[R-sig-Geo] question about simulating patchy landscapes

[Dylan Beaudette]

On Wednesday 24 September 2008, Satterthwaite, Paul wrote:
> Hello,
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> I am a very new user of R, but have used S-Plus for about a year or so.
> I am curious about methods of creating simulated patch landscapes in R,
> and how to parameterize patch cover values and modify the
> periodicity/regularity of the patches in said landscapes.
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> Can anyone point me in the right direction?
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If you have access to GRASS GIS, check out:
http://grass.itc.it/grass64/manuals/html64_user/r.surf.fractal.html

not sure if there is an implementation in R.