Ecology nest monitoring visit plan calculator

Calculate visit schedule [site,day] and total visit workload with your own figures.

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Use visit schedule [site,day] and total visit workload to compare changes to your inputs. The method and limits below explain the scope.

Examples

Examples

Try the starting example

Sites [ID,permitted first day,permitted last day,visit interval days,minutes per visit]
[["A",0,10,3,20],["B",2,8,2,15]]
Visit schedule [site,day]
[["A",0],["A",3],["A",6],["A",9],["B",2],["B",4],["B",6],["B",8]]
Total visit workload (hours)
2.333333

Try another scenario

Sites [ID,permitted first day,permitted last day,visit interval days,minutes per visit]
[["A",0,12,3,20],["B",2,10,2,15]]
Visit schedule [site,day]
[["A",0],["A",3],["A",6],["A",9],["A",12],["B",2],["B",4],["B",6],["B",8],["B",10]]
Total visit workload (hours)
2.916667
Calculation method

Calculation method

Visit schedule [site,day]

Start each site on first permitted day, repeat interval through last permitted day inclusive; user-approved rules only.

Total visit workload (hours)

Count visits×per-site minutes/60.

Symbols and units
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Sites [ID,permitted first day,permitted last day,visit interval days,minutes per visit]

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Assumptions & limits

Assumptions & limits

  • Sites, permitted windows, supplied visit rules. Returns Visit coverage and workload. 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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