Ecology camera-trap effort calculator

Calculate active camera-days by camera and total active camera-days with your own figures.

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Use active camera-days by camera and total active camera-days to compare changes to your inputs. The method and limits below explain the scope.

Examples

Examples

Try the starting example

Camera active intervals [camera ID,start Unix seconds,end Unix seconds]
[["A",0,86400],["A",172800,259200],["B",0,259200]]
Active camera-days by camera
[["A",2],["B",3]]
Total active camera-days
5
Within-deployment gap days by camera
[["A",1],["B",0]]

Try another scenario

Camera active intervals [camera ID,start Unix seconds,end Unix seconds]
[["A",0,172800],["A",172800,259200],["B",0,259200]]
Active camera-days by camera
[["A",3],["B",3]]
Total active camera-days
6
Within-deployment gap days by camera
[["A",0],["B",0]]
Calculation method

Calculation method

Active camera-days by camera

Union each camera active intervals before summing durations/86400.

Total active camera-days

Sum unioned active durations across distinct cameras.

Within-deployment gap days by camera

First start to last end minus active interval union.

Symbols and units
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Camera active intervals [camera ID,start Unix seconds,end Unix seconds]

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Assumptions & limits

Assumptions & limits

  • Deployment-failure-recovery timestamps, cameras. Returns Active camera-days and gaps. All coefficients and observations are user supplied; results describe only the stated mathematical model. Quantities are deterministic calculations from supplied observations and assumptions; no external data is fetched. Supported limits: Finite inputs only; numeric fields bounded as labelled. Lists and JSON records are limited to 256 entries unless a stricter tool bound is stated. No automatic design approval, legal conclusion, treatment recommendation or safety certification.
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