Assessment of Spatial Distribution Uniformity in 2-Dimensional Discrete Space

Abstract

This paper proposes an algorithm to assess the spatial distribution uniformity in 2-dimensional discrete space. Spatial distribution uniformity refers to how uniform some objects distribute in a space. The algorithm takes a matrix of logical values that represents the distribution pattern as the input and outputs a number that represents the degree of the uniformity. A pseudo energy attenuation model and the uniformity coefficients in the irrigation field are leveraged in this algorithm. Experiment results show that this algorithm is effective in assessing spatial distribution uniformity in 2-dimensional discrete space.