SAGA-GIS Tool Library Documentation (v6.1.0)

Tool Polygon Shape Indices

Various indices describing the shape of polygons, mostly based on area, perimeter, maximum distance between the vertices of a polygon. E.g. the 'interior edge ratio' (= perimeter / area) or the 'shape index' (= perimeter / (2 * square root(pi * area))).


References


Parameters

 NameTypeIdentifierDescriptionConstraints
InputShapesShapes (input)SHAPES--
OutputShape Index (*)Shapes (optional output)INDEX--
(*) optional

Command-line

Usage: saga_cmd shapes_polygons 7 [-SHAPES <str>] [-INDEX <str>]
  -SHAPES:<str>	Shapes
	Shapes (input)
  -INDEX:<str> 	Shape Index
	Shapes (optional output)