Ecology survey effort allocation calculator

Calculate feasible visit allocation and spent budget with your own figures.

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Examples

Examples

Try the starting example

Habitats [ID,area,priority weight,cost per visit]
[["forest",100,2,20],["grass",200,1,10]]
Survey budget (USD)
200
Feasible visit allocation
[["forest",5,100],["grass",10,100]]
Spent budget (USD)
$200.00
Unspent budget (USD)
$0.00

Try another scenario

Habitats [ID,area,priority weight,cost per visit]
[["forest",100,2,20],["grass",200,1,10]]
Survey budget (USD)
250
Feasible visit allocation
[["forest",6,120],["grass",13,130]]
Spent budget (USD)
$250.00
Unspent budget (USD)
$0.00
Calculation method

Calculation method

Feasible visit allocation

Allocate continuous budget proportional to area×priority, floor visit counts, then add visits in descending fractional quota order if affordable.

Spent budget (USD)

Sum allocated visits×cost.

Unspent budget (USD)

Budget minus spent; no global optimization claim.

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Habitats [ID,area,priority weight,cost per visit]
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Survey budget (USD)

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Assumptions & limits

Assumptions & limits

  • Habitat areas, priorities, visit costs, budget. Returns Feasible effort distribution. 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. Survey budget (USD): minimum 1e-12, maximum 1000000000000.0.
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