlement areas and land use, urban sprawl can be analysed and objectively discussed in the planning phase.

The USM Toolset is a GIS application and was developed using Python and C+ languages. This tool is freely available under the Creative Commons Licence and can be downloaded here.

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USM-Toolset (ZIP files)
Examples (ZIP files)
Urban Sprawl Metrics (USM) Toolset – User Manual (PDF)

Installation guide

Download USM Toolset, examples and User Manual.
Unzip and install the toolset (User Manual, p. 4ff). Note that you need 10 GB or more free space on the hard drive, ArcGIS 10.1 (ESRI, 2010) or higher.
(opt.) On p. 11ff, you find some theoretic and some real examples of different landscapes and the results of applying the USM Toolset to these landscapes.