Research Article

Two Sets of Simple Formulae to Estimating Fractal Dimension of Irregular Boundaries

Table 9

The estimated form dimension of major cities in Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region in 2000 and 2010 (based on the adjusted boundary dimension).

CityForm dimension in 2000Form dimension in 2005Form dimension in 2010
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Baoding1.77221.75671.74811.74221.78871.78021.76491.75631.75031.79671.78111.76581.75721.75131.7975
Beijing1.81891.80671.79981.79511.83211.81361.80181.79521.79071.82631.80971.79811.79161.78721.8221
Cangzhou1.78491.76831.75901.75251.80271.78291.76661.75751.75121.80041.78601.76961.76041.75401.8035
Chengde1.77061.75381.74431.73781.78861.76901.75211.74271.73621.78701.77211.75531.74581.73941.7900
Handan1.79221.77671.76791.76191.80891.78341.76801.75941.75341.79981.78341.76801.75941.75341.7998
Hengshui1.79701.78011.77051.76401.81521.81721.80001.79031.78361.83561.81521.79861.78931.78291.8329
Langfang1.80291.78611.77671.77021.82081.80421.78751.77811.77161.82201.80761.79091.78161.77511.8254
Qinhuangdao1.78491.76881.75971.75351.80221.79741.78171.77291.76691.81421.81141.79581.78701.78101.8281
Shijiazhuang1.80841.79401.78591.78031.82391.80501.79091.78301.77751.82021.80731.79331.78551.78021.8223
Tangshan1.77931.76431.75591.75011.79531.78001.76511.75671.75101.79591.78621.77151.76331.75761.8019
Tianjin1.78731.77441.76721.76221.80121.80071.78851.78171.77711.81391.81041.79851.79181.78721.8233
Xingtai1.79241.77621.76721.76101.80961.79571.77961.77051.76431.81291.79881.78271.77371.76751.8160
Zhangjiakou1.80591.78771.77751.77041.82531.80551.78731.77711.77011.82481.81181.79491.78531.77881.8299
Average1.79211.77641.76771.76161.80881.79501.77951.77091.76491.81151.79851.78331.77481.76891.8148