Tree canopy patch configuration

The tree canopy patch analysis was develped to support the USDA Forest Service's Urban Tree Canopy (UTC) Assessment protocols (http://www.nrs.fs.fed.us/urban/utc/). The UTC Assessment has historically focused on measuring the amount of tree canopy, the new tree canopy patch analysis gives resource managers a better understanding of the type of tree canopy they have by dividing the tree canopy into large, medium, and small patches. Patches are delineated using a cusmotized object-based approach that takes into account morphology, area, perimeter, and edge metrics.