[GRASS-user] reversing r.surf.fractal

[Markus Neteler]

On Thu, Apr 17, 2014 at 5:40 PM, Dario Guiducci <daguiducci at gmail.com> wrote:
> Has anyone attempted to measure 'real' surfaces according to the fractal
> index used in r.surf.fractal? Would anyone know how to implement that?
> It would be useful to compare how actual distributions compare to
> theoretical ones based on a global index of surface heterogenity, and
> fractals seem like a quick entry point.

There is an addon for that:

http://grasswiki.osgeo.org/wiki/AddOns/GRASS_6#r.boxcount
r.boxcount and r.boxcount.sh calculate the fractal dimension for a given map.

Perhaps worth a try.

Markus